Chuck Berry
It was a [D] teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well
You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoi- [A] -selle
And now the [G] young monsieur and madame have [A7] rung the chapel bell,
[A] "C'est la vie", say the old folks, [A7] it goes to show you never can [D] tell [ D A7 D * ]
[D] They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale
The coolerator was crammed with TV [A] dinners and ginger [A7] ale,
But [A] when Pierre found work, the little [A7] money comin' worked out well
[A] "C'est la vie", say the old folks, [A7] it goes to show you never can [D] tell [ D A7 D * ]
[D] They had a hi-fi phono, boy, did they let it blast
Seven hundred little records, all [A] rock, rhythm and [A7] jazz
But when the [A] sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music [A7] fell
[A] "C'est la vie", say the old folks, [A7] it goes to show you never can [D] tell [ D A7 D * ]
[D] They bought a souped-up jitney, 'twas a cherry red '53,
They drove it down to Orleans to [A] celebrate the [A7] anniversary
It was [A] there that Pierre was married to the lovely [A7] mademoiselle
[A] "C'est la vie", say the old folks, [A7] it goes to show you never can [D] tell [ D A7 D * ]
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It was a [D] [C] teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoi- [A] [G] -selle And now the [G] [F] young monsieur and madame have [A7] [G7] rung the chapel bell, [A] [G] "C'est la vie", say the old folks, [A7] [G7] it goes to show you never can [D] [C] tell [ D A7 D * ] [C G7 C *]
[A] [G] "C'est la vie", say the old folks, [A7] [G7] it goes to show you never can [D] [C] tell [ D A7 D * ] [C G7 C *]
