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Cest La Vie

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Dmadd9     0  0  7  7  6  0
Cadd9      x  3  2  0  3  0
Bb6#11     x  1  0  0  3  0
Gm6        x 10 12  0 11  0
Em7b5      x  7  8  7  8  0
E7b5       x  7  8  7  9  0
Asus4      x  0  0  9 10 10
A          x  0  0  9 10  9
Dsus2      0  0  0  2  3  0
[Intro]
Dmadd9
[Verse]
C'est la Dmadd9vie.
Have your Cadd9leaves all turned to brown?
Will you Bb6#11scatter them aCadd9round you?
C'est la Dmadd9vie.
Do you Dmadd9love?
And then Cadd9how am I to know
If you Bb6#11don't let your love Cadd9show for me?
C'est la Dmadd9vie.
[Chorus]
Gm6Oh, oh, c'est la Dmadd9vie.
Gm6Oh, oh, c'est la Dmadd9vie.
Who Em7b5knows, who E7b5cares for Asus4me?A  
N.C.     Dmadd9  
C'est la vie.
[Verse]
In the Dmadd9night,
Do you Cadd9light a lover's fire?
Do the Bb6#11ashes of deCadd9sire for you reDmadd9main?
Like the Dmadd9sea,
There's a Cadd9love too deep to show.
Took a Bb6#11storm before my love Cadd9flowed for you.
C'est la Dmadd9vie.
[Chorus]
Gm6Oh, oh, c'est la Dmadd9vie.
Gm6Oh, oh, c'est la Dmadd9vie.
Who Em7b5knows, who E7b5cares for Asus4me?A  
N.C.     Dmadd9  
C'est la vie.
[Verse]
Like a Dmadd9song,
Out of Cadd9tune and out of time,
All I Bb6#11needed was a Cadd9rhyme for you;
C'est la Dmadd9vie.
Do you Dmadd9give?
Do you Cadd9live from day to day?
Is there Bb6#11no song I can Cadd9play for you?
C'est la Dmadd9vie.
[Chorus]
Gm6Oh, oh, c'est la Dmadd9vie.
Gm6Oh, oh, c'est la Dmadd9vie.
Who Em7b5knows, who E7b5cares for Asus4me?A  
[Outro]
N.C.       Dmadd9  Dsus2  
C'est la vie.

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Cest La Vie

by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmadd9

Cadd9

Bb6#11

Gm6

Em7b5

E7b5

Asus4

Dsus2

Dmadd9 0 0 7 7 6 0

Cadd9 x 3 2 0 3 0

Bb6#11 x 1 0 0 3 0

Gm6 x 10 12 0 11 0

Em7b5 x 7 8 7 8 0

E7b5 x 7 8 7 9 0

Asus4 x 0 0 9 10 10

A x 0 0 9 10 9

Dsus2 0 0 0 2 3 0

[Intro]

Dmadd9

[Verse]

Dmadd9

C'est la vie.

Cadd9

Have your leaves all turned to brown?

Bb6#11 Cadd9

Will you scatter them around you?

Dmadd9

C'est la vie.

Dmadd9

Do you love?

Cadd9

And then how am I to know

Bb6#11 Cadd9

If you don't let your love show for me?

Dmadd9

C'est la vie.

[Chorus]

Gm6 Dmadd9

Oh, oh, c'est la vie.

Gm6 Dmadd9

Oh, oh, c'est la vie.

Em7b5 E7b5 Asus4 A

Who knows, who cares for me?

Dmadd9

N.C.

C'est la vie.

[Verse]

Dmadd9

In the night,

Cadd9

Do you light a lover's fire?

Bb6#11 Cadd9 Dmadd9

Do the ashes of desire for you remain?

Dmadd9

Like the sea,

Cadd9

There's a love too deep to show.

Bb6#11 Cadd9

Took a storm before my love flowed for you.

Dmadd9

C'est la vie.

[Chorus]

Gm6 Dmadd9

Oh, oh, c'est la vie.

Gm6 Dmadd9

Oh, oh, c'est la vie.

Em7b5 E7b5 Asus4 A

Who knows, who cares for me?

Dmadd9

N.C.

C'est la vie.

[Verse]

Dmadd9

Like a song,

Cadd9

Out of tune and out of time,

Bb6#11 Cadd9

All I needed was a rhyme for you;

Dmadd9

C'est la vie.

Dmadd9

Do you give?

Cadd9

Do you live from day to day?

Bb6#11 Cadd9

Is there no song I can play for you?

Dmadd9

C'est la vie.

[Chorus]

Gm6 Dmadd9

Oh, oh, c'est la vie.

Gm6 Dmadd9

Oh, oh, c'est la vie.

Em7b5 E7b5 Asus4 A

Who knows, who cares for me?

[Outro]

Dmadd9 Dsus2

N.C.

C'est la vie.

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