Chords with lyrics
Difficulty: Novice
Waiting For My Real Life To Begin
Colin Hay
Going Somewhere
Submitted by junkers
As always, listen to the song to get the timing right.
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 majorC C/F#/G C majorC 
G+G G/D/C
C majorC C/F#/G C majorC G/A/B
Verse:
C majorC
Any minute now,
D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
my ship is coming in
A/B/ C majorC 
BB 
A augmentedA G+G
I'll keep checking the horizon
A/B/ C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
I'll stand on the bow, feel the waves come crashing
A/B/ C majorC BB A augmentedA G+G C majorC G+G
Come crashing down, down, down, on me
Chorus:
C majorC G+G D MajorD
And you say, be still my love
C majorC
Open up your heart
C majorC A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
Let the light shine in
C majorC G+G D MajorD
But don't you understand
C majorC
I already have a plan
D MajorD C majorC G+G
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
Break:
G/D/C
C majorC C/F#/G C majorC G/A/B
Verse:
C majorC
When I awoke today,
D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
suddenly nothing happened
A/B/ C majorC BB A augmentedA G+G
But in my dreams, I slew the dragon
A/B/ C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
And down this beaten path, and up this cobbled lane
A/B/ C majorC BB A augmentedA G+G C majorC G+G
I'm walking in my old footsteps, once again
Chorus:
C majorC G+G D MajorD
And you say, just be here now
C majorC
Forget about the past,
C majorC A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
your mask is wearing thin
C majorC G+G D MajorD
Let me throw one more dice
C majorC
I know that I can win
D MajorD C majorC G+G
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
Verse:
C majorC
Any minute now,
D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
my ship is coming in
A/B/ C majorC BB A augmentedA G+G
I'll keep checking the horizon
A/B/ C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
And I'll check my machine, there's sure to be that call
A/B/ C majorC BB A augmentedA G+G C majorC G+G
It's gonna happen soon, soon, soon, it's just that times are lean
Chorus:
C majorC G+G D MajorD
And you say, be still my love
C majorC
Open up your heart,
C majorC A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
let the light shine in
C majorC G+G D MajorD
Don't you understand
C majorC
I already have a plan
D MajorD C majorC G+G
I'm waiting for my real life to begin
Bridge:
G/F#/E
E MajorE A augmentedA
E MajorE A augmentedA
E MajorE A augmentedA
G+G C majorC
D MajorD C majorC
C E MajorE
C majorC G+G
D MajorD A/B/G
Outro:
G+G
On a clear day
G/B/C
I can see
C/B/F#/G
See a very long way
G+G
On a clear day
G/B/C
I can see
C/B/A/G/F#/G
See a very long way
Chords used:
G+G D MajorD C majorC 
F#F# A augmentedA BB E MajorE
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