Chords for C'est la Vie

Tempo:
60.25 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

D

C

Bb

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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C'est la Vie chords
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C'est la vie, [C] the blue leaves are turned to brown
[E] Moonviews scatter them [D] around you
C'est la vie
Do you love?
[Dm] [C] And then how am I to know
[E] If you don't let your [D] love show for me
[Dm] C'est la vie
[D]
Oh, oh, oh, c'est la vie
[Gm] Oh, oh, oh, c'est la [Dm] vie
Who [E] knows, who cares for [A] me
C [D]'est la vie
[Dm] In [D] the night, [Dm] [C] do you light a lover's fire?
Do [Bb] the ashes of [C] desire for you remain?
[Dm] Like the sea, [C] there's a love too deep to show
[Bb] Took a storm before my love flowed for [D] you
C'est la vie
[Bb]
Oh, oh, [Dm] oh, c'est la vie
[Bb]
Oh, oh, oh, c'est [Dm] la vie
[E] Who knows, who cares for me
C [D]
'est la [Dm] vie
[B] [Dm]
[D]
[Gm] [Dm]
[D]
[E]
[A] [Dm] Like a song, [D] out of tune and out of tune
[Bb] All I needed [C] was a rhyme for [Dm] you
C'est la vie
Do you give to [C] the living day to day?
Is there no song [D] I can play for you
C'est la vie
[Dm] [Bb]
Oh, oh, oh, c [Dm]'est la vie
[Bb]
Oh, oh, oh, c [Dm]'est la vie
[E] Who knows, who cares for me
[A]
C'est la vie
[Dm] [N]
[F]
Key:  
Dm
2311
D
1321
C
3211
Bb
12341111
E
2311
Dm
2311
D
1321
C
3211
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Let's start jamming Emerson Lake & Palmer - Cest La Vie chords, practice the chord sequence Dm, Em, E, A, D and Dm. Kick off your practice at a gentle 60 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 120 BPM. Considering the song's key of D Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _
C'est la vie, [C] the blue leaves are turned to brown
[E] Moonviews scatter them [D] around you
C'est la vie
_ Do you love?
[Dm] _ [C] And then how am I to know
[E] If you don't let your [D] love show for me
[Dm] C'est la vie
_ [D]
Oh, oh, oh, c'est la vie
_ _ [Gm] Oh, oh, oh, c'est la [Dm] vie
_ Who [E] knows, who cares for [A] me
C _ [D]'est la vie
[Dm] In _ _ _ _ [D] the night, [Dm] _ [C] do you light a lover's fire?
Do [Bb] the ashes of [C] desire for you remain?
[Dm] _ Like the sea, _ [C] there's a love too deep to show
[Bb] Took a storm before my love flowed for [D] you
C'est la vie
_ [Bb] _
_ Oh, oh, [Dm] oh, c'est la vie
_ _ [Bb] _
Oh, oh, oh, c'est [Dm] la vie
_ [E] Who knows, who cares for me
C [D]
'est la [Dm] vie _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Like a song, [D] out of tune and out of tune
[Bb] All I needed [C] was a rhyme for [Dm] you
C'est la vie
_ Do you give to [C] the living day to day?
Is there no song [D] I can play for you
C'est la vie
[Dm] _ _ [Bb]
Oh, oh, oh, c [Dm]'est la vie
_ _ [Bb]
Oh, oh, oh, c [Dm]'est la vie
_ [E] Who knows, who cares for me
[A] _ _
C'est la vie
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Peter Sinfield and Greg Lake.

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