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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
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