Intro B E E F# E E F# B
[Verse]
B
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
B/A# G#m
I remember long ago another starry night like this
C#m
In the firelight Fernando
F#
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
I could hear the distant drums and sounds
B
of bugle calls were coming from afar
B
They were closer now Fernando
B/A# G#m
Every hour, every minute seemed to last eternally
C#m
I was so afraid Fernando
F#
We were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die
And I'm not ashamed to say the roar of guns and cannons
B
Almost made me cry
[Chorus]
F#
There was something in the air that night
B
The stars were bright, Fernando
F# B
They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando
Cø/A G#7 C#7
Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret
F# B
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
F# E F# E E F# B
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
B E B F# B
[Bridge]
B
Now we're old and grey Fernando
G#m
And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
C#m
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
F#
Do you still recall the fateful night we crossed the Rio Grande?
I can see it in your eyes how proud you were to fight
B
For freedom in this land
[Chorus 2]
F#
There was something in the air that night
B
The stars were bright, Fernando
F# B
They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando
Cø/A G#7 C#7
Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret
F# B
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
F#
There was something in the air that night
B
The stars were bright, Fernando
F# B
They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando
Cø/A G#7 C#7
Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret
F# B
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
F# B
As if I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
[Fade out]
F# B
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
[Cø/G: 3X2323]
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