WAITING FOR MY REAL LIFE TO BEGIN - Colin Hay
Standard tuning (EADGBe) Capo 4
***PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION
[INTRO]
G D Cadd9 D/F# G Gsus4
G D Cadd9 D/F# G Gsus4
G D/F# G/B
[VERSE]
Cadd9 D
Any minute now
G Gsus4 G D/F#
My ship is coming in
G/B
I'll keep checking
Cadd9 Em Asus4 G D/F#
The horizon
G/B Cadd9 D
And I'll stand on the bow
G
And feel the waves come crashing
Gsus4 G D/F# G/B
Cadd9 Em Asus4 G
Come crashing down, down, down on me
[CHORUS]
Cadd9 G Cadd9
And you say
G D
Be still, my love
Cadd9
Open up your heart
D/F# G D/F# G/B
Let the light shine in
Cadd9 D
Don't you understand?
Cadd9
I already have a plan
D Cadd9 G Gsus4
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
[INTERLUDE]
G D Cadd9 D/F# G Gsus4
G D/F# G/B
[VERSE]
Cadd9 D
When I awoke today
G
Suddenly nothing happened
Gsus4 G D/F# G/B
Cadd9 Em Asus4
But in my dreams
G D/F#
I slew the dragon
G/B Cadd9 D
And down this beaten path
G Gsus4 G D/F#
And up this cobbled lane
G/B Cadd9
I'm walking in my own
Em Asus4 G
Footsteps once again
[CHORUS]
Cadd9 G Cadd9
And you say
G D
Just be here now
Cadd9
Forget about the past,
D/F# G D/F# G/B
Your mask is wearing thin
Cadd9 D
Let me throw one more dice
Cadd9
I know that I can win
D Cadd9 G Gsus4
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
[INTERLUDE]
G D Cadd9 D/F# G Gsus4
G D/F# G/B
[VERSE]
Cadd9 D
Any minute now
G Gsus4 G D/F#
My ship is coming in
G/B
I'll keep checking
Cadd9 Em Asus4 G D/F#
The horizon
G/B Cadd9 D
And I'll check my machine
G
There's sure to be that call
Gsus4 G D/F# G/B
Cadd9 Em
It's gunna happen soon
Asus4 G
Soon, oh so very soon
Gsus4 G D/F# G/B
It's just that times are lean
[CHORUS]
Cadd9 G Cadd9
And you say
G D
Be still, my love
Cadd9
Open up your heart
D/F# G D/F# G/B
Let the light shine in
Cadd9 D
Don't you understand?
Cadd9
I already have a plan
D Cadd9 G Gsus4
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
[OUTRO]
Em Asus4
Hey
Em Asus4 Em Asus4
Hey yeeeeeee, hey
G Cadd9 D
Mmm-eee, eee
Cadd9 Asus4 Em*
Eee, eee, eee
Cadd9 G D Cadd9
G Cadd9 D/F# G
On a clear day, I can see, see a very long way
G Cadd9 D/F# G
On a clear day, I can see, see a very long way
[CHORDS]
G D Cadd9 D/F# Gsus4 G/B Em Asus4 Em *
e|--3-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----0--|
B|--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----0--|
G|--0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----0-----0-----2-----0--|
D|--0-----0-----2-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2--|
A|--2-----------3-----0-----3-----2-----2-----0-----2--|
E|--3-----------------2-----3-----------0-----------0--|