La Vie En Rose Louis Armstrong D, D, F F Am7 Hold me close and hold me fast, Am7 Bb This magic spell you cast, Bb Em7 C7 This is La Vie En Rose Gm Gm C7 When you kiss me Heaven sighs, C7 Gm And though I close my eyes, Em7 Bb F Em7 C7 I see La Vie En Rose F F Am7 When you press me to your heart, Am7 Gm I'm in a world apart, Gm Bb Bb A world where roses bloom C7 C7 Gm F F And when you speak, angels sing from above Gm Gm Am7 / Every day words seem to turn into love songs F F Am7 Give your heart and soul to me, Am7 Bb And life will always be, C7 Em7 F Am7 Em7 C7 La Vie En Rose F F Am7 Give your heart and soul to me, Am7 Bb And life will always be, C7 Gm F F La Vie En Rose This is just my version; it probably wouldn't be considered traditional jazz chords. I like to use the following picking pattern throughout the whole song: (With D chord for example) E --2-----------| B --3-----------| G --------3-----| D -----0-----0--| A --------------| E --------------| I played F#m7 as (x04222) Please comment with questions or suggestions. :) ( I've uploaded an mp3 of this version for picking pattern reference.)
About the artist behind La Vie En Rose Chords:
Armstrong was a charismatic, innovative performer whose improvised soloing was the main influence for a fundamental change in jazz, shifting its focus from collective improvisation to the solo player and improvised soloing. One of the most famous jazz musicians of the 20th century, he was first known as a cornet player, then as a trumpet player, and toward the end of his career he was best known as a vocalist and became one of the most influential jazz singers.
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