Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Cest La Vie (Guitar Tab)

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Comments: Play on a 6-String Guitar with Plectrum (Pic) Single tick every string, do not play chords Vary the rythm with the Lyrics and allow the strings to tune out into the beginning of the next verse (Sounds more complicated that it really is, just try ) Chords: Emadd9 074000 D xx0232 G6-5sus 332010 F# 244322 B7 x24242 Am x02210 [Intro] ( Emadd9 )
e|--------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|-------|
B|--------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|-------|
G|------0---0-----|-------0---0-----|-------0---0-----|-------0---0-----|-------|
D|----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-------|
A|--7-----------7-|---7-----------7-|---7-----------7-|---7-----------7-|-------|
E|0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-------|
[Verse 1]
  C¥est la vie                       Have your leaves all turned to brown
  ( Emadd9 )                                 ( D )
e|-----------------0-------|---------0-------|-------2---------|-------2--------|
B|-----------------0-------|---------0-------|-----3---3-------|-----3---3------|
G|---------------0---0-----|-------0---0-----|---2-------2-----|---2-------2----|
D|-------------4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-0-----------0---|-0-----------0--|
A|-----------7-----------7-|---7-----------7-|-----------------|----------------|
E|---------0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|----------------|

  Will you scatter them around you      C¥est la vie
        ( G6-5sus4)   ( F# )                ( B7 )
e|-------------------0------------2-|------------------2---------------2--------|
B|-----------------1------------2---|----------------4---4-----------4----------|
G|---------------0------------3-----|--------------2-------2-------2------------|
D|-------------2------------4-------|------------4-----------4---4--------------|
A|-----------3------------4---------|----------2---------------2----------------|
E|---------3------------2-----------|-------------------------------------------|

  Do you love                         And then how am I to know
  ( Emadd9 )                                 ( D )
e|-----------------0-------|---------0-------|-------2---------|-------2--------|
B|-----------------0-------|---------0-------|-----3---3-------|-----3---3------|
G|---------------0---0-----|-------0---0-----|---2-------2-----|---2-------2----|
D|-------------4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-0-----------0---|-0-----------0--|
A|-----------7-----------7-|---7-----------7-|-----------------|----------------|
E|---------0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|----------------|

  If you don¥t let you love show for me        C¥est la vie
         ( G6-5sus4)      ( F# )             ( B7 )
e|-------------------0----------------2-|--------------2---------------2--------|
B|-----------------1----------------2---|------------4---4-----------4----------|
G|---------------0----------------3-----|----------2-------2-------2------------|
D|-------------2----------------4-------|--------4-----------4---4--------------|
A|-----------3----------------4---------|------2---------------2----------------|
E|---------3----------------2-----------|---------------------------------------|
[Refrain]
  Oh .................        C¥est la vie
  ( Am )                                 ( Emadd9 )
e|--------0-------------------0---------|---------0-------|---------0-----------|
B|------1---1---------------1---1-------|---------0-------|---------0-----------|
G|----2-------2-----------2-------2-----|-------0---0-----|-------0---0---------|
D|--2-----------2-------2-----------2---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4-------|
A|0---------------0---0---------------0-|---7-----------7-|---7-----------7-----|
E|--------------------------------------|-0---------------|-0-------------------|

  Oh .................        C¥est la vie
  ( Am )                                 ( Emadd9 )
e|--------0-------------------0---------|---------0-------|---------0-----------|
B|------1---1---------------1---1-------|---------0-------|---------0-----------|
G|----2-------2-----------2-------2-----|-------0---0-----|-------0---0---------|
D|--2-----------2-------2-----------2---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4-------|
A|0---------------0---0---------------0-|---7-----------7-|---7-----------7-----|
E|--------------------------------------|-0---------------|-0-------------------|

  Who knows,          who cares,          for me
  ( Am )              ( F# )             ( B7 )
e|--------0---------------------2-------|-------------2-----------2-------------|
B|------1---1-----------------2---2-----|-----------4---4--------4--------------|
G|----2-------2-------------3-------3---|---------2-------2-----2---------------|
D|--2-----------2---------4-----------4-|-------4-----------4--4----------------|
A|0---------------0-----4---------------|-----2---------------2-----------------|
E|--------------------2-----------------|---------------------------------------|

  C¥est la vie
        ( Emadd9 )
e|----------------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
B|----------------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
G|--------------0---0-----|-------0---0-----|-------0---0-----|-------0---0-----|
D|------------4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|
A|----------7-----------7-|---7-----------7-|---7-----------7-|---7-----------7-|
E|--------0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
[Verse 2] (Chords are same as 1st Verse) Like a song, Out of tune and out of time All I needed was a rhyme for you, C¥est la vie Do you give, Do you live from day to day Is there no song I can play for you, C¥est la vie [Refrain] (repeat) Ending: Finish with a flashiolett at 12th B & E