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Catch The Wind

Catch the Wind was released in 1965 as the debut single by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. The song is about unrequited love and was written by Donovan himself. It quickly became popular, reflecting the folk spirit of the mid-60s. The inspiration for Catch the Wind, according to Donovan, came from his admiration for Bob Dylan and his desire to create something with a similar sensibility.

Key: C

Introduction:

        C                 F 
In the chilly hours and minutes
      C             F 
Of uncertainty, I want to be
 C                 F        G       C     G 
In the warm hold of your loving mind
    C              F 
To feel you all around me
        C                F 
And to take your hand along the sand
 C                      F        G          C    F   C    G 
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind
      C                  F 
When sundown pales the sky
           C               F 
I want to hide a while behind your smile
 C                   F           G         C     G 
And everywhere I' d look, your eyes I' d find.
     C               F 
For me to love you now
              C                      F 
Would be the sweetest thing, would make me sing
 C                      F        G          C      F     C 
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
 F           C     F        G 
Deedee dee dee, dee dee deedee
        G    F  C  G 
Dee de deeee
      C                  F 
When rain has hung the leaves with tears
   C                 F 
I want you near to kill my fears
    C           F             G        C    G 
To help me to leave all my blues behind
     C                 F 
For standing in your heart
            C               F 
Is where I want to be and long to be
 C                      F        G          C    F    C    G 
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind

 C                      F        G          C      F   C 
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind
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