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You Never Can Tell
Chuck Berry

[Intro]
[C]

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

[Verse 2]
[C] They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale. 
The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger [G7] ale.
But when Pierre found work, the little money comin' worked out well. 
'C'est la vie', say the old folks, it goes to show you never can [C] tell. [G7]

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

[Verse 4]
[C] They bought a souped-up jitney, 'twas a cherry red '53.
They drove it down New Orleans to celebrate their anniversa[G7]ry. 
It was there that Pierre was married to the lovely mademoiselle.
C'est la vie', say the old folks, it goes to show you never can [C] tell [G7]

[Instrumental Verse]

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

[Outro]
[G] [C]

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