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)