You Never Can Tell original guitar chords by
Chuck Berry

1964Rock2.5K views

Key: C major

Intro 1

C

C

G7

Verse 1
C C 
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It was a teenage wedding,
and the old folks wished them well
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You could see that Pierre did truly love
G7 G7 
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the mademoiselle
G7 G7 
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And now the young monsieur
and madame have rung the chapel bell
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"C'est la vie", say the old folks,
C C 
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it goes to show you never can tell

Verse 2
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They furnished off an apartment
with a two room Roebuck sale
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The coolerator was crammed
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with TV dinners and ginger ale
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But when Pierre found work,
the little money comin' worked out well
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"C'est la vie", say the old folks,
C C 
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it goes to show you never can tell

Verse 3
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They had a hi-fi phono,
boy, did they let it blast
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Seven hundred little records,
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all rock, rhythm and jazz
G7 G7 
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But when the sun went down,
the rapid tempo of the music fell
G7 G7 
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"C'est la vie", say the old folks,
C C 
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it goes to show you never can tell

Verse 4
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They bought a souped-up jitney,
'twas a cherry red '53
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And drove it down to Orleans
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to celebrate the anniversary
G7 G7 
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It was there where Pierre was married
to the lovely mademoiselle
G7 G7 
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"C'est la vie", say the old folks,
C C 
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it goes to show you never can tell

Interlude 1

C

C

C

C

C

C

G7

G7

G7

G7

G7

G7

G7

G7

C

C

Verse 5
C C 
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They had a teenage wedding,
and the old folks wished them well
C C 
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You could see that Pierre did truly love
G7 G7 
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the mademoiselle
G7 G7 
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And now the young monsieur
and madame have rung the chapel bell
G7 G7 
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"C'est la vie", say the old folks,
C C 
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it goes to show you never can tell

Outro 1

C

C

C

C

C

C

G7

G7

[Fade out]

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