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