Chris Rea —
Driving Home For Christmas

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± BPM (tempo): ♩ = 90 beats per minute

Lyrics and Music by Chris Rea

Intro: 
  Cmaj9 C | Cmaj9 C
  Fmaj F6 | Fmaj F6  } ×2

    Cmaj9        C             Cmaj9 C
I’m driving home for Christmas.
            Fmaj
Oh, I can’t wait
       F6          Fmaj F6
To see those faces.
    Cmaj9        C
I’m driving home for Christmas,
  Cmaj9 C
Yeah,
          Fmaj        F6        Fmaj F6
Well, I’m moving down that line.

            Em7     Am7
   And it’s been so long,
Dm7    Gadd11 G/F  Em7
   But I will be there.
               Am7
   I sing this song
Dm7   Gadd11   G/F   Em7
   To pass the time away
   Am7     Am7/G  F6 F6/E
   Driving in my car,
   Dm7     G7       Cmaj9    C Cmaj9 C
   Driving home for Christmas.

           Fmaj           F6
It’s gonna take some time,
             Fmaj  F6
But I’ll get there,
Cmaj9      C            Cmaj9 C
Top to toe in tailbacks.
          Fmaj           F6    Fmaj F6
Oh, I got red lights all around,
    Cmaj9              C
But soon there’ll be a freeway,
  Cmaj9 C
Yeah,
       Fmaj    F6          Fmaj F6
Get my feet on holy ground.

        Em7      Am7
   So I sing for you,
Dm7       Gadd11    G/F   Em7
   Though you can’t hear me
              Am7
   When I get through,
Dm7    Gadd11   G/F   Em7
   And feel you near me
   Am7     Am7/G  F6 F6/E
   Driving in my car,
        Dm7     G7
   I am driving home
       Cmaj9    C Cmaj9 C
   For Christmas.

             Fmaj         F6 Fmaj
Driving home for Christmas
     F6              Cmaj9 C Cmaj9 C
With a thousand memories.
                     Fmaj
I take look at the driver
        F6 Fmaj F6
Next to me,
               Cmaj9 | Cmaj9
He’s just the same,
          Fmaj | Fmaj
Just the same.

Instrumental: 
  Dm Em F G | Am G F Em
  Bbmaj9 | Bbmaj9 | Gm9 | Gm9

Cmaj9      C            Cmaj9 C
Top to toe in tailbacks,
          Fmaj           F6    Fmaj F6
Oh, I got red lights all around.
    Cmaj9        C
I’m driving home for Christmas,
  Cmaj9 C
Yeah,
       Fmaj    F6          Fmaj F6
Get my feet on holy ground.

        Em7      Am7
   So I sing for you,
Dm7       Gadd11    G/F   Em7
   Though you can’t hear me
              Am7
   When I get through,
Dm7        Gadd11   G/F   Em7
   Oh, and feel you near me
   Am7     Am7/G  F6 F6/E
   Driving in my car,
   Dm7     G7       Cmaj9    C Cmaj9 C
   Driving home for Christmas,
           Fmaj              F6 Fmaj
   Driving home for Christmas
   F6
   With a thousand
         Cmaj9 C Cmaj9 C
   Memories.

                     Fmaj
I take a look at the driver
        F6 Fmaj F6
Next to me,
              Cmaj9 C Cmaj9 C
He’s just the same,
              Fmaj   F6        Fmaj F6
He’s driving home, driving home,
                 Cmaj9     C Cmaj9 C
Driving home for Christmas.

Instrumental: 
  Fmaj F6 | Fmaj F6

                 Cmaj9     C
Driving home for Christmas.