Intro F# B B C# B B C# F#
[Verse]
F#
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
F#/F D#m
I remember long ago another starry night like this
G#m
In the firelight Fernando
C#
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
I could hear the distant drums and sounds
F#
of bugle calls were coming from afar
F#
They were closer now Fernando
F#/F D#m
Every hour, every minute seemed to last eternally
G#m
I was so afraid Fernando
C#
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
F#
Almost made me cry
[Chorus]
C#
There was something in the air that night
F#
The stars were bright, Fernando
C# F#
They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando
Cø/E D#7 G#7
Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret
C# F#
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
C# B C# B B C# F#
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
F# B F# C# F#
[Bridge]
F#
Now we're old and grey Fernando
D#m
And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
G#m
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
C#
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
F#
For freedom in this land
[Chorus 2]
C#
There was something in the air that night
F#
The stars were bright, Fernando
C# F#
They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando
Cø/E D#7 G#7
Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret
C# F#
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
C#
There was something in the air that night
F#
The stars were bright, Fernando
C# F#
They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando
Cø/E D#7 G#7
Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret
C# F#
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
C# F#
As if I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
[Fade out]
C# F#
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
[Cø/G: 3X2323]
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