Fernando ABBA
G Em
Can you hear the drums, Fernando? /
I remember long ago another starry night like this.
Bm
D
In the firelight, Fernando, / You
were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar.
G
I could hear the distant drums / And
sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar. (to 2nd verse)
They were closer now, Fernando.
Every hour, every minute seemed to
last eternally.
I was so afraid Fernando, we were
young and full of life / And none of us prepared to die.
And I'm not ashamed to say the roar of
guns and cannons / Almost made me cry.
G D7 G
There
was something in the air that night, / The stars were bright, Fernando.
(G) D7 G
They
were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando.
Fdim E A7
Though
we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret.
D7 G
If
I had to do the same again, I would my friend, Fernando
D7 C
If
I had to do the same again, I would my friend, Fernando.
Now we're old and grey, Fernando, /
and since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand.
Can you hear the drums, Fernando,
Do you still recall the frightful
night we crossed the Rio Grande?
I can see it in your eyes, how proud
you were to fight / For freedom in this land.
Chorus