Chuck Berry - You never can tell

It was a ^Fteenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoi^Cselle^C7 And now the ^Cyoung monsieur and madame have rung the chapel ^C7bell, C C7 F (F C7 F *) "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell

^FThey furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ^Cale,^C7 But when ^CPierre found work, the little money comin' worked out ^C7well C C7 F (F C7 F *) "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell

^FThey had a hi-fi phono, boy, did they let it blast Seven hundred little records, all rock, rhythm and ^Cjazz^C7 But when the ^Csun went down, the rapid tempo of the music ^C7fell C C7 F (F C7 F *) "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell

^FThey bought a souped-up jitney, 'twas a cherry red '53, They drove it down to Orleans to celebrate the anniversa^Cry ^C7 It was ^Cthere that Pierre was married to the lovely mademoi^C7selle C C7 F (F C7 F *) "C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell

It was a ^Fteenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoi^Cselle^C7 And now the ^Cyoung monsieur and madame have rung the chapel ^C7bell, &^Cquot;C'est la vie", say the old ^C7folks, it goes to show you ^Fnever can tell