[A] Can you hear the drums Fernando?
I remember long ago another starry night like [F#m]this
In the firelight Fer[Bm]nando
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your g[E]uitar
I could hear the distant drums and sounds
of bugle calls were coming from af[A]ar
[A] They were closer now Fernando
Every hour, every minute seemed to last eternal[F#m]ly
I was so afraid Fer[Bm]nando
We were young and full of life and none of us prepared to d[E]ie
And I’m not ashamed to say the roar of guns and cannons
Almost made me cr[A]y
Chorus :
There was something in the a[E]ir that night
The stars were bright, Fer[A]nando
They were shining there [E]for you and me, for liberty, Ferna[A]ndo
Though we never thought that we could lo[F#]se, there’s no [Bm]regret
If I had to do the [E]same again, I would, my friend, Fernan[A]do
If I had to do the [E]same again, I would, my friend, Fernan[A]do
[A] Now we’re old and grey Fer[A]nando
And since many years I haven’t seen a rifle in your [F#m]hand
Can you hear the drums Fer[Bm]nando?
Do you still recall the fateful night we crossed the Rio Gr[E]ande?
I can see it in your eyes how proud you were to fight
For freedom in this [A]land