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C'est La Vie

Blossom Dearie

JazzAdvanced for beginners12 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

D××
F#mDiagram coming soon
Bm7Diagram coming soon
E
D9Diagram coming soon
E7
A×
F#7Diagram coming soon
C#7Diagram coming soon
G#Diagram coming soon
CdimDiagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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 D         F#m      Bm7  Bm7/E   A7M       D9       A7M 
John's in love with Joan,       Joan's in love with Jim 
D        F#m       Bm7     E7/9-        A     C#m5-/7    F#7 
Jim's in love with someone      who's not in love with him 
Bm7     Bm7/E   E7/9-      A  F#7  D9    Bm5-/7  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  A7M     D9       A7M 
Life's a funny thing      when it comes to love 
D         F#m     Bm7   E7/9-      A         C#m5-/7   F#7 
You don't always conquer     the one you're dreaming of 
Bm7    Bm7/E   E7/9-   A  F#7  D9     Bm5-/7  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     C#7   F#m 
If your  big romance   cannot be 
  B7               Cdim   B7    E Cm5-/7 E7 
You'll find someone new, cherie 
D          F#m   Bm7 Bm7/E  A7M       D9     A7M 
There goes happy Joe       here's the reason why 
D      F#m     Bm7       E7/9-     A       C#m5-/7  F#7 
He just found a sweetheart,    but no one's gonna cry 
Bm7       Bm7/E     E7/9-      A   C#m5-/7  F#7   
Though he stole her love from me  
D9      E7/9-  E7/13   C#m5-/7 F#7 
C'est la vie, c'est la vie  
D9      Bm5-/7 E7/9-     D9  A     
C'est la vie, c'est la vie 
          
 

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Chord set

D · F#m · Bm7 · E · D9 · E7 · A · F#7 · C#7 · G# · Cdim · B7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.