Fernando (midi)

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1. Can you hear the drums Fernando?

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I remember long ago another starry night like this.

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In the firelight Fernando,

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you were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar.

I could hear the distant drums and sounds

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of bugle calls were coming from afar.

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1. They were closer now Fernando,

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every hour, every minute seemed to last eternally.

Am

I was so afraid Fernando,

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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

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almost made me cry.

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There was something in the air that night,

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the stars were bright, Fernando.

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They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando.

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Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret.

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If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando

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If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando.

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2. Now we're old and grey Fernando,

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since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand.

Am

Can you hear the drums Fernando?

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Do you still recall the fateful night we crossed the Rio Grande?

I can see it in your eyes how proud you were to fight

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for freeedom in this land.

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There was something in the air that night,

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the stars were bright, Fernando.

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They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando.

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Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret.

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If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando

+ CHORUS

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Yes, If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando.

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If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando.

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If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando.

(orig. = capo 2nd) (ABBA)