• Song:

    La Vie En Rose

  • Artist:

    Louis Armstrong

  • Album:

    Best Of Louis Armstrong

La Vie En Rose
Louis Armstrong

D, D,

D (xx0232@1)     D (xx0232@1)               F#m7Hold (131141@2)me close and hold me fast,
     F#m7 (131141@2)          GThis (320003@1)magic spell you cast,
     G (320003@1)          Em7   A7This (x02020@1)is La Vie En Rose
Em (022000@1)     Em (022000@1)           A7When (x02020@1)you kiss me Heaven sighs,
    A7 (x02020@1)              EmAnd (022000@1)though I close my eyes,
  Em7           G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1)  Em7    A7I (x02020@1)see La Vie En Rose
D (xx0232@1)      D (xx0232@1)              F#m7When (131141@2)you press me to your heart,
    F#m7 (131141@2)      EmI'm (022000@1)in a world apart,
  Em (022000@1)              G (320003@1)    GA (320003@1)world where roses bloom

A7 (x02020@1)           A7 (x02020@1)          Em (022000@1)       D (xx0232@1)  D (xx0232@1) And when you speak, angels sing from above
Em (022000@1)      Em (022000@1)          F#m7/ (131141@2)Every day words seem to      turn into love songs

D (xx0232@1)       D (xx0232@1)               F#m7Give (131141@2)your heart and soul to me,
    F#m7 (131141@2)           GAnd (320003@1)life will always be,
A7 (x02020@1) Em7     D (xx0232@1) F#m7 (131141@2) Em7    A7 (x02020@1) La Vie En Rose

D (xx0232@1)       D (xx0232@1)               F#m7Give (131141@2)your heart and soul to me,
    F#m7 (131141@2)           GAnd (320003@1)life will always be,
A7 (x02020@1) Em (022000@1)   D (xx0232@1)  D (xx0232@1) La Vie En Rose

This is just my version; it probably wouldn't be considered traditional jazz 
chords. I like to use the following picking pattern throughout the whole song:

(With D chord for example)   
E --2-----------|
B --3-----------|
G --------3-----|
D -----0-----0--|
A --------------|
E --------------|

I played F#m7 as (x04222)
Please comment with questions or suggestions. :) ( I've uploaded an mp3 of this 
version for picking pattern reference.)
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