Chuck Berry – You Never Can Tell
Guitar chords and lyrics of You Never Can Tell by Chuck Berry
Published 1964
Original key C
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. 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
“C’est la vie”, say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell
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
“C’est la vie”, say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell
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
“C’est la vie”, say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell
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
C G G7 G G7 C
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