SONG LISTED BELOW IN VARIOUS KEYS Hope you enjoy my interpretation of this song ...Garry Smythe Please e mail any corrections to:- g.smythe@sky.com ========================================================================== You Never Can Tell Chuck Berry ========================================================================== CHUCK BERRY PLAYS THIS IN THE KEY OF ? C ? ========================================================================== VERSE 1 C It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well G G7 You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle G G7 And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell, G G7 C G7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell VERSE 2 C They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale G G7 The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ale, G G7 But when Pierre found work, the little money comin' worked out well G G7 C G7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell VERSE 3 C They had a hi-fi phono, boy, did they let it blast G G7 Seven hundred little records, all rock, rhythm and jazz G G7 But when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music fell G G7 C G7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell VERSE 4 C They bought a souped-up jitney, 'twas a cherry red '53, G G7 They drove it down to Orleans to celebrate the anniversary G G7 It was there that Pierre was married to the lovely mademoiselle G G7 C G7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell INSTRUMENTAL C G G7 G G7 C VERSE 5 C It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well G G7 You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle G G7 And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell, G G7 C "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell INSTRUMENTAL TO FADE C G G7 G G7 C XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX VERSE 1 D It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well A A7 You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle A A7 And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell, A A7 D A7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell VERSE 2 D They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale A A7 The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ale, A A7 But when Pierre found work, the little money comin' worked out well A A7 D A7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell VERSE 3 D They had a hi-fi phono, boy, did they let it blast A A7 Seven hundred little records, all rock, rhythm and jazz A A7 But when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music fell A A7 D A7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell VERSE 4 D They bought a souped-up jitney, 'twas a cherry red '53, A A7 They drove it down to Orleans to celebrate the anniversary A A7 It was there that Pierre was married to the lovely mademoiselle A A7 D A7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell INSTRUMENTAL D A A7 A A7 D VERSE 5 D It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well A A7 You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle A A7 And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell, A A7 D "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell INSTRUMENTAL TO FADE D A A7 A A7 D XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX VERSE 1 E It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well B B7 You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle B B7 And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell, B B7 E B7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell VERSE 2 E They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale B B7 The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ale, B B7 But when Pierre found work, the little money comin' worked out well B B7 E B7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell VERSE 3 E They had a hi-fi phono, boy, did they let it blast B B7 Seven hundred little records, all rock, rhythm and jazz B B7 But when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music fell B B7 E B7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell VERSE 4 E They bought a souped-up jitney, 'twas a cherry red '53, B B7 They drove it down to Orleans to celebrate the anniversary B B7 It was there that Pierre was married to the lovely mademoiselle B B7 E B7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell INSTRUMENTAL E B B7 B B7 E VERSE 5 E It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well B B7 You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle B B7 And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell, B B7 E "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell INSTRUMENTAL TO FADE E B B7 B B7 E XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX VERSE 1 F It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well C C7 You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle C C7 And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell, C C7 F C7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell VERSE 2 F They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale C C7 The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ale, C C7 But when Pierre found work, the little money comin' worked out well C C7 F C7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell VERSE 3 F They had a hi-fi phono, boy, did they let it blast C C7 Seven hundred little records, all rock, rhythm and jazz C C7 But when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music fell C C7 F C7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell VERSE 4 F They bought a souped-up jitney, 'twas a cherry red '53, C C7 They drove it down to Orleans to celebrate the anniversary C C7 It was there that Pierre was married to the lovely mademoiselle C C7 F C7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell INSTRUMENTAL F C C7 C C7 F VERSE 5 F It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well C C7 You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle C C7 And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell, C C7 F "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell INSTRUMENTAL TO FADE F C C7 C C7 F XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX VERSE 1 G It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well D D7 You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle D D7 And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell, D D7 G D7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell VERSE 2 G They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale D D7 The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ale, D D7 But when Pierre found work, the little money comin' worked out well D D7 G D7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell VERSE 3 G They had a hi-fi phono, boy, did they let it blast D D7 Seven hundred little records, all rock, rhythm and jazz D D7 But when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music fell D D7 G D7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell VERSE 4 G They bought a souped-up jitney, 'twas a cherry red '53, D D7 They drove it down to Orleans to celebrate the anniversary D D7 It was there that Pierre was married to the lovely mademoiselle D D7 G D7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell INSTRUMENTAL G D D7 D D7 G VERSE 5 G It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well D D7 You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle D D7 And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell, D D7 G "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell INSTRUMENTAL TO FADE G D D7 D D7 G XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX VERSE 1 A It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well E E7 You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle E E7 And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell, E E7 A E7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell VERSE 2 A They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale E E7 The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ale, E E7 But when Pierre found work, the little money comin' worked out well E E7 A E7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell VERSE 3 A They had a hi-fi phono, boy, did they let it blast E E7 Seven hundred little records, all rock, rhythm and jazz E E7 But when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music fell E E7 A E7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell VERSE 4 A They bought a souped-up jitney, 'twas a cherry red '53, E E7 They drove it down to Orleans to celebrate the anniversary E E7 It was there that Pierre was married to the lovely mademoiselle E E7 A E7 "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell INSTRUMENTAL A E E7 E E7 A VERSE 5 A It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well E E7 You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle E E7 And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell, E E7 A "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell INSTRUMENTAL TO FADE A E E7 E E7 A XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX