Fernando Chords

by ABBA
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author emollenkamp [a] 585.
3 contributors total, last edit on Apr 19, 2023
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Chords

A
D
E
A/G#
F#m
Bm
E7
Gdim
F#7
B
D/F#
E/G#

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[Intro] A    D   D E D  D E A
 
 
[Verse 1]
                          A
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
                                   A/G#       F#m
I remember long ago another starry night like this
                    Bm
In the firelight Fernando
                                                          E
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
                         E7
I could hear the distant drums and sounds 
                                 A
of bugle calls were coming from afar
 
 
[Verse 2]
                        A
They were closer now Fernando
                                               F#m
Every hour, every minute seemed to last eternally
                   Bm
I was so afraid Fernando
                                                          E
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
        A
Almost made me cry
 
 
[Chorus]
                           E7
There was something in the air that night
                          A
The stars were bright, Fernando
                            E7                          A
They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando
                Gdim                  F#7              B
Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret
                   E7                              A
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
                   E7                                 D
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
 
[Instrumental bridge]
 
D    E     D/F#
D/F# E/G#  A
D
A
 
 
[Verse 3]
                          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?
                                                         E
Do you still recall the fateful night we crossed the Rio Grande?
                     E7
I can see it in your eyes how proud you were to fight
                    A
For freedom in this land
 
 
[Chorus 2]
                           E7
There was something in the air that night
                          A
The stars were bright, Fernando
                            E7                          A
They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando
                Gdim                  F#7              B
Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret
                   E7                              A
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
 
                           E7
There was something in the air that night
                          A
The stars were bright, Fernando
                            E7                          A
They were shining there for you and me, for liberty, Fernando
                Gdim                  F#7              B
Though we never thought that we could lose, there's no regret
                   E7                              A
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
                      E7                                 D
As if I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando (fade-out starts)
                   E7                              A
If I had to do the same again, I would, my friend, Fernando
 
 
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| Tabbed by Eduard Möllenkamp, 2003 |
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