[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
