Colin Hay – Waiting For My Real Life To Begin (Guitar)

Capo 4
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Chords

***Don't get too caught up on playing the cords exactly as they're written. Colin often embellishes them with hammer ons and pull offs. Instead just focus on getting the bass notes and the timing right. Most chords are in the shape of a G chord, using your middle and ring finger for the bass notes and your pointer and pinky for the high notes. There's a bunch of videos on YouTube of him playing this song if you want to see for yourself. [INTRO] G D Cadd9 Cadd9 D/F# G C/G G D Cadd9 Cadd9 D/F# G C/G G G/A G/B [VERSE]
           Cadd9  D/F# 
Any minute now   

                  G  C/G  G    G  G/A 
My ship is coming in

           G/B
I'll keep checking

    Cadd9  G/B  Asus4  G  G/A
The horizon

    G/B               Cadd9  D  
And I'll stand on the bow

                        G        
And feel the waves come crashing
C/G G G/A G/B
              Cadd9  C/B   Asus4   G  C/G  G  G/A G/B
Come crashing down, down, down on me
[CHORUS]
    Cadd9   G                  
And you say  

   G         D
Be still, my love

             Cadd9          
Open up your heart 

        D/F#        G   G/A  G/B
Let the light shine in

      Cadd9    D      
Don't you understand?  

                 Cadd9
I already have a plan

    D              Cadd9        G      C/G 
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
[INTERLUDE] G D Cadd9 Cadd9 D/F# G C/G G G/A G/B [VERSE]
             Cadd9  D 
When I awoke today

                 G         
Suddenly nothing happened
C/G G G/A G/B
          Cadd9  G/B  Asus4                      
But in my dreams       

           G       G/A
I slew the dragon

    G/B              Cadd9  D   
And down this beaten path   

                    G    C/G  G  G/A
And up this cobbled lane

    G/B           Cadd9         
I'm walking in my own    

G/B  Asus4       G  C/G  G
Footsteps once again
[CHORUS]
G  G/A  G/B  Cadd9
And you   say   

     G       D
Just be here now

                 Cadd9  
Forget about the past, 

Cadd9        D       G        G  G/A  G/B Cadd9
Your mask is wearing thin

          G             D    
Let me throw one more dice

                  Cadd9
I know that I can win

    D              Cadd9          G C/G G
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
[INTERLUDE] G D Cadd9 Cadd9 D/F# G C/G G G G/A G/B [VERSE]
           Cadd9  D 
Any minute now   

                  G  C/G  G  G/A
My ship is coming in

            G/B
I'll keep checking

    Cadd9  G/B  Asus4      G  G/A  G/B
The horizon

                  Cadd9  D  
And I'll check my machine

                        G  C/G  G   
There's sure to be that call
G G/A G/B
                  Cadd9     
It's gunna happen soon

G/B        Asus4              G  
Soon, oh so very soon

                C/G         G G/A G/B
It's just that times are lean
[CHORUS]
G  G/A  G/B  Cadd9
And you say  

      G            D
Be still, my love

             Cadd9          
Open up your heart 

Cadd9    D          G          G  G/A  G/B Cadd9
Let the light shine in

Cadd9          G             D      
     Don't you   understand?  

  Cadd9
I       already have a plan

    D              Cadd9        G       G D/F# 
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
[OUTRO]
Em7 A7sus
Hey      

Em7  A7sus     Em7  A7sus
Hey yeeeeeee, hey

G   Cadd9 D      
Mmm-eee,  eee 

Cadd9 A7sus Em   
Eee, eee, eee
Cadd9 G D G/A G/B Cadd9 Cadd9
           G    G  G/B Cadd9   Cadd9 G/B G/A G  G/F# G
On a clear day, I  can see,    see   a   very  long way

           G      G/B Cadd9   Cadd9               Cadd9 G/B G/A G    D/F# G
On a clear day, I can see,    seeeeeeeeeeeeeee,   see a very long way
[CHORDS]
    G     D   Cadd9  D/F#  C/G  G/A  G/B   Em7   A7sus  Em 
e|--3-----2-----0-----2-----3-----3----3-----3-----3-----0--|
B|--0-----3-----3-----3-----1-----0----0-----3-----3-----0--|
G|--0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----0----0-----0-----2-----0--|
D|--0-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0----0-----2-----2-----2--|
A|--2-----------3-----0-----------0----2-----2-----0-----2--|
E|--3-----------------2-----3----------------0-----------0--|