| G7(b9 | C | A7(b9 | Dm | |
| I thought that l | ove was just a word They san | g about in | love songs I heard |
| G7 | C | Gm | A7 | Dm7 | |
| It to | ok your kis | ses to r | eveal that I was wrong | and love is real. |
| G7 |
| Chorus: |
| C | Cmaj7 | |
| Hold me close and hold me fast, |
| C6 | C | |
| The magi | c spell you cast, |
| Dm7 | G7 | |
| This is la vie en | rose. |
| Dm | G7 | |
| When you kiss | me heaven sighs, |
| Dm7 | |
| And though I close my eyes |
| G7 | C | F#m6 | Dm7 | G7 | |
| I se | e la vie en | rose | ______ | _____ | ___. |
| C | Cmaj7 | |
| When you press me to your heart, |
| C6 | C | |
| I'm in | a world apart. |
| C7 | F | |
| A world where roses bloom | ; |
| Fm | C | |
| And when you speak angels sing f | rom above; |
| Ebdim | Dm7 | G7(b9 | |
| Ev'ry day words seem to turn | into love s | ongs. |
| C | Cmaj7 | |
| Give you | r heart and soul to me, |
| C6 | Dm7 | |
| And life | will al | ways be |
| G7 | C | Ab9 | Dm7 | G7 | |
| La Vie e | n Ro | se__ | _____ | ____ | _. |
| (last time, G7 C Dm7 C) |
| La Vie en Rose____________. |
| Ab9 = 211112 |
| Ebdim = xx1212 |
| F#m6 = xx1222 |
| G7b9 = 320101 |
| A7b9 = x02323 |