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Donovan — Catch The Wind (ver 3) Chords

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Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 00:04:38 —0600 (MDT)
Subject: d/donovan/catch_the_wind.num
To: Nevada Guitar 
Cc: Barrie McCombs 

CATCH THE WIND   Time: 3/4   Tenor: D   Bass: C

       1      *            4       *        1           *     4          1
In the chilly___ hours and minutes .. of un—cer—tain—ty___, I want to be___
*           *       4       5      1    *    5   *
In the warm___ hold of your loving mind___
   1        *        4        *         1              *    4             1
To feel you___ all a—round me .. and to take your hand___ a—long the sand___
1         *           4       5         1     *    5    *
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind

     1       *            4    *         1            *     4               1
When sundown___ pales the sky, I want to hide a—while___ be—hind your smile___
1         *         4          5        1     *    5     *
And every—where I'd look, your eyes I'd find
    1     *          4    *               1             *               4
 *
For me to__ love you now, .. would be the sweetest thing__, t'would make me sing
__
1         *           4       5         1    *    5    *
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind


BRIDGE:

4        3m,           6m    *         4     *         2      *          5
Diddy di dee dee diddy diddy___, diddy diddy___, diddy diddy, .. dee dee dee

     1        *           4                *     1             *    4
  *
When rain has___ hung the leaves with tears__, I want you near__ to kill my fear
s__
1          *        4      5        1     *    5    *
To help me to leave all my blues be—hind
1        *          4        *       1          *      4          *
Standin'___ in your heart is where I want to be___ and long to be___
1         *           4       5         1      *
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind

ENDING: REPEAT LAST LINE AND FADE

NOTES:
— Strum: Arpeggio or clawhammer
— V1L1: try 6m on "want"

SYMBOLS:
— Asterisk (*) =  new measure, play same chord
— Period (.)   =  1/8 note rest at start of a measure
— Underline(_) =  sustain note into next measure

CHORDS (Nashville Number System):
— This system permits you to play a song in any key
— It uses the numeric relationships between chords in a given key
— The numbers are the notes of the diatonic scale (do—re—me—fa—so—la—ti—do)

     Common Keys  1    2    3    4    5    6    7
     Key of C:    C    D    E    F    G    A    B
     Key of D     D    E    F#   G    A    B    C#
     Key of E     E    F#   G#   A    B    C#   D#
     Key of F     F    G    A    Bb   C    D    E
     Key of G     G    A    B    C    D    E    F#
     Key of A     A    B    C#   D    E    F#   G#
     Key of Bb    Bb   C    D    Eb   F    G    A

EDITING (to a chosen key):
— Use the "replace" feature of any text editor
— Most songs use four chords or less ( 1 > 5 > 4 > 6 )
— Beware: the number 7 could be the seventh scale note or a 7th chord

— Submitted by:  Barrie McCombs (bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca)