Intro F A# A# C A# A# C F
[Verse]
F
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
F/E Dm
I remember long ago another starry night like this
Gm
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/E Dm
Every hour, every minute seemed to last eternally
Gm
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/D# D7 G7
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 A# C A# A# C F
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
F A# F C F
[Bridge]
F
Now we're old and grey Fernando
Dm
And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
Gm
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/D# D7 G7
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/D# D7 G7
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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