Waiting For My Real Life To Begin Chords

by Colin Hay
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I made this TAB from "My Turning Points" Video explanation. You can find it here: https://youtu.be/nOK0QzYpRLs.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 4th fret
Author gg1969 [pro] 52.
1 contributor total, last edit on Oct 29, 2024
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Chords

Am7/G
G
D
Cadd9
D6/F#
A7sus4
G/B
Am7
G5
G/F#
Em
C

Strumming

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This song is a lot about feel. You don't have to stick to the tab super closely. He often picks chords between
strumming, especially when he transitions from Cadd9 to D6/F# to G in the Intro. They Am7/G   is almost always
played as a hammer on after the G.
The Cadd9 in the Verse is played long and hammers on the D-String 2nd Fret.
 
 
Chords:
Cadd9: x30030
G5: 300033
G: 300003
Am7/G  :302013
D: xx0232
D6/F#: 20020x
G/B: x2003x
Am7: x02010
A7sus4: x00010
X: Mute Strum
 
[Intro]
XX G D Cadd9 Cadd9 D6/F# G Am7/G
G D Cadd9 Cadd9 D6/F# G
 
 
[Verse 1]
G A7sus4  G/B           Cadd9 D                   G Am7/G
         Any minute now,   my ship is coming in
G A7sus4         G/B             Cadd9 G/B Am7
         I'll keep checking the hori________zon
G A7sus4   G/B      Cadd9       D               G    Am7/G
         I'll stand on the  bow, feel the waves come crashing
G A7sus4  G/B              Cadd9 G/B    Am7               G Am7/G
             Come crashing down         down   down, on me
G A7sus4  G/B           Cadd9 G5     D
      And you   say,     be still my love
 
 
[Chorus]
D
 Open up your heart
Cadd9             D      G A7sus4  G/B
     Let the light shine in
Cadd9        G              D
     But don't you understand
           Cadd9
I already have     a plan
    D                   Cadd9  G Am7/G
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
 
 
[Interlude]
G D Cadd9 Cadd9 D6/F# G Am7/G
 
 
[Verse 2]
G A7sus4  G/B           Cadd9 D                   G Am7/G
      When I awoke today, suddenly nothing happened
G A7sus4  G/B           Cadd9 G/B Am7                  G
      But in my dreams,                I slew the dragon
G A7sus4  G/B                 Cadd9 D                   G Am7/G
      And down this beaten path,  up this cobbled lane
G A7sus4  G/B           Cadd9 G/B Am7                  G Am7/G
      I'm walking in my     old footsteps, once again
G A7sus4  G/B    Cadd9   G          D
 And you   say,     just be here now
 
 
[Chorus]
D                      Cadd9            D        G A7sus4  G/B
 Forget about the past,     your mask is wearing thin
Cadd9           G                   D
     Just let me throw one more dice
                    Cadd9
 I know that I can win
    D                   Cadd9  G Am7/G
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
 
 
[Interlude]
G D Cadd9 Cadd9 D6/F# G Am7/G
 
 
[Verse 3]
G A7sus4  G/B           Cadd9 D                   G Am7/G
           Any minute now,       my ship is coming in
G A7sus4  G/B                Cadd9 G/B Am7
       I'll keep checking the hori___________zon
G A7sus4  G/B                 Cadd9    D                          G Am7/G
          And I'll check my   machine, there's sure to be that call
G A7sus4  G/B           Cadd9 Cadd9 G/B Am7
           It's gonna happen soon,         soon,   oh so very soon
G
 It's just that times are lean
G A7sus4  G/B         Cadd9  G5       D
   And you   say,     be still my love
 
 
[Chorus]
D                      Cadd9            D        G A7sus4  G/B
 Open up your heart, let  the light shine
Cadd9           G                   D
     Don't you understand
               Cadd9
 I     already have a plan
    D               Cadd9      G  G/F#
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
 
 
[Bridge]
Most Chords from this onward are played with high E-String hold on 4th fret.
 
Em
   Hey
Am7    Em
        Hey, Hey
Am7 Em    Am7 G      C        D           C
         Hey,        Hey.     Hey Hey     Hey
  Am7    Em
   Hey
 
From here the root notes are mostly climbed down when transitioning chords
(e.g. C ->  "B" "A" -> G -> "B" -> D -> "B" -> C)
C  G5  D  Cadd9
 
[Outro]
              G5     Cadd9               D6/F# G   G5
On a clear day I can     see, see for a long   way
              G     Cadd9               D6/F#   G5   G5    G5
On a clear day I can     see, see for a long way
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Waiting For My Real Life To Begin – Colin Hay
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