WAITING FOR MY REAL LIFE TO BEGIN- Colin Hay
Standard tuning, Capo 4

*NOTE TO THE PLAYERS*
As far as this song goes, the available tabs are either accurate and ugly, or
inaccurate and pretty =\  So I thought I'd make as accurate and pretty a tab as
I could for you =)  Please note that regardless of what I called these chords, 
they all hold 3 on the B and e strings, except for the D chords throughout, and 
the marked Em near the end of the song.  Enjoy!!


G  D  Cadd9.. Cadd9  D/F#  G.. Gsus4..
G  D  Cadd9.. Cadd9  D/F#  G.. Gsus4.. G  D/F#  G/B


           Cadd9  D                   G  Gsus4  G  D/F#
Any minute now...   my ship is coming in
          G/B                 Cadd9  Em  Asus4  G  D/F#
I'll keep checking...  the hori-         zon
    G/B               Cadd9  D  
And I'll stand on the bow
                        G        Gsus4  G  D/F#  G/B
And feel the waves come crashing
              Cadd9 Em    Asus4   G  
Come crashing down, down, down on me


              Cadd9    G         D              
And you    say...   be still, my love
             Cadd9          D/F#        G   D/F#  G/B  Cadd9
Open up your heart, let the light shine in
      G        D                        Cadd9
Don't you understand?  I already have a plan
    D              Cadd9        G      Gsus4 
I'm waiting for my real life to begin


G  D  Cadd9.. Cadd9  D/F#  G.. Gsus4.. G  D/F#  G/B


             Cadd9  D                  G         Gsus4  G  D/F#  G/B 
When I awoke today... suddenly nothing happened
          Cadd9  Em  Asus4             G       D/F#         
But in my dreams...         I slew the dragon
    G/B              Cadd9  D                      G    Gsus4  G  D/F#
And down this beaten path...   and up this cobbled lane
    G/B           Cadd9  Em  Asus4       G       
I'm walking in my own    footsteps once again


             Cadd9       G       D 
And you   say...    just be here now
                 Cadd9              D/F#    G     D/F#  G/B  Cadd9
Forget about the past, your mask is wearing thin
       G              D                       Cadd9
Let me throw one more dice, I know that I can win
    D              Cadd9        G      Gsus4
I'm waiting for my real life to begin


G  D  Cadd9.. Cadd9  D/F#  G.. Gsus4.. G  D/F#  G/B


           Cadd9  D                   G  Gsus4  G  D/F#
Any minute now...   my ship is coming in
          G/B                 Cadd9  Em  Asus4  G  D/F#
I'll keep checking...  the hori-         zon
    G/B           Cadd9    D  
And I'll check my machine
                        G     Gsus4  G  D/F#  G/B
There's sure to be that call
                  Cadd9 Em   Asus4            G    
It's gunna happen soon, soon, oh so very soon
                Gsus4    G  D/F#  G/B
It's just that times are lean

           Cadd9    G         D              
And you say...   be still, my love
             Cadd9          D/F#        G   D/F#  G/B
Open up your heart, let the light shine in
      Cadd9    D                        Cadd9
Don't you understand?  I already have a plan
    D              Cadd9        G      D/F#
I'm waiting for my real life to begin


Em Asus4 Em  Asus4        Em  Asus4
Hey...   Hey yeeeeeee...  Hey...
G   Cadd9  D      Cadd9  Asus4  Em*   Cadd9... G D Cadd9
Mmm-eee... Eee... Eee... Eee... Eee...


           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