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Ronnie Lane - You Never Can Tell Ukulele

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You Never Can Tell Ukulele

(ver. 1)
Ronnie Lane
Written by Chuck Berry, Ronnie's interpretation of this song is flawless... One of his 
Quite simple and basic, consisting of two chords... Quite boring to play though unless 

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Chords: (Capo 5th Fret)

      EADGBe     Originally in the Key of F...
C:    332010
G:    320033

Verse One:

C
It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished 'em well
                                                    G
You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle

And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell
                                                                 C
"C'est la vie," say the old folks, "It goes to show you never can tell"

Verse Two:

C
They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale
                                                      G
The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ale

But when Pierre found work, the little money comin' worked out well
                                                                 C
"C'est la vie," say the old folks, "It goes to show you never can tell"

Verse Three:

C
They had a hi-fi phono, boy, did they let it blast
                                                          G
Seven hundred little records, all blues, rock, rhythm and jazz

But when the sun went down, the volume went down as well
                                                                  C
"C'est la vie," say the old folks, "It goes to show you never can tell"

Verse Four:

C
They bought a souped up Chevy, 'twas a cherry red '53
                                                            G
They drove it down to New Orleans to celebrate their anniversary

It was there that Pierre was wedded to the lovely mademoiselle
                                                                  C
"C'est la vie," say the old folks, "It goes to show you never can tell"

Interlude... (Play Verse Chords)

Verse Five:

C
They bought a souped up Chevy, 'twas a cherry red '53
                                                            G
They drove it down to New Orleans to celebrate their anniversary

It was there that Pierre was wedded to the lovely mademoiselle
                                                                  C
"C'est la vie," say the old folks, "It goes to show you never can tell"

Interlude... (Play Verse Chords)

Verse Six:

C
It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished 'em well
                                                    G
You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle

And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell
                                                                 C
"C'est la vie," say the old folks, "It goes to show you never can tell"

Outro:

          G                                                       C
"C'est la vie," say the old folks, "It goes to show you never can tell"
          G                                                       C
"C'est la vie," say the old folks, "It goes to show you never can tell"
          G                                                       C
"C'est la vie," say the old folks, "It goes to show you never can tell"

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