[[Intro]] [A] [D] [D] [E] [D] [D] [E] [A]
[Verse 1]
Can you hear the drums Fe[A]Fernando?
I remember long ago another starry [A/G#]night like [F#m]this
In the firelight Fer[Bm]Fernando
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your gui[E]guitar
I could hear the distant [E7]drums and sounds
of bugle calls were coming from a[A]afar
[Verse 2]
They were closer now Fer[A]Fernando
Every hour, every minute seemed to last eternal[F#m]eternally
I was so afraid Fer[Bm]Fernando
We were young and full of life and none of us prepared to [E]die
And I'm not ashamed to say the roar of guns and cannons
Almost m[A]made me cry
[Chorus]
There was something in the [E7]air that night
The stars were bright, Fer[A]Fernando
They were shining there for [E7]you and me, for liberty, Fer[A]Fernando
Though we never [Gdim]thought that we could [F#7]lose, there's no [B]regret
If I had to do the [E7]same again, I would, my friend, [A]Fernando
If I had to do the [E7]same again, I would, my friend, Fer[D]Fernando
[Instrumental bridge]
[D] [D] [E] [D] [D] [E] [A] [A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus2] [E] [A]
[Verse 3]
Now we're old and grey Fer[A]Fernando
And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your [F#m]hand
Can you hear the drums Fer[Bm]Fernando?
Do you still recall the fateful night we crossed the Rio [E]Grande?
I can see it in your [E7]eyes how proud you were to fight
For freedom in this [A]land
[Chorus 2]
There was something in the [E7]air that night
The stars were bright, Fer[A]Fernando
They were shining there for [E7]you and me, for liberty, Fer[A]Fernando
Though we never [Gdim]thought that we could [F#7]lose, there's no [B]regret
If I had to do the [E7]same again, I would, my friend, [A]Fernando
There was something in the [E7]air that night
The stars were bright, Fer[A]Fernando
They were shining there for [E7]you and me, for liberty, Fer[A]Fernando
Though we never [Gdim]thought that we could [F#7]lose, there's no [B]regret
If I had to do the [E7]same again, I would, my friend, [A]Fernando
As if I had to do the [E7]same again, I would, my friend, Fer[D]Fernando (fade-out starts)
If I had to do the [E7]same again, I would, my friend, [A]Fernando
