Colin Hay Waiting for my real life to begin

[SpongeTube]

Love it. Different than the original -- in a good way. Colin's a genius. Got to see him in Milwaukee for a solo acoustic set. Your version is sweet! Love the picking. Your vocal is something like Dan Fogelberg. Maybe someone else, but I can't quite place it. Really nice range, tho. So many people don't know this song. A shame, it's beautiful.

[myuncommonsliceofsub]

You are very talented my friend!

[herby966]

brilliant!



[dHQst]

Well played but it doesn't sound right

[loughrocks]

Tabs or it didn't happen!!

[digitalbots]

good job

[BadSurface]

dude - you made it so good!

[Jonth93]

dude, the tab, where did you find it for the picking?! :O it sounds so beautiful!!

[hammerthedamthing]

@Jonth93 Hey Jonth.. If you do a search for this song it is posted on ultimate guitar tabs. I put my own chords to it.. I think its the third version listed just check for my name. Tony B

the fingerpicking is my own you will just have to practice it I can't help you there sorry.. but I'm glad you like the song. cheers Tony

[Jonth93]

@hammerthedamthing oh that sucked, cuz it was the finger picking i was interested in /:

[Machidan2335]

can you send me the tabs or chords for this ? machidan2335 at yahoo.com

[use2b2t2]

@Jonth93

This will be my funeral song. The strings are so clear and what a wonderful voice

[rpashoukos]

I just heard about this song from a friend and found your rendition, it's quite good. You also made it easy to learn by showing what you are doing so I won't need the tabs or chords... I will have to download the lyrics though :) Great guitar and vocals, clean and to the point.

[dropthatbeat467]

this was really good :) you sound like colin hay a little bit. :)

[royboy2108]

could you post the chords as the chords on the net are all over the place.... great cover!

[BellumSacrumBellum28]

What make and model is your guitar? Looks like one that I also own.

[cigarzan]

Bro', that was schweet. More, please.

[ernie325]

In my opinion this is one of the covers that comes the closest to the actual pingerpicking feel and style (if not exact) to that of the original. Amazing job sir!

[MrPipo4pipo]

you are great,pls send me tabs pls pls pls

[hammerthedamthing]

@MrPipo4pipo

If you do a search for this song it is posted on ultimate guitar tabs. I put my own chords to it.. I think its the third version listed just check for my name. Tony B

Cheers

[MrPipo4pipo]

@hammerthedamthing pls can u give my you contact me on this email adress pipo17@net.hr

i have some questions i would like to ask you but not on youtube,pls contact me

i did not found those tabs but that is not what i wanted to ask you

i already wrote,yoou are great,the voice is even more beautiful than original,im not saying that so you would conact me,just look at others comments,everyone is saying that you are great

pls contact me

[hunnyb6]

@hammerthedamthing Your chords/tabs are no longer listed on Ultimate? Boo :(

You did a wonderful cover. Nicely played.

[gman49424]

VERY nice!

[73akazen]

great! thks for sharing

[azzeron86]

Really nice cover. I'm picking it up by ear, but you're throwing me off when you lose the tempo sometimes. Still, it sounds beautiful, good job!

[akivancg]

very good !!! loved your style !!!

you should make educational videos .

[davidd379]

not perfect a bit out on some off the timing,

[zenwalrus]

@davidd379 nice.... where's YOUR perfectly timed video???

[ecfootball12]

Really great cover dude! I use my thumb and fingerstyle like that very similarly. So using your video to learn by ear helped so much, thanks.

[hammerthedamthing]

@ecfootball12 Hey Eric your welcome. hope you keep playing, after all thats what its all about..

Cheers Tony

[NJDizzle1]

very nice job man :) well played!

[hammerthedamthing]

@NJDizzle1 thanks nj

[hammerthedamthing]

@NJDizzle1 thanks nj

[hockeytown49341]

Nice job. Good chops!

[hockeytown49341]

Nice job. Good chops!

[pablo4]

Could you send the chord progression

[hammerthedamthing]

@pablo4

If you do a search for this song it is posted on ultimate guitar tabs. I put my own chords to it.. I think its the third version listed just check for my name. Tony B

[chirky88]

Totally agree Naughtyjug... Colin a brilliant but there is another man originally from Scotland easily better than anything going around and that's Jimmy!!!

[womanwithgreeneyes]

Really good cover . . .

[Naughtyjug]

Beautiful song and wonderfully rendered Tony....Thank Scotland for Colin...his songs are truly brilliant. I do an old Men at Work song live too....check out my channel.

Cheers Glen.

[pufforosso]

Nice work pal. Very good voice.

[lotsofhats]

great voice man

[tejbose]

awesome guitar work, and good voice as well.

keep it up.

[quarl421]

Your voice is a little lower than Hay's. Have you tried capo 2 instead of capo 4?

[manyamile]

great voice great job thanks.....

[bonesw05]

awsome cover of a beautiful song

[mawerikas]

Wow, this is really an awsome cover :)

[HurrellTheBubble]

Well done mate

[Leckner91]

awesome ! ! !

[CaptainYin]

Could you possibly tab just some of the runs out please? I have been looking for the proper tab of this song everywhere and no one has it. Your version is frankly excellent and I would love to play it :)

[hammerthedamthing]

I will try and give you some tabs but I've never done them before so just give me some time. and I will see what I can come up with. Cheers.. thanks for the comments.

[Blivenix]

Can you send me those two please ? nice vid

[Reyinfante2]

please add me on this list

[hammerthedamthing]

If you do a search for this song it is posted on ultimate guitar tabs. I put my own chords to it.. I think its the third version listed just check for my name. Tony B.

[meenatheman]

what chords are you using?

[meenatheman]

AMAZING! i <3 it! best cover ive seen!

[dirtyaremysocks]

actually if you could, could you please tab this or make a tutorial. i like your version the best of anyones so far. anyway, really good job man

[hammerthedamthing]

I wouldn't know where to begin, I have never actually tabbed a song out. especially this one.. This song was the most difficult song I've ever learned.. It took me a year to make my own version of it. but I loved it so much that I had to keep at it. you should do the same, and thank you very much for your kinds words.. Regards Tony.

[dirtyaremysocks]

whats the fifth or six chord you are using? the one that kinda looks like an a chord? i cant get it to sound the same

[SimoneMarn]

any chance you could somehow make a tutorial out of this?

i'd ove to learn it.

[rax28]

Very nice.

[hammerthedamthing]

Thank you Rax28 for the complement

[schutzhund123]

nice voice and excellent job on the guitar.