John Prine – You Never Can Tell (Guitar)

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As recorded by John Prine (From the 1975 Album COMMON SENSE) [Intro] B F# B [Verse 1]
B
It was a teenage wedding

B
And the old folks wished 'em well

B
You could see that Pierre

                          F#
Did truly love the Mademoiselle

F#
And the young Monsieur and Madame

F#
Have rung the chapel bell

F#
"C'est la vie," -Say the old folks

                               B
It goes to show that you never can tell
[Verse 2]
B
They furnished off an apartment

B
With a two room Roebuck sale

B
The coolerator was filled

                           F#
With TV Dinners and ginger ale

F#
But when Pierre found work

F#
The little money comin' worked out well

F#
"C'est la vie," -Say the old folks

                               B
It goes to show that you never can tell
[Verse 3]
B
They had a Hi-Fi phono

B
Boy, did they let it blast

B
Seven hundred little records

                     F#
All rock, rhythm and jazz

F#
But when the sun went down

F#
The rapid tempo of the music fell

F#
"C'est la vie," -Say the old folks

                               B
It goes to show that you never can tell
[Verse 4]
B
They bought a souped up jitney

B
'Twas a cherry in fifty-three

B
They drove it down to New Orleans

                          F#
To celebrate their anniversary

F#
It was there where Pierre was wedded

F#
To the lovely Mademoiselle

F#
"C'est la vie," -Say the old folks

                               B
It goes to show that you never can tell
[Guitar Solo] B F# B [Verse 5]
B
It was a teenage wedding

B
And the old folks wished 'em well

B
You could see that Pierre

                          F#
Did truly love the Mademoiselle

F#
And the young Monsieur and Madame

F#
Have rung the chapel bell

F#
"C'est la vie," -Say the old folks

                               B
It goes to show that you never can tell
[Outro-Solos] B F# B F#