Chris Rea —
Driving Home For Christmas

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

Lyrics and Music by Chris Rea

Intro: 
  Fmaj9 F | Fmaj9 F
  Bbmaj Bb6 | Bbmaj Bb6  } ×2

    Fmaj9        F             Fmaj9 F
I’m driving home for Christmas.
            Bbmaj
Oh, I can’t wait
       Bb6         Bbmaj Bb6
To see those faces.
    Fmaj9        F
I’m driving home for Christmas,
  Fmaj9 F
Yeah,
          Bbmaj       Bb6       Bbmaj Bb6
Well, I’m moving down that line.

            Am7     Dm7
   And it’s been so long,
Gm7    Cadd11 C/Bb Am7
   But I will be there.
               Dm7
   I sing this song
Gm7   Cadd11   C/Bb  Am7
   To pass the time away
   Dm7     Dm7/C  Bb6 Bb6/A
   Driving in my car,
   Gm7     C7       Fmaj9    F Fmaj9 F
   Driving home for Christmas.

           Bbmaj          Bb6
It’s gonna take some time,
             Bbmaj Bb6
But I’ll get there,
Fmaj9      F            Fmaj9 F
Top to toe in tailbacks.
          Bbmaj          Bb6   Bbmaj Bb6
Oh, I got red lights all around,
    Fmaj9              F
But soon there’ll be a freeway,
  Fmaj9 F
Yeah,
       Bbmaj   Bb6         Bbmaj Bb6
Get my feet on holy ground.

        Am7      Dm7
   So I sing for you,
Gm7       Cadd11    C/Bb  Am7
   Though you can’t hear me
              Dm7
   When I get through,
Gm7    Cadd11   C/Bb  Am7
   And feel you near me
   Dm7     Dm7/C  Bb6 Bb6/A
   Driving in my car,
        Gm7     C7
   I am driving home
       Fmaj9    F Fmaj9 F
   For Christmas.

             Bbmaj        Bb6 Bbmaj
Driving home for Christmas
     Bb6             Fmaj9 F Fmaj9 F
With a thousand memories.
                     Bbmaj
I take look at the driver
        Bb6 Bbmaj Bb6
Next to me,
               Fmaj9 | Fmaj9
He’s just the same,
          Bbmaj | Bbmaj
Just the same.

Instrumental: 
  Gm Am Bb C | Dm C Bb Am
  Ebmaj9 | Ebmaj9 | Cm9 | Cm9

Fmaj9      F            Fmaj9 F
Top to toe in tailbacks,
          Bbmaj          Bb6   Bbmaj Bb6
Oh, I got red lights all around.
    Fmaj9        F
I’m driving home for Christmas,
  Fmaj9 F
Yeah,
       Bbmaj   Bb6         Bbmaj Bb6
Get my feet on holy ground.

        Am7      Dm7
   So I sing for you,
Gm7       Cadd11    C/Bb  Am7
   Though you can’t hear me
              Dm7
   When I get through,
Gm7        Cadd11   C/Bb  Am7
   Oh, and feel you near me
   Dm7     Dm7/C  Bb6 Bb6/A
   Driving in my car,
   Gm7     C7       Fmaj9    F Fmaj9 F
   Driving home for Christmas,
           Bbmaj             Bb6 Bbmaj
   Driving home for Christmas
   Bb6
   With a thousand
         Fmaj9 F Fmaj9 F
   Memories.

                     Bbmaj
I take a look at the driver
        Bb6 Bbmaj Bb6
Next to me,
              Fmaj9 F Fmaj9 F
He’s just the same,
              Bbmaj  Bb6       Bbmaj Bb6
He’s driving home, driving home,
                 Fmaj9     F Fmaj9 F
Driving home for Christmas.

Instrumental: 
  Bbmaj Bb6 | Bbmaj Bb6

                 Fmaj9     F
Driving home for Christmas.