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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#   Ab   A    B    C#   Eb
     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#   Ab
     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)