• Song:

    Waiting For My Real Life To Begin

  • Artist:

    Colin Hay

  • Album:

    Men at Work

Capo 4


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    A      G    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                C            G
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    A      G    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                C            G
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    A      G    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                C            G
I'm waiting for my real life to begin

Bridge:
G / F# / E

E      A

E      A

E      A

G      C

D      C

C      E

C      G

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:

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