Intro
[A] [D] [D] [E] [D] [D] [E] [A]
Verse 1
[A]
Can you hear the drums, Fernando?
[A/G#] [F#m]
I remember long ago another starry night like this
[Bm]
In the firelight, Fernando
[E]
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
[E7]
I could hear the distant drums
[A]
And sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar
Verse 2
[A]
They were closer now, Fernando
[F#m]
Every hour, every minute seemed to last eternally
[Bm]
I was so afraid, Fernando
[E]
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
[A]
Almost made me cry
Chorus
[E7]
There was something in the air that night
[A]
The stars were bright, Fernando
[E7] [A]
They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando
[Gdim] [F#7] [B]
Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret
[E7] [A]
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
[E7] [D]
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
[Instrumental Bridge]
[D] [E] [D/F#]
[D/F#] [E/G#] [A]
[D]
[A]
Verse 3
[A]
Now we're old and grey, Fernando
[F#m]
And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
[Bm]
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
[E]
Do you still recall the fateful night we crossed the Rio Grande?
[E7]
I can see it in your eyes how proud you were to fight
[A]
For freedom in this land
Chorus 2
[E7]
There was something in the air that night
[A]
The stars were bright, Fernando
[E7] [A]
They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando
[Gdim] [F#7] [B]
Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret
[E7] [A]
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
[E7]
There was something in the air that night
[A]
The stars were bright, Fernando
[E7] [A]
They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando
[Gdim] [F#7] [B]
Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret
[E7] [A]
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
[E7] [D]
Yes, if I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
[E7] [A]
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
(Fade out last two lines)
