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Quando, Quando, Quando
Words & Music by Pat Boone, Toni Renis, A. Testa & Ervin DrakeRecorded by Engelbert Humperdink, 1968
A A9 A F#m E7 E7/9 E7
Tell me, when will you be mine?
E7 E7/6 E7 E7/6 E7 E7/6 E7 E7/6 A A6 A A6
Tell me, quan - do, quan - do, quan - do, quan - do?
A A9 A F#m E7 E7/9 E7
We could share a love divine --
E7 E7/6 E7 E7/6 E7 E7/6 A D9 A
Please don't make me wait a - gain.
A A9 A F#m E7 E7/9 E7
When will you say "Yes" to me?
E7 E7/6 E7 E7/6 E7 E7/6 E7 E7/6 A A6 A A6
Tell me, quan - do, quan - do, quan - do, quan - do?
A A9 A F#m E7 E7/9 E7
You mean hap - pi - ness to me;
E7 E7/6 E7 E7/6 E7 E7/6 A D9 A
Oh, my lov - er, tell me when.
Bridge:
A A7 D9 D6
Ev'ry moment's a day, ev'ry day seems a lifetime.
B7 E7
Let me show you the way to the joy beyond compare.
A A9 F#m E7 E7/9 E7
I can't wait a moment more;
E7 E7/6 E7 E7/6 E7 E7/6 E7 E7/6 A A6 A A6
Tell me, quan - do, quan - do, quan - do, quan - do?
A A9 A F#m E7 E7/9 E7
Say to me that you adore --
E7 E7/6 E7 E7/6 E7 E7/6 A D9 A
Tell me, tell me, tell me when.
The repeating patterns of E7 - E7/9 - E7 and A -A6 - A are what make this song work. The E7/9 is played 040200 and the A6 is played 004220. Both are a bit of a stretch of the left hand if you're not used to these formations, but the sound they yield is worth it. The title of this song often leads to confusion; the Latin sound of the arrangement often implies to the listener -- perhaps mistakenly -- that the authors meant "cuando" (Spanish for "when".) I've seen it listed both ways, but a slight preponderance toward the initial "Q" spelling is followed here because, as a recent visitor pointed out, the "Q" spelling is correct for the same word in the original Italian version of the song.