Driving home for Christmas    (video)    (intro)    (midi)

 

    G - C - G - C

 

            G

1. I'm driving home for Christmas,

                       C

    oh, I can't wait to see those faces,

            G

    I'm driving home for Christmas, yeah,

                     C

    well, I'm moving down that line.

 

                  Bm       Em   - Am       D                      - Bm

    And it's been so long,          but I will be there,

                     Em    - Am      D                     Bm

    I sing this song           to pass the time away,

     Em               Am    D                           G

    driving in my car, driving home for Christmas.

 

                              C

2. It's gonna take some time, but I'll get there,

     G                                               C

    top to toe in tailbacks, oh, I got red lights all around,

             G                                                         C

    but soon there'll be a freeway, girl, get my feet on holy ground.

 

            Bm       Em   - Am              D                    

    So I sing for you,          though you can't hear me,

Bm                    Em    -  Am          D                      

    when I get through,          and feel you near me,

Bm - Em  - Am          D                         G

                         I’m driving home for Christmas.

 

                                    C                                                G

3. Driving home for Christmas, with a thousand memories.

                                              C

    I take a look at the driver next to me,

                         G                     C

    he's just the same, just the same.

 

+  Am - Bm - C - D - Em - D - C - Bm      - F ~   Dm  ~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     G                                               C

4.Top to toe in tailbacks, oh, I got red lights all around,

            G                                                               C

    I'm driving home for Christmas, yeah, get my feet on holy ground.

 

            Bm       Em   - Am              D                     

    So I sing for you,          though you can't hear me,

Bm                    Em    -  Am                D                         - Bm

    when I get through,          oh, and feel you near me,

     Em               Am    D                           G

    driving in my car, driving home for Christmas.

 

                                     C                                              G

5. Driving home for Christmas with a thousand memories.

                                     C                                             G

    I take a look at the driver next to me, he's just the same,

                         C                                                             G         - C

    he's driving home, driving home, driving home for Christmas  ....

 

(orig. = capo 2nd)    (Chris Rea)