Waiting For My Real Life To Begin (ver2) Chords - Colin Hay






Intro: 

G/D/C
C C/F#/G C G G/D/C
C C/F#/G C G/A/B

Verse:

   C
Any minute now, 
D   G    C    G
my ship is coming in 
A/B/       C  B  A    G
I'll keep checking the horizon 
A/B/  C    D  G    C    G  
I'll stand on the bow, feel the waves come crashing 
A/B/      C    B    AG    C    G
Come crashing down, down, down, on me 

Chorus:

    C      G      D  
And you say, be still my love 
    C
Open up your heart 
C      A      G        A           
Let the light shine in 
C      G      D     
But don't you understand 
                   C
I already have a plan 
    D    CG
I'm waiting for my real life to begin 

Break:

G/D/C
C C/F#/G C G/A/B

Verse:

   C
When I awoke today, 
D   G    C    G
suddenly nothing happened 
A/B/       C  B  A    G
But in my dreams, I slew the dragon 
A/B/  C    D  G    C    G 
And down this beaten path, and up this cobbled lane 
A/B/      C    B    AG    C    G
I'm walking in my old footsteps, once again 

Chorus:

    C      G      D  
And you say, just be here now 
    C
Forget about the past, 
C      A      G        A
your mask is wearing thin 
C      G      D     
Let me throw one more dice 
                   C
I know that I can win 
    D    CG
I'm waiting for my real life to begin 

Verse:

   C
Any minute now, 
D   G    C    G
my ship is coming in 
A/B/       C  B  A    G
I'll keep checking the horizon 
A/B/  C    D  G    C    G
And I'll check my machine, there's sure to be that call 
A/B/      C    B    AG    C    G
It's gonna happen soon, soon, soon, it's just that times are lean 

Chorus:

    C      G      D 
And you say, be still my love 
    C
Open up your heart, 
C      A      G        A
let the light shine in 
C      G      D
Don't you understand 
                   C
I already have a plan 
    D    CG
I'm waiting for my real life to begin

Bridge:

G/F#/E
EA
EA
EA
GC
DC
CE
CG
D   A/B/G

Outro:

G
On a clear day
G/B/C
I can see
C/B/F#/G
See a very long way

G
On a clear day
G/B/C
I can see
C/B/A/G/F#/G
See a very long way

Chords used:

   G     D     C     F#    A     B     E

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|--0--|--0--|--2--|-----|--2--|-----|--2--|
|--2--|-----|--3--|-----|--0--|--2--|--2--|
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