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Driving Home For Christmas

Driving Home for Christmas by Chris Rea was inspired while he was stuck in traffic on his way home for Christmas. The concept came about when his wife suggested that he travel by train home and looking at the other drivers, he began to wonder what their journey home for Christmas would be like. Rea initially recorded a demo of the song in 1978, but it wasnt officially released as a single until 1988.

Key: A

Introduction:

        A9M         A           A9M 
I' m driving home for Christmas
 A            D7M              D6      D7M 
Oh, I can' t wait to see those faces
        A9M         A           A9M 
I' m driving home for Christmas, yea
 A            D7M          D6      D7M   D6 
Well I' m moving down that line
          C#m7     F#m7    Bm7 
And it' s been so long
     E4 
But I will be there
   C#m7       F#m7    Bm7 
I sing this song
    E4          C#m7 
To pass the time away
 F#m7           Bm7 
Driving in my car
 E4             A9M      A    A9M   A 
Driving home for Christmas
            D7M           D6 
It' s gonna take some time
              D7M   D6 
But I' ll get there
 A9M          A          A9M   A 
Top to toe in tailbacks
           D7M        D6         D7M   D6 
Oh, I got red lights all around
     A9M               A         A9M   A 
But soon there' ll be a freeway
        D7M         D6        D7M   D6 
Get my feet on holy ground
      C#m7       F#m7   Bm7 
So I sing for you
        E4               C#m7 
Though you can' t hear me
            F#m7     Bm7 
When I get through
        E4              C#m7 
Oh and feel you near me
 F#m7           Bm7 
Driving in my car
      E4             A9M       A 
I am driving home for Christmas
                  D7M      D6   D7M   D6 
Driving home for Christmas

                          A9M   A   A9M   A 
With a thousand memories

                    D7M           D6   D7M   D6 
I take look at the driver next to me
               A9M 
He' s just the same
          D7M 
Just the same
Middle:

 A9M          A          A9M    A 
Top to toe in tailbacks
           D7M            D6      D7M   D6 
Oh, I got red lights all around.
     A9M              A              A9M   A 
I' m driving home for Christmas, yea
        D7M         D6       D7M     D6 
Get my feet on holy ground
      C#m7      F#m7    Bm7 
So I sing for you
        E4              C#m7 
Though you can' t hear me
            F#m7     Bm7 
When I get through
        E4             C#m7 
Oh and feel you near me
 F#m7           Bm7 
Driving in my car
 E4             A9M       A       A9M   A 
Driving home for Christmas
                  D7M      D6       D7M   D6 
Driving home for Christmas
                 A9M      A       A9M   A 
With a thousand memories.
                       D7M           D6       D7M    D6 
I take a look at the driver next to me
               A9M    A        A9M   A 
He' s just the same
              D7M              D6      D7M   D 
He' s driving home, driving home
                  A9M      ( A      A9M   A) 
Driving home for Christmas.
By "balljeveir"