Fernando

Intro: 0:01
A | A | A | A
D | D
A | A | A | A

Verse 1: 0:26
                            A
Can you hear the drums, Fernando?
                  A
I remember long ago
                            F#m
Another starry night like this.
0:38
                      Bm
In the firelight, Fernando,
                         Bm
You were humming to yourself
                              E
And softly strumming your guitar.
0:47
                           E
I could hear the distant drums
               E
And sounds of bugle calls were
              A
Coming from afar.

Verse 2: 0:56
                         A
They were closer now Fernando.
                   A
Every hour, every minute
                       F#m
Seemed to last eternally.
1:08
                     Bm
I was so afraid, Fernando,
                           Bm
We were young and full of life
                            E
And none of us prepared to die.
1:17
                        E
And I'm not ashamed to say,
             E
The roar of guns and cannons
                 A
Almost made me cry.

Chorus: 1:24
A
  There was something
       E7
In the air that night,
                           A
The stars were bright, Fernando.
1:33
A
  They were shining
           E7
There for you and me,
                 A
For liberty, Fernando.
1:41
          A/G
Though I never thought
               F#
That we could lose,
               B7
There's no regret.
1:48
B7
  If I had to do
     E7
The same again,
                       A
I would my friend, Fernando.

Refrain: 1:57
A
  If I had to do
     E7
The same again,
                       D ->
I would my friend, Fernando.

Instrumental: 2:04
D | D | A | A
E7 | E7 | A | A

Verse 3: 2:20
                            A
Now we're old and grey, Fernando,
                        A
And since many years I haven't
                      F#m
Seen a rifle in your hand.
2:32
                            Bm
Can you hear the drums, Fernando?
                         Bm
Do you still recall the fateful
                           E
Night we crossed the Rio Grande?
2:41
                     E
I can see it in your eyes,
               E
How proud you were to fight for
                 A
Freedom in this land.

[Chorus] 2:48 2:57 3:05 3:12

[Chorus] 3:21 3:30 3:38 3:45

Coda: 3:53
A
  Yes, if I had to do
     E7
The same again,
                       A
I would my friend, Fernando.
4:02
A
  If I had to do
     E7
The same again,
                       A
I would my friend, Fernando...