You Never Can Tell Chuck Berry [Intro] [C] [Verse 1] [C] It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well. You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoi[G7]selle. And now the young monsieur and madam have rung the chapel bell, 'C'est la vie', say the old folks, it goes to show you never can [C] tell. [G7] [Verse 2] [C] They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale. The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger [G7] ale. But when Pierre found work, the little money comin' worked out well. 'C'est la vie', say the old folks, it goes to show you never can [C] tell. [G7] [Verse 3] [C] They had a hi-fi phono, oh boy, did they let it blast. Seven hundred little records, all rock, rhythm and [G7] jazz. But when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music fell. 'C'est la vie', say the old folks, it goes to show you never can [C] tell. [G7] [Verse 4] [C] They bought a souped-up jitney, 'twas a cherry red '53. They drove it down New Orleans to celebrate their anniversa[G7]ry. It was there that Pierre was married to the lovely mademoiselle. C'est la vie', say the old folks, it goes to show you never can [C] tell [G7] [Instrumental Verse] [Verse 5] [C] They had a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well. You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoi[G7]selle. And now the young monsieur and madam have rung the chapel bell, 'C'est la vie', say the old folks, it goes to show you never can [C] tell. [Outro] [G] [C]