Chords for Waiting for my real life to begin - Colin Hay
Tempo:
115 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
E
C#m
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[B]
[E] [B]
[E]
Any minute [B] now,
[F#] my ship is [B] coming in
[E] I'll [B] keep checking the [E] [B] [G#m] horizon
[C#m] [B] And I'll stand on the bow and [F#]
feel the [B] waves come [E] crashing
[B] Come crashing down, down, [C#m] down [B] on me
[E] [B]
And you [E] say, [B] be still [F#] my love, open up your [B] heart
Let the light shine in, don't you [F#] understand
I already [C#] have a plan,
[F#] I'm waiting [B] for my real life to [E] begin
I [B]
[F#] [C#]
[B] [E]
[B] woke today, [F#] suddenly [B] nothing happened
[E] But [B]
in my [C#m] dreams, [B] I slew the dragon
And down this beaten path, [F#] up this [B] cobbled lane
[E] I'm [B]
walking in my old [C#m]
footsteps [B] once again
[E]
[B] And you say, just be [F#] here now, forget [B] about the past
Your mask is wearing thin, [C#] just let me throw [F#] one more dice
I know that I can [B] win, [F#] I'm waiting for my [E] real life [B] to begin
[E] Any [B]
[E] [B]
minute now, [G#] [F#]
my ship is [B] coming in
[E]
I'll keep checking the [F#]
[B] [C#m] horizon
[B] And I'll check my machine, [F#] be sure to be [B] that call
[E] It's [B]
gonna happen soon, [C#m] soon, oh so very soon
[B]
[E] It's just the [B] times are lean, [C#] and you say, [Bm] be still my [F#] love
Open up [B] your heart, [F#] let the light [B] shine in
[C#]
[F#] Don't you understand, I already [B] have a plan
[F#] I'm waiting for [B] my real life to begin
[G#m] Hey, [G#]
[G#m] hey, [G#] [G#m]
hey
[G#] Hey, hey,
[B]
[F#]
[B] [C#m]
hey
[G#m] On [E] [B]
[F#] [B]
a clear day, I [B] can see, see far along way
On a clear day, I can [E] see, see
[B]
[F#] far along [B] way
[N]
[E] [B]
[E]
Any minute [B] now,
[F#] my ship is [B] coming in
[E] I'll [B] keep checking the [E] [B] [G#m] horizon
[C#m] [B] And I'll stand on the bow and [F#]
feel the [B] waves come [E] crashing
[B] Come crashing down, down, [C#m] down [B] on me
[E] [B]
And you [E] say, [B] be still [F#] my love, open up your [B] heart
Let the light shine in, don't you [F#] understand
I already [C#] have a plan,
[F#] I'm waiting [B] for my real life to [E] begin
I [B]
[F#] [C#]
[B] [E]
[B] woke today, [F#] suddenly [B] nothing happened
[E] But [B]
in my [C#m] dreams, [B] I slew the dragon
And down this beaten path, [F#] up this [B] cobbled lane
[E] I'm [B]
walking in my old [C#m]
footsteps [B] once again
[E]
[B] And you say, just be [F#] here now, forget [B] about the past
Your mask is wearing thin, [C#] just let me throw [F#] one more dice
I know that I can [B] win, [F#] I'm waiting for my [E] real life [B] to begin
[E] Any [B]
[E] [B]
minute now, [G#] [F#]
my ship is [B] coming in
[E]
I'll keep checking the [F#]
[B] [C#m] horizon
[B] And I'll check my machine, [F#] be sure to be [B] that call
[E] It's [B]
gonna happen soon, [C#m] soon, oh so very soon
[B]
[E] It's just the [B] times are lean, [C#] and you say, [Bm] be still my [F#] love
Open up [B] your heart, [F#] let the light [B] shine in
[C#]
[F#] Don't you understand, I already [B] have a plan
[F#] I'm waiting for [B] my real life to begin
[G#m] Hey, [G#]
[G#m] hey, [G#] [G#m]
hey
[G#] Hey, hey,
[B]
[F#]
[B] [C#m]
hey
[G#m] On [E] [B]
[F#] [B]
a clear day, I [B] can see, see far along way
On a clear day, I can [E] see, see
[B]
[F#] far along [B] way
[N]
Key:
B
F#
E
C#m
G#m
B
F#
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ Any minute [B] now, _ _ _
[F#] _ _ my ship is [B] coming in
[E] I'll _ _ [B] _ keep checking the [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G#m] horizon
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ And I'll stand on the bow and [F#] _ _
_ feel the [B] waves come [E] crashing _
_ [B] _ _ _ Come crashing down, _ _ _ down, [C#m] down _ [B] on me
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ And you [E] say, _ [B] be still [F#] my love, _ open up your [B] heart
_ Let the light shine in, _ _ _ _ _ don't you [F#] understand
I already [C#] have a plan, _
_ [F#] I'm waiting [B] for my real life to [E] begin
I [B] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ woke today, _ _ [F#] _ _ suddenly [B] nothing happened
[E] _ But [B] _
_ _ _ in my _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] dreams, _ [B] I slew the dragon
And down this beaten _ _ path, [F#] _ _ _ up this [B] cobbled lane
[E] I'm _ [B] _ _ _
walking in my _ _ old _ [C#m]
footsteps _ _ _ [B] once again
[E] _
[B] And _ _ _ you say, _ just be [F#] here now, forget [B] about the past
Your mask is wearing thin, _ _ _ [C#] _ _ just let me throw [F#] one more dice
I know that I can [B] win, _ _ _ [F#] I'm waiting for my [E] real life [B] to begin
[E] _ Any [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
minute now, _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _
my ship is [B] coming in
_ [E] _
_ _ _ I'll keep checking the [F#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] horizon _ _
_ [B] _ _ And I'll check my machine, _ _ _ [F#] _ _ be sure to be [B] that call
[E] It's _ [B] _
_ gonna happen soon, _ _ [C#m] soon, oh so very soon
[B] _ _
[E] It's just the _ [B] times are lean, [C#] and you say, _ [Bm] be still my [F#] love
_ Open up [B] your heart, [F#] let the light [B] shine in
_ [C#] _ _ _
[F#] Don't you _ understand, I already [B] _ have a plan
[F#] I'm waiting for [B] my real life to _ _ begin
_ [G#m] _ _ _ Hey, _ [G#] _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ hey, _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
hey
_ [G#] Hey, hey, _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
hey
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ On _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ a clear day, _ _ I [B] can see, see far along way
_ On _ _ _ _ a clear day, _ I can _ _ _ _ [E] _ see, _ _ _ _ _ _ see _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] far along [B] way _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ Any minute [B] now, _ _ _
[F#] _ _ my ship is [B] coming in
[E] I'll _ _ [B] _ keep checking the [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G#m] horizon
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ And I'll stand on the bow and [F#] _ _
_ feel the [B] waves come [E] crashing _
_ [B] _ _ _ Come crashing down, _ _ _ down, [C#m] down _ [B] on me
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ And you [E] say, _ [B] be still [F#] my love, _ open up your [B] heart
_ Let the light shine in, _ _ _ _ _ don't you [F#] understand
I already [C#] have a plan, _
_ [F#] I'm waiting [B] for my real life to [E] begin
I [B] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ woke today, _ _ [F#] _ _ suddenly [B] nothing happened
[E] _ But [B] _
_ _ _ in my _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] dreams, _ [B] I slew the dragon
And down this beaten _ _ path, [F#] _ _ _ up this [B] cobbled lane
[E] I'm _ [B] _ _ _
walking in my _ _ old _ [C#m]
footsteps _ _ _ [B] once again
[E] _
[B] And _ _ _ you say, _ just be [F#] here now, forget [B] about the past
Your mask is wearing thin, _ _ _ [C#] _ _ just let me throw [F#] one more dice
I know that I can [B] win, _ _ _ [F#] I'm waiting for my [E] real life [B] to begin
[E] _ Any [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
minute now, _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _
my ship is [B] coming in
_ [E] _
_ _ _ I'll keep checking the [F#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] horizon _ _
_ [B] _ _ And I'll check my machine, _ _ _ [F#] _ _ be sure to be [B] that call
[E] It's _ [B] _
_ gonna happen soon, _ _ [C#m] soon, oh so very soon
[B] _ _
[E] It's just the _ [B] times are lean, [C#] and you say, _ [Bm] be still my [F#] love
_ Open up [B] your heart, [F#] let the light [B] shine in
_ [C#] _ _ _
[F#] Don't you _ understand, I already [B] _ have a plan
[F#] I'm waiting for [B] my real life to _ _ begin
_ [G#m] _ _ _ Hey, _ [G#] _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ hey, _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
hey
_ [G#] Hey, hey, _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
hey
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ On _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ a clear day, _ _ I [B] can see, see far along way
_ On _ _ _ _ a clear day, _ I can _ _ _ _ [E] _ see, _ _ _ _ _ _ see _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] far along [B] way _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _