ABBA - Fernando

fernando : abba .
#1 in 1976 .

#1 .
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 .

#2 .
A
they were closer now fernando . .
F#m
every hour , every minute seemed to last , eternal . . ly .
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 .

chorus :
A E
there was something in the air that night ,
A E A
the stars were bright , fernando .
A E
they were shining there for you and me ,
A E7 A
for liberty , fernando .
A7 F#
though i never thought that we could lose ,
B
there’s no regret .
E
if i had to do the same again ,
E7 D A
i would , my friend , fernando .
E
if i had to do the same again ,
E7 D A
i would , my friend , fernando .

#3 .
A
now we’re old and gray , 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 .

chorus :
A E
there was something in the air that night ,
A E A
the stars were bright , fernando .
A E
they were shining there for you and me ,
A E7 A
for liberty , fernando .
A7 F#
though i never thought that we could lose ,
B
there’s no regret .
E
if i had to do the same again ,
E7 D A
i would , my friend , fernando .

chorus :
A E
there was something in the air that night ,
A E A
the stars were bright , fernando .
A E
they were shining there for you and me ,
A E7 A
for liberty , fernando .
A7 F#
though i never thought that we could lose ,
B
there’s no regret .
E
if i had to do the same again ,
E7 D A
i would , my friend , fernando .

outro :
A E E7 A
if i had to do the same again , i would , my friend , fernando .
A E E7
yes , if i had to do the same again ,
E7 D A
i would , my friend , fernan . . do .

a seventies smash from kraziekhat .