[Strophe]
A 
Can you hear the drums Fernando? 
                                              F#m 
I remember long ago another starry night like this, 
                 Bm 
In the firelight Fernando, 
  
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your 
E 
guitar. 
  
I could hear the distant drums, 
                                           A 
and sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar.
[Strophe]
A 
They were closer now Fernando, 
                                           F#m 
Every hour every minute seemed to last eternally. 
                Bm 
I was so afraid Fernando. 
  
We were young and full of life and none of us prepared to 
E 
die. 
  
And I'm not ashamed to say, 
                                            A 
The roar of guns and cannons almost made me cry.
[Refrain]
          Esus4            E 
There was something in the air that night, 
                       A 
The stars were bright, Fernando. 
                        E 
They were shining there for you and me, 
    E        A 
For liberty, Fernando. 
         A7                          F# 
Though I never thought that we could lose, 
           B7 
There's no regret. 
                   E 
If I had to do the same again, 
  E                 A 
I would, my friend, Fernando. 
                   E 
If I had to do the same again, 
  E                 D       A 
I would, my friend, Fernando.
[Strophe]
A 
Now we're old and grey Fernando. 
                                                    F#m 
And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand. 
                       Bm 
Can you hear the drums Fernando? 
  
Do you still recall the fateful night we 
                E 
crossed the Rio Grande? 
  
I can see it in your eyes, 
                                                A 
How proud you were to fight for freedom in this land.
[Refrain]
          Esus4            E 
There was something in the air that night, 
                       A 
The stars were bright, Fernando. 
                        E 
They were shining there for you and me, 
     E       A 
For liberty, Fernando. 
         A7                          F# 
Though I never thought that we could lose, 
           B7 
There's no regret. 
                   E 
If I had to do the same again, 
  E                 A 
I would, my friend, Fernando.
[Refrain]
          Esus4            E 
There was something in the air that night, 
                       A 
The stars were bright, Fernando. 
                        E 
They were shining there for you and me, 
    E7       A 
For liberty, Fernando. 
         A7                          F# 
Though I never thought that we could lose, 
           B7 
There's no regret. 
                   E 
If I had to do the same again, 
  E                A 
I would, my friend, Fernando.
[Outro]
E                                            A 
Yes, If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando. 
                        E 
If I had to do the same again,  
  E                 D       A 
I would, my friend, Fernan..do.