Waiting For My Real Life To Begin Cifras

WAITING FOR MY REAL LIFE TO BEGIN - Colin Hay
Standard tuning (EADGBe) Capo 4
 
***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--|
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