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Catch the wind (ver 1) ¶
CATCH THE WIND (Donovan Leitch) ------------------------------- [Actually in Eb; capo 3.] [Each chord is one measure.] C C F G C F C C [intro] C C F F In the chilly hours and minutes C C F F Of uncertainty, I want to be C C F G C C G G In the warm hold of your loving mind C C F F To feel you all around me C C F F And to take your hand along the sand C C F G C F C C Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind When sundown pales the sky I want to hide a while behind your smile And everywhere I'd look, your eyes I'd find. For me to love you now Would be the sweetest thing, 'twould make me sing Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind. F F Em Em Deedee dee dee, dee dee deedee F F D7/F# D7/F# Dee dee deedee, dee dee deedee G G/E G/F G/E Dee de deeee When rain has hung the leaves with tears I want you near to kill my fears To help me to leave all my blues behind For standing in your heart Is where I want to be and long to be Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind C C F F C C F F [harmonica solo] C C F G C C G G [harmonica solo] C C F F C C F F [harmonica solo] C C F G C F C C [harmonica solo] C C F F C C F F [guitar only] C C F G C F C. Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind
Catch the wind ¶
Intro: Cadd9 F6/9 Cadd9 F6/9 : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . |-----2---2-------2---2---|-----2-----------2-------|-----2---2-------2-------| |-----2---2-------2---2---|-----2-----------2-------|-----2---2-------2-------| |-----0---0---0---0---0---|-----1-----------0-------|-----0---0-------0-------| |-------------------------|-3-------2---0-----------|-------------3-------2---| |-3-----------------------|---------------------2---|-3-----------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| Cadd9 : . . : . . |-----2---2-----------2---| |-----2---2-----------2---| |-----0---0-----------0---| |-------------0-h-2-------| |-3-----------------------| |-------------------------| In the chilly… I’ve just written the bass pattern for the verses.. keep on strumming the chords.. there are some variations from one verse to the other.. I’ll let you figure them out.. Cadd9 F6/9 Cadd9 F Cadd9 F6/9 : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-2-----------|-3-----3-----|-------------|-------------|-------2---2-|-3---2-0-----| |-------3-----|-------------|-3-----3-----|-------------|-3-----------|-----------3-| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-1-----1-----|-------------|-------------| Cadd9 G Cadd9 F6/9 Cadd9 F : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-2-----------|-------------|-------2-----|-3-----3-----|-2-----------|-------------| |-------3---2-|---------0-2-|-3-----------|-------------|-------3-----|-------------| |-------------|-3-----3-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|-1-----1-----| Cadd9 F6/9 Cadd9 F6/9 Cadd9 : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------2---3-|-3---2-0-----|-------3---2-|------0h2----| |-3-----------|-----------2-|-3-----------|-3-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| In the chilly hours and minutes of uncertainty, I want to be In the warm hold of your loving mind To feel you all around me and to take your hand, Along the sand Ah, but I may as well try an’ catch the wind When sundown pales the sky I want to hide a while, Behind your smile An’ everywhere I’d look, your eyes I’d find For me to love you now, would be the sweetest thing T’would make me sing Ah, but I may as well try an’ catch the wind Cadd9 F Em F D/f# G : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |---------0-2-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------0-----| |-3-----3-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-1-----1-----|-0-----0-----|-1-----1-----|-2-----2---2-|-3-----------| Diddy diddy…………… Cadd9 : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-2-----3-----|-2-----------|-------------| |-------------|-------2-----|-3-----3-----| |-------------|-------------|-------------| When rain has…… Diddy diddy didididdeee Diddy diddy didididdeee Dididdeeeee When rain has hung the leaves with tears, I want you near To kill my fears To help me to leave all my blues behind For standing in your heart is where I want to be An’ long to be Ah, but I may as well try an’ catch the wind Cadd9 F6/9 Cadd9 F6/9 Cadd9 : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------3-----|-------------|-------------| |-0-----0---2-|-2-----2-----|-------------|-------------| |-2-----2-----|-3---------3-|-2---3-2-----|-3---2-------| |-------------|-------------|-----------3-|--------3----| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Ah, but I may…