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