Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
Doris Day, Golden Girl (The Columbia Recordings 1944-1966), 1956.
Writers: Ray Evans, Jay Livingston
Producer: Frank De Vol
Label: Columbia
Hop to Another SongCmaj7 C#dim7 Dm7 G7
When I was Cjust a Cmaj7little C6girl
CI asked my mother,
“C#dimWhat will I Dm7be?” G7
“Will I be pretty? Will I be rich?”
Dm7Here’s what she G7said to Cme…
“Que seFrá, será,
whatever will Cbe, will be.
The future’s not G7ours to see –
que será, seCrá.
Dm7What G7will Dm7be, G7will Cbe.”
When I grew Cup and Cmaj7fell in C6love
CI asked my sweetheart,
“C#dimWhat lies ahDm7ead? G7
Will we have rainbows day after day?”
Dm7Here’s what my G7sweetheart Csaid…
“Que seFrá, será,
whatever will Cbe, will be.
The future’s not G7ours to see –
que será, seCrá.
Dm7What G7will Dm7be, G7will Cbe.”
Now I have Cchildren Cmaj7of my C6own,
Cthey ask their mother,
“C#dimWhat will I Dm7be?
Will I be handsome? Will I be rich?”
Dm7I tell them G7tenderCly…
“Que seFrá, será,
whatever will Cbe, will be.
The future’s not G7ours to see –
que será, seCrá.
Dm7What G7will Dm7be, G7will Cbe.”
DmQue será, G7seCrá!