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C' est la vie (you never can tell)
Emmylou Harris arr. T.D.J. Bakker
SOPRANO
ALTO
TENOR
BASS

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It was
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a teen
,
,
age
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- wed
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ding - and the old

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,
,
,
,
folks
,
wished them
,

,
well.
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.
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You could
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see
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that Pi rre -
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,
did
,

,
tru
,

ly - love the ma
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, , ,
de - moi - selle -
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,
, ,
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and now
,

the
,
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,
young
,
mon sieur -
,
,
and ma dame -
,
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,
have rung the cha
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pel
,

,
- bell.
,

,
. . ,
C'est la
,

vie
,
,
said the old
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,
,
,
folks,
,

,
it
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goes to show,you ne
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,
ver - can tell.
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They fur
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nished - of
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an a part -
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ment - with a two
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,
,
,
room
,
Roe buck
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,
- sale.
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The cool
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a - ra
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tor - was crammed
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with T.V. din
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- ners - and
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gin
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ger - ale. -
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- - - - -
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but when
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Pi rre
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- found
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work
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the litt le - mo
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, , ,
ney - com in' worked
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out
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,
,
well.
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,
. . ,
C'est la
,
,
vie
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,
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They had
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a hi
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,
,
,
,
fi
,

,
,
,
,
- pho
,

,
,
no,
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, ,
,
,
- boy
,

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,
_
,
,
said the old
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,
,
,
folks,
,
,
,
it goes
,
,
to show,you ne
, ,
,
,
ver - can tell.
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. - -
36

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,
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did they let
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it blast.
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Se ven
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- hun -
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dred - litt le - re
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,
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,
cords, -
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, ,
all
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roch,
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,
rit hm - and jazz.
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but when
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the sun
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wnt down
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the ra pid - tem
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po - of the mu

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sic
,

,
,
,
,
- fell.
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C'est la

vie
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,
,
said the old
,
,
,
, ,
,
,
,
folks,
,

,
,
,
,
it goes
,

,
,
to show,you ne
,
,
,
, ,
,
,
,
ver - can
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
tell.
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- - - - - - - - -
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- - - - - - - - -
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- - - - . ,
It was
,

a souped
,
,
up
,

,
- jit
,

ney, - 'twas a cher

,
,
,
,
ry - red
, , ,
- fif ty
,

,
- three.
,

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- - - - . ,
It was
,
,
a souped
,
,
up
,
,
,
- jit
,
,
ney, - 'twas a cher
,
,
,
,
ry - red
, , ,
- fif ty
,
,
,
- three.
,

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They drove
,

it down
, ,
,
to NewOr leans
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,
, ,
- to ce le - brate
,
, ,
,
- their an ni - vers
,
, , , ,
- ary.
,
, ,
.
_
,
,
, . . ,
They drove
,
,
it down
, ,
,
to NewOr leans
,
,
, ,
- to ce le - brate
,
, ,
,
- their an ni - vers
,
, , , ,
- ary.
,
, ,
.
73

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,
,
. ,
It was
,

there
,
,
that Pi rre
,
, ,
,
war wed ded - to
,
, , ,
the lov' ly - mad'
, ,
,
,
,
moi - selle.
,
,
,
. . ,
C'est la

vie
,
,
, ,
,
_
,
,
. ,
It was
,
,
there
,
,
that Pi rre
,
, ,
,
war wed ded - to
,
, , ,
the lov' ly - mad'
, ,
,
,
,
moi - selle.
,
,
,
. . ,
C'est la

vie
,
,
, ,
,
2
78

_
,
,
said the old
,
,
,
, ,
,
,
,
folks,
,

,
,
,
,
it goes
,

,
,
to show,you ne
,
,
,
, ,
,
,
,
ver - can
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
tell.
,
, ,
,
, ,
. ,
It was
,

a teen
,
,
age
,

,
- wed
,

ding - and the

,
,
,
,
_
,
,
said the old
,
,
,
, ,
,
,
,
folks,
,

,
,
,
,
it goes
,

,
,
to show,you ne
,
,
,
, ,
,
,
,
ver - can
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
tell.
,
, ,
,
, ,
. ,
It was
,
,
a teen
,
,
age
,
,
,
- wed
,
,
ding - and the
,
,
,
,
83

_
,
,
old
,
folks
,
wished them
,

,
well.
,

,
. . ,
You could
,

see
, ,
that Pi rre
,
, ,
,
did
,

,
tru
,

ly - love the ma
,
, , ,
de - moi - selle
, , ,
,
_
,
,
old
,
folks
,
wished them
,
,
,
well.
,
,
, . . ,
You could
,
,
see
, ,
that Pi rre
,
, ,
,
did
,
,
,
tru
,
,
ly - love the ma
,
, , ,
de - moi - selle
, , ,
,
88

_
,
,
,
, ,
. . ,
and now
,

theyoung
,
, , ,
mon sieur
,
,
and ma dame
,
, ,
,
have rung the cha
,
, , ,
pel
,

,
- bell.
,

,
.
_
,
,
,
, ,
. . ,
and now
,
,
theyoung
,
, , ,
mon sieur
,
,
and ma dame
,
, ,
,
have rung the cha
,
, , ,
pel
,

,
- bell.
,

,
.
93

_
,
,
. ,
C'est la

vie
,
,
, ,
,
said the old
,
,
,
, ,
,
,
,
folks,
,

,
,
,
,
it goes
,

,
,
to show,you ne
,
,
,
, ,
,
,
,
ver - can
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
tell.
,
, ,
,
, ,
. ,
C'est la
,

vie
,
,
_
,
,
. ,
C'est la

vie
,
,
, ,
,
said the old
,
,
,
, ,
,
,
,
folks,
,

,
,
,
,
it goes
,

,
,
to show,you ne
,
,
,
, ,
,
,
,
ver - can
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
tell.
,
, ,
,
, ,
-
98

_
,
,
said the old
,
,
,
,
folks,
,

,
it goes
,

to show,you ne
, ,
,
,
ver - can tell.
, , ,
, ,
. . ,
C'est la

vie
,
,
, ,
,
said the old
,
,
,
, ,
,
,
,
folks,
,

,
,
,
,
it
,

,
,
_
,
,
- - - . ,
C'est la

vie
,
,
, ,
,
said the old
,
,
,
, ,
,
,
,
folks,
,

,
,
,
,
it
,

,
,
103

_
,
,
goes to show,you ne
,
,
,
, ,
,
,
,
ver - can
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
tell.
,
, ,
,
, ,
- - - -
_
,
,
goes to show,you ne
,
,
,
, ,
,
,
,
ver - can
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
tell.
,
, ,
,
, ,
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