Intro G C C D C C D G
[Verse]
G
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
G/F# Em
I remember long ago another starry night like this
Am
In the firelight Fernando
D
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
I could hear the distant drums and sounds
G
of bugle calls were coming from afar
G
They were closer now Fernando
G/F# Em
Every hour, every minute seemed to last eternally
Am
I was so afraid Fernando
D
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
G
Almost made me cry
[Chorus]
D
There was something in the air that night
G
The stars were bright, Fernando
D G
They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando
Cø/F E7 A7
Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret
D G
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
D C D C C D G
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
G C G D G
[Bridge]
G
Now we're old and grey Fernando
Em
And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
Am
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
D
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
G
For freedom in this land
[Chorus 2]
D
There was something in the air that night
G
The stars were bright, Fernando
D G
They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando
Cø/F E7 A7
Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret
D G
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
D
There was something in the air that night
G
The stars were bright, Fernando
D G
They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando
Cø/F E7 A7
Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret
D G
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
D G
As if I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
[Fade out]
D G
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
[Cø/G: 3X2323]
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