Catch the Wind - Donovan (Acoustic Cover/Tutorial)

I've seen this song featured a few times in commercials by GE and Mass Mutual so I thought I'd give it a cover. Levels were a bit high so some clipping occurred. My apologies for this.

Lyrics:

In the chilly hours and minutes of uncertainty I long to be in the warm hold of your loving mind.
To feel you all around me and to take your hand along the sand, oh but I may as well try and catch the wind.
When the sundown pales the sky I want to stay a while inside your smile and everywhere I'd look your eyes I'd find.
And for me to love you now would be the sweetest thing, 'twould make me sing. Oh but I might as well try and catch the wind.

When the rain has hung the leaves with tears, I want you near, to kill my fears. And help me leave all my blues behind.
For standing in your heart is where i want to be and long to be. Ah, but I might as well try and catch the wind.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• mass
• mutual
• GE
• commercial
• lyrics
• acoustic
• donovan
• bob
• dylan
• catch
• the
• wind
• jay
• maru

[habdon]

Thank you learned it quickly . You explained it well -especially the tricky melody parts which make it sound like Donovan original.

[jaymaru11]

@habdon Thanks! Glad you found it useful.

[zombiebeavers]

This is my favorite song in the whole world! Your voice is amazeballs! Now I am going to try and learn how to play it! Thanks for this!

[jfsssp]

Very nice cover. Too bad about the commercials...

[imal360]

That was great, helped a lot thanx

[iamianiam]

Thank you!

[MrXipetotec79]

Very cool...I loved this song...even before it was used in commercials...ha

[bfgt423]

Great job - cover & lesson all in one - thanks for taking the time to post this!

[hhi58]

nice

[666thehazard]

This is a fantastic tutorial :D! Especially considering it's your first! The only thing I would have liked you to add was a bit about the sort of intricate picking style, with you playing it slowed down. I'm sure it's not too hard to figure out on your own, but it still would have been a welcome addition. I look forward to seeing more tutorials in the future :).

[TOadamus239]

dude you are amazing man seriously!i want to listen to a wild world cover man! keep on posting i rlly enjoyed this!

[TheStotter69]

thanks mate you made it so easy.