Intro A# D# D# F D# D# F A#
[Verse]
A#
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
A#/A Gm
I remember long ago another starry night like this
Cm
In the firelight Fernando
F
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
I could hear the distant drums and sounds
A#
of bugle calls were coming from afar
A#
They were closer now Fernando
A#/A Gm
Every hour, every minute seemed to last eternally
Cm
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
A#
Almost made me cry
[Chorus]
F
There was something in the air that night
A#
The stars were bright, Fernando
F A#
They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando
Cø/G# G7 C7
Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret
F A#
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
F D# F D# D# F A#
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
A# D# A# F A#
[Bridge]
A#
Now we're old and grey Fernando
Gm
And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
Cm
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
A#
For freedom in this land
[Chorus 2]
F
There was something in the air that night
A#
The stars were bright, Fernando
F A#
They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando
Cø/G# G7 C7
Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret
F A#
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
F
There was something in the air that night
A#
The stars were bright, Fernando
F A#
They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando
Cø/G# G7 C7
Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret
F A#
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
F A#
As if I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
[Fade out]
F A#
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
[Cø/G: 3X2323]
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