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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:

difficulty
hard |||||
         A9+            A              A9+  
I' m driving home for Christmas
A                D7+                  D6        D7+  
Oh, I can' t wait to see those faces
         A9+            A              A9+  
I' m driving home for Christmas, yea
A                D7+             D6        D7+    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                 A9+        A     A9+    A  
Driving home for Christmas
              D7+              D6  
It' s gonna take some time
                 D7+    D6  
But I' ll get there
A9+             A             A9+    A  
Top to toe in tailbacks
             D7+          D6            D7+    D6  
Oh, I got red lights all around
     A9+                    A            A9+    A  
But soon there' ll be a freeway
         D7+            D6          D7+    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                 A9+         A  
I am driving home for Christmas
                      D7+        D6    D7+    D6  
Driving home for Christmas

                                 A9+    A    A9+    A  
With a thousand memories

                         D7+              D6    D7+    D6  
I take look at the driver next to me
                  A9+  
He' s just the same
            D7+  
Just the same
Middle:
Bm    C#m    D    E    F#m    E    D    C#m    G7+    Em9  
A9+             A             A9+     A  
Top to toe in tailbacks
             D7+                D6        D7+    D6  
Oh, I got red lights all around.
     A9+                  A                  A9+    A  
I' m driving home for Christmas, yea
         D7+            D6         D7+      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                 A9+         A         A9+    A  
Driving home for Christmas
                      D7+        D6         D7+    D6  
Driving home for Christmas
                     A9+        A         A9+    A  
With a thousand memories.
                             D7+              D6         D7+     D6  
I take a look at the driver next to me
                  A9+     A          A9+    A  
He' s just the same
                 D7+                  D6        D7+    D  
He' s driving home, driving home
                      A9+         (A        A9+    A)  
Driving home for Christmas.
By "balljeveir"