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C'est La Vie
Words & Music by Edward R. White & Mack Wolfson
Recorded by Sarah Vaughan, 1958
D F#m Bm7 Bm7/E AM7 D9 AM7
John's in love with Joan, Joan's in love with Jim,
D F#m Bm7 E7-9 A C#m7-5 F#7
Jim's in love with someone who's not in love with him,
Bm7 Bm7/E E7-9 A F#7 D9 Bm7-5 E7-9 A F#7
What was meant to be, must be -- c'est la vie, c'est la vie.
D F#m Bm7 Bm7/E AM7 D9 AM7
Life's a funny thing when it comes to love;
D F#m Bm7 E7-9 A C#m7-5 F#7
You don't always conquer the one you're dreaming of
Bm7 Bm7/E E7-9 A F#7 D9 Bm7-5 E7-9 A F#7
As they say in old Paree, c'est la vie, c'est la vie
D9 Dm6 A D9 Dm6 A
Those who fall in love agree, it's the unsolved mystery
C#7 C#7/G# Cdim(IV) C#7 F#m
If your big ro - mance can - not be,
B7 Cdim B7 E Cm7-5 E7
You'll find someone new, cher - ie
D F#m Bm7 Bm7/E AM7 D9 AM7
There goes happy Joe -- here's the reason why:
D F#m Bm7 E7-9 A C#m7-5 F#7
He just found a sweetheart, but no one's gonna cry
Bm7 Bm7/E E7-9 A C#m7-5 F#7
Though he stole her love from me --
D9 E7-9 E7/6 C#m7-5 F#7
C'est la vie, c'est la vie,
D9 Bm7-5 E7-9 D9 A
C'est la vie, c'est la vie.
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