Tom: A5
 
A5              
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
                                    F#5
I remember long ago another starry night like this
                  B5
In the firelight Fernando
                                               E5
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
             E5
I could hear the distant drums and sounds 
                              A5
Of bugle calls were coming from afar

Chorus:
                              E5
There was something in the air that night
                        A5
The stars were bright, Fernando
                       E5                        A5
They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando
                              F#5                  B5
Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret
                     E5                          A5
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
                     E5                          A5
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando


A5
They were closer now Fernando
                                    F#5
Every hour, every minute seemed to last eternally
                 B5
I was so afraid Fernando
                                             E5
We were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die
                  E5
And I'm not ashamed to say the roar of guns and cannons
            A5
Almost made me cry

**Chorus


A5
Now we're old and grey Fernando
                                         F#5
And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
                      B5
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
                                              E5
Do you still recall the fateful night we crossed the Rio Grande?
                  E5
I can see it in your eyes how proud you were to fight
                   A5
For freedom in this land