Waiting For My Real Life To Begin Chords

Waiting For My Real Life To Begin
Colin Hay
Going Somewhere
Tabbed by Ian Dulley (iandulley@yahoo.co.uk)
 
The timing here is hard to judge from the tab alone.
I suggest you read this tab whilst listening to the
song to figure out how it goes.
At present I have only given the chords, but there's
some fingerpicking/arpeggio picking going on
throughout the song, just try to improvise, you can't
really make it sound bad.
 
Capo 4
 
 
[Intro]
 
G D C
C C G/F# G C G G D C
C C G/F# G C G A G/B
 
 
[Verse]
 
           C
Any minute now,
D                 G    C    G
my ship is coming in
A G/B                 C  G/B A    G
I'll keep checking the horizon
A G/B            C    D        G    C    G
I'll stand on the bow, feel the waves come crashing
A G/B        C    G/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 G/F# G C G A G/B
 
 
[Verse]
 
           C
When I awoke today,
D                 G    C    G
suddenly nothing happened
A G/B                 C  G/B A    G
But in my dreams, I slew the dragon
A G/B            C    D        G    C    G
And down this beaten path, and up this cobbled lane
A G/B        C    G/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 G/B                 C  G/B A    G
I'll keep checking the horizon
A G/B            C    D        G    C    G
And I'll check my machine, there's sure to be that call
A G/B        C    G/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 G/F# Em7
Em7     A
Em7     A
Em7     A
G       C
D       C
C       Em7
C       G
D   A G/B G
 
 
[Outro]
 
G
On a clear day
G G/B C
I can see
C G/B G/F# G
See a very long way
 
G
On a clear day
G G/B C
I can see
C G/B A G G/F# G
See a very long way
 
 
Chords used:
 
    G     D     C    G/F#   A    G/B   Em7
e|--3--|--2--|--3--|--3--|-----|--3--|--3--|
B|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|
G|--0--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--0--|--0--|
D|--0--|--0--|--2--|--0--|--2--|--0--|--2--|
A|--2--|-----|--3--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--2--|
E|--3--|-----|-----|--2--|-----|-----|--0--|
             (Cadd9)
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