Chords for Colin Hay - Waiting For My Real Life To Begin
Tempo:
115.45 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
E
C#
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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