1. [A]Can you hear the drums Fernando
I remember long ago another starry night like [F#m]this
In the firelight [Bm]Fernando
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your [E]guitar
I could hear the distant drums and sounds of bugle calls were coming from [A]afar
2. [A]They were closer now Fernando
Every hour every minute seemed to last [F#m]eternally
I was so afraid [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 made me [A]cry
Chorus: There was something in the [E]air
That night the stars were bright Fer-[A]nando
They were shining there for you and me for [E]liberty, Fer-[A]nando
Though I [A7]never thought that we could [F#]lose there’s no [B]regret
If I had to do the [A]same again, I [E]would, my friend Fe-[A]rnando
3. [A]Now we’re old and grey Fernando
And since many years I haven’t seen a rifle in your [F#m]hand
Can you hear the drums [Bm]Fernando?
Do you still recall the fateful night we crossed the Rio [E]Grande?
I can see it in your eyes how proud you were to fight for freedom in this [A]land
* Out tro: If I had to do the [E]same again, I would, my friend, Fer-[A]nando
Yes, if I had to do the same again, I [E]would, my friend, [D]Fe-[A]rnando
