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Song title:       Waiting For My Real Life To Begin
Original Album:   Going Somewhere

Words and Music by Colin Hay & Thomas Mooney
Copyright © 2000 Hypertension - the Art of Music
Published by Lazy Eye Records America Inc.

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Capo on 4. Chords and tab are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4.

One of my C chords is C* (xxx010), played in that 3-chord run. It's a full
C-chord (all the notes are there) but it's trebly rather than bassy, and you
may prefer to play a traditional C-chord (x32010) in that sequence.
I leave that up to you.


Key to tab
----------
h   - hammer-on
p   - pull-off
_   - tied note
x   - muted note



INTRO:

  G5      D       Cadd9                 Cadd9
|-3____---2____---0____-------0______-----3-3-------0________-------|
|-3____---3____---3____-------3______-----3-3-------3________-------|
|-0____---2____---0____-------0______---0-0-0-0-0-0-0________-------|
|-0____---0____---2____-------2______---2-----2-2-2-2________-------|
|-x---------------3____-------3______---3-----3-3-3-3________-------|
|-3____---------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



  G       D/F#    G                                 G
|---------------------------------|-----------3-----3________-------|
|---------------------------------|-------0h1---1-1-0________-------|
|-----------------0________-------|-----------------0________-------|
|-----0-------0---0________-------|-----------------0________-------|
|---2---2---0---0-2________---2--h--3---------------x---------------|
|-3-------2-------3________---3______---------------3________-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



  G5      D       Cadd9
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----------------|-------3-3-----------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3____-------3______-----3-3-------3________-------|
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0____-------0______---0-0-0-0-0-0-0________-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2____-------2______---2-----2-2-2-2________-------|
|-x-x-x-x---------3____-------3______---3-----3-3-3-3________-------|
|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



  G       D/F#    G                                 G       C*
|---------------------------------|-----------3-----3____---0____---|
|---------------------------------|-------0h1---1-1-0____---1____---|
|-----------------0________-------|-----------------0____---0____---|
|-----0-0-----0-0-0________-------|-----------------0____-----------|
|---2-------0-----2________---2--h--3---------------x---------------|
|-3-------2-------3________---3______---------------3____-----------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



                          VERSE1:
  G/B
|---------------------------------|
|-3____---------------------------|
|-0____---------------------------|
|-0____---------------------------|
|-2____---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                          Any minute

VERSE1:
Notes:
Play the Gs with the 3rd and 4th fingers to keep the 1st finger free for a C-
chord. For example, in the G-C/G transition, play that G with the 3rd and 4th
fingers so you can hammer-on with the 1st and 2nd fingers.


  Csus2                             D
|---------------------------------|-2____-2-2-2-2---2-------2-------|
|-3____-------3____---------------|-3____-3-3-3-3---3-------3-------|
|-0____-------0____---------------|-2____-2-2-2-2---2-------2-------|
|-0____-------0____-------0-h-2---|-0____-0-0-0-0---0-------0-------|
|-3____-------3____---------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Csus2                             D
  now,                                          my  ship is coming



  G               C/G               G       C*      G/B
|-3____-------3---3---------3-----|-3____---0____-------------------|
|-0____-------0-h-1-----0h1---1-1-|-0____---1____---3____-----------|
|-0____-------0---0---------------|-0____---0____---0____-----------|
|-0____-------0-h-2---------------|-0____-----------0____-----------|
|-x-----------x---x---------------|-x---------------2____-----------|
|-3____-------3---3---------------|-3____---------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G                                 G       C*         G/B
  in                                            I keep checking the hor-



  C               G/B               A7sus4      Am7
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-1-------1---1---3-------3---3---|-3____---3---1____---1-1-1p0-----|
|-0-------0---0---0-------0---0---|-0____---0---0____-----------2p0-|
|-2-------2---2---0-------0---0---|-2____---2---2____---------------|
|-3-------3---3---2-------2---2---|-0____---0---0____---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               G/B               A7sus4      Am7
 -i_______________i_________________zon



  G       C*      G/B               Cadd9
|-3____---0____-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0____---1____---3____-----------|-3____-------3____-------3-------|
|-0____---0____---0____-----------|-0____-------0____-------0-------|
|-0____-----------0____-----------|-2____-------2____-----0h2-------|
|-x---------------2____-----------|-3____-------3____-------3-------|
|-3____---------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G       C*      G/B                Cadd9
                      And I'll stand on   the bow,



  D                                 G               C/G     C
|-2____-2-3-2-2____---------------|-3____-------3---3---------------|
|-3____-3-3-3-3____---------------|-0____-------0-h-1-------------1-|
|-2____-2-2-2-2____---------------|-0____-------0---0-----------0---|
|-0____-0---0-0____---------------|-0____-------0-h-2---------2-----|
|---------------------------------|-x-----------x---x-------3-------|
|---------------------------------|-3____-------3---3---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  D                                 G               C/G
              and feel the waves        come crashing,



  G       C       G/B               C               G/B
|-3____---0____-------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0____---1____---3____-----------|-1-------1---1---3-------3---3---|
|-0____---0____---0____-----------|-0-------0---0---0-------0---0---|
|-0____---2____---0____-----------|-2-------2---2---0-------0---0---|
|-x-------3____---2____-----------|-3-------3---3---2-------2---2---|
|-3____---------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G       C       G/B               C               G/B
                      come crashing down,           down,



  A7sus4      Am7                   G                   C/G C
|---------------------------------|-3____-----------3---3-----------|
|-3____---3---1____---------------|-0____-----------0-h-1---------1-|
|-0____---0---0____---------------|-0____-----------0---0-------0---|
|-2____---2---2____---------------|-0____-----------0-h-2-----2-----|
|-0____---0---0____---------------|-x---------------x---x---3-------|
|---------------------------------|-3____-----------3---3-----------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  A7sus4      Am7                   G                   C/G
  down                           on me



CHORUS1:

  G                       C*  G/B   Cadd9           G           D
|-3---------------3-------0-------|-----------------3____-------2___|
|-0---------------0-------1---3---|-3____---3---3---0____-------3___|
|-0---------------0-------0---0---|-0____---0---0---0____-------2___|
|-0---------------0-----------0---|-2____---2---2---0____-------0___|
|-x---------------x-----------2---|-3____---3---3---x____-----------|
|-3---------------3---------------|-----------------3____-----------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G                       C*  G/B  Cadd9            G           D
                      And you say               be  still   my  love


                                    Cadd9                   D   G
|__-------2-------2---2-----------|-------------------------2---3---|
|__-------3-------3---3-----------|-3____-------------------3---0---|
|__-------2-------2---2-----------|-0____-------------------2---0---|
|__-------0-------0---0-----------|-2____-------------------0---0---|
|---------------------------------|-3____-------------------x---x---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------x---3---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
                                    Cadd9                   D     G
                  O - pen up your   heart,          let the light shine



  G               G       C*  G/B  Csus2    G                   D
|-3____-----------3-------0-------|---------3____---------------2---|
|-0____-----------0-------1---3---|-3-------0____---------------3---|
|-0____-----------0-------0---0---|-0-------0____---------------2---|
|-0____-----------0-----------0---|-0-------0____---------------0---|
|-x---------------x-----------2---|-3-------x-----------------------|
|-3____-----------3---------------|---------3____-------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
                          C*  G/B   Csus2   G                   D
  in                                        don't you un  - der-stand,



  D                                 Cadd9           D
|-2---2---2---2-------------------|-----------------2---2---2---2---|
|-3---3---3---3-------------------|-3---3---3-------3---3---3---3---|
|-2---2---2---2-------------------|-0---0---0-------2---2---2---2---|
|-0---0---0---0-------------------|-2---2---2-------0---0---0---0---|
|---------------------------------|-3---3---3-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
                                    Cadd9           D
              I already   have a    plan,       I'm waiting     for my



                                  INTERLUDE:

  Cadd9           G                 C/G             G
|-----------------3-------3-----3-|-0------3-3------3____-----------|
|-3---3---3-------0-------0-----0-h-1--0h1-----1-1--0____-----------|
|-0---0---0-------0-------0-----0-|-0---------------0____-----------|
|-2---2---2-------0-------0-----0-h-2---------------0____-----------|
|-3---3---3-------x-------x-----x-|-x---------------x---------------|
|-----------------3-------3-----3-|-3---------------3____-----------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Cadd9           G
  real life  to begin



  G5      C*      Cadd9                 G           Cadd9
|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0____-------0______-------3-3-----0____-----------|
|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-3____-------3______-------3-3-----3____-----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0____-------0______-------0-0-----0____-----------|
|-0-0-0-0---------2____-------2______---0-0-----0-0-2____-----------|
|-x-x-x-x---------3____-------3______---2-2-----2-2-3____-----------|
|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-----3-3-----3-3-----------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



  G       D/F#    G                 C/G             G       C*
|-----------------3____-------3---|-3------3-3------3____---0____---|
|-----------------0____-------0---h-1--0h1-----1-1--0____---1____---|
|-----------------0____-------0---|-0---------------0____---0____---|
|-----0-0-----0-0-0____-------0---h-2---------------0____-----------|
|---2-------0-----x-----------x---|-x---------------x---------------|
|-3-------2-------3____-------3---|-3---------------3____-----------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



                  VERSE2:
  G/B
|---------------------------------|
|-3____---------------------------|
|-0____---------------------------|
|-0____---------------------------|
|-2____---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                 When I awoke to-



VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
Csus2  x3003x    C*     xxx010    Am7  x02010
D      xx0232    G/B    x20033    C**  x32013
G      3x0003    C      x32010
C/G    3x2010    	A7sus4 x02030

  Csus2  D                  G        C/G | G C* G/B |
- day,     suddenly nothing happened

        | C     G/B | A7sus4  Am7          | G    C* G/B |
But in my dre___ea____eams,       I slew the dragon

                   | C**  C/G D                   | G  C/G | G C* G/B |
And down this beaten path,      and up this cobbled lane

                | Cadd9 G/B | A7sus4  Am7 |       G  C/G  G |
I'm walking in my old   foot -steps,        once again 



CHORUS2:
Notes:
Play as for CHORUS1.

Chords:
G    3x0003    C**    x32013              D/F#   2x023x
C*   xxx010    D      xx0232              Csus2  x3003x
G/B  x2003x    Cadd9  x3203x or x30030

| G     C*  G/B | C**    G       D
    And you say,    just be here now

|                    Cadd9      D/F#    G       | G C* G/B Csus2 |
    Forget about the past, your mask is wearing   thin 


|(Csus2)   G |            D    |                   Cadd9
    Let me throw one more dice,  I know that I can win 

    D       |        Cadd9          G |
I'm waiting   for my real life to begin


[repeat INTERLUDE]


VERSE3:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
Csus2 x3003x    C/G*  3x2013    C       x32010
D     xx0232    C*    xxx010    A7sus4  x02030
G     3x0003    G/B   x2003x    Am7     x02010

           Csus2  D                   G  C/G* | G  C* G/B |
Any minute now,     my ship is coming in
                        | C   G/B | A7sus4  Am7 | G  C* G/B |
I'll keep checking the hori____i____zon

                    Csus2  D                         G  C/G | G  C* G/B |
And I'll check my machine,   there's sure to be that call

                  Csus2 G/B               | A7sus4  Am7 |
It's gonna happen soon, soon, (oh, so very) soon, 

| G  C/G                      | G | G C* G/B | 
       It's just that times are lean 


[repeat CHORUS1]


BRIDGE:

  G       D/F#    Em                                Asus4
|-3-3-3-3---------0---0-0-0---0______-------0---0---0---0-0-0---0___|
|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-0---0-0-0---0______-------0---0---3---3-3-3---3___|
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0---0-0-0---0______-------0---0---2---2-2-2---2___|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---2-2-2---2______-------2---2---2---2-2-2---2___|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-2---2-2-2---2______-------2---2---0---0-0-0---0___|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0---0-0-0---0______-------0---0-------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G       D/F#    Em                                Asus4  
                              Hey___________ey______ey



                  Em                                Asus4
|__-------0---0---0---0-0-0---0______-------0---0---0---0-0-0---0___|
|__-------3---3---0---0-0-0---0______-------0---0---3---3-3-3---3___|
|__-------2---2---0---0-0-0---0______-------0---0---2---2-2-2---2___|
|__-------2---2---2---2-2-2---2______-------2---2---2---2-2-2---2___|
|__-------0---0---2---2-2-2---2______-------2---2---0---2-0-0---0___|
|-----------------0---2-0-0---0______-------0---0-------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
                  Em                                Asus4
                              Hey___________ee______ee, yeah

                  Em                                Asus4
                              Hey___________ey______ey



                  G                                 C
|__-------0---0---3---3-3-3---3______-------3---3---0---0-0-0---0---|
|__-------3---3---0---0-0-0---0______-------0---0---1---1-1-1---1___|
|__-------2---2---0---0-0-0---0______-------0---0---0---0-0-0---2___|
|__-------2---2---0---0-0-0---0______-------0---0---2---2-2-2---0___|
|__-------0---0---x---x-x-x---x---|-x-------x---x---3---3-3-3---3___|
|-----------------3---3-3-3---3______-------3---3-------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
                  G                                 C
                      Eee_______________ee__________ee


                  D                                 Cadd9
|__-------0---0---2---2-2-2---2______-------2---2-------------------|
|__-------1---1---3---3-3-3---3______-------3---3---3---3-3-3---3___|
|__-------0---0---2---2-2-2---2______-------2---2---0---0-0-0---0___|
|__-------2---2---0---0-0-0---0______-------0---0---2---2-2-2---2___|
|__-------3---3-------------------|-----------------3---3-3-3---3___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
                  D                                 Cadd9
  Ee______ee______ee      Eee_______________ee______ee



                  C/G                               Em
|-----------------0---0-0-0---0______-------0---0---0---0-0-0---0___|
|__-------3---3---1---1-1-1---1______-------1---1---0---0-0-0---0___|
|__-------0---0---0---0-0-0---0______-------0---0---0---0-0-0---0___|
|__-------2---2---2---2-2-2---2______-------2---2---2---2-2-2---2___|
|__-------3---3---x---x-x-x---x---|-x-------x---x---2---2-2-2---2___|
|-----------------3---3-3-3---3______-------3---3---0---0-0-0---0___|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
                  C/G                               Em
  Ee______ee______ee      Eee_______________ee______ee


                     Cmaj7
                  C/G     C                         G5
|__-------0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0---0---0---3____-3-3---3___|
|__-------0---0---1-1-0---1-0-1-0-|-1---0---1---0---3____-3-3---3___|
|__-------0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0---0---0---0____-0-0---0___|
|__-------2---2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2---2---2---2---0____-0-0---0___|
|__-------2---2---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3---3---x-----x-x---x---|
|__-------0---0---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3---3---3____-3-3---3___|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


                  D                                 C
|__---3-3-3---3---2---2---2---2______---2-2-2____---0____-------0___|
|__---3-3-3---3---3---3---3---3______---3-3-3____---1____-------1___|
|__---0-0-0---0---2---2---2---2______---2-2-2____---0____-------0___|
|__---0-0-0---0---0---0---0---0______---0-0-0____---2____-------2___|
|-----x-x-x---x-------------------|-----------------3____-------3___|
|__---3-3-3---3-------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


|__---------------0____-------0______-------------------------------|
|__---------------1____-------1______-------------------------------|
|__---------------0____-------0______-------------------------------|
|__---------------2____-------2______-------------------------------|
|__---------------3____-------3______-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                                    On  a   clear


CODA:

  G                                 Cadd9                  D/F#
|-3____-------3-----------3-------|-3____-------3-------------------|
|-3____-------3-----------3-------|-3____-------3-----------3-------|
|-0____-------0-----------0-------|-0____-------0-----------2-------|
|-0____-------0-----------0-------|-2____-------2-----------0-------|
|-2____-------2-----------2-------|-3____-------3-----------x-------|
|-3____-------3-----------3-------|-------------------------2-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G                                 Cadd9                          D/F# 
  day,                    I   can   see,                see a very long


  G
|-3____-------3-----------3-3-----|-3____-------3____---------------|
|-3____-------3-----------3-3-----|-3____-------3____---------------|
|-0____-------0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0____-------0____---------------|
|-0____-------0-------0-0-----0-0-|-0____-------0____---------------|
|-2____-------2-------------------|-2____-------2____---------------|
|-3____-------3-------------------|-3____-------3____---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  way                                                   On a clear


  G                                 Cadd9
|-3____-------3-----------3-------|-3____-------3____---------------|
|-3____-------3-----------3-------|-3____-------3____---------------|
|-0____-------0-----------0-------|-0____-------0____---------------|
|-0____-------0-----------0-------|-2____-------2____---------------|
|-2____-------2-----------2-------|-3____-------3____---------------|
|-3____-------3-----------3-------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G                                 Cadd9
  day,                    I   can   see__________________________



  Cadd9
|-3____-------3____---------------|-3____-------3____-------3____---|
|-3____-------3____---------------|-3____-------3____-------3____---|
|-0____-------0____---------------|-0____-------0____-------0____---|
|-2____-------2____---------------|-2____-------2____-------2____---|
|-3____-------3____---------------|-3____-------3____-------3____---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  _______________________________________________________________,



                                                            D/F#
|-3____-----------3____-----------|---------------------------------|
|-3____-----------3____-----------|-------------------------3-------|
|-0____-----------0____-----------|-------------------------2-------|
|-2____-----------2____-----------|-------------------------0-------|
|-3____-----------3____-----------|-------------------------x-------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------2-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
                                                              D/F#
                                                        see a very long


  G
|-3____-----------3____-----------|-3____---------------------------|
|-3____-----------3____-----------|-3____---------------------------|
|-0____-----------0____-----------|-0____---------------------------|
|-0____-----------0____-----------|-0____---------------------------|
|-2____-----------2____-----------|-2____---------------------------|
|-3____-----------3____-----------|-3____---------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G
  way