Chris Rea, Driving Home For Christmas (1988)
Key: :[A#] (w: Chris Rea)

INTRO:
[A#maj9] [A#] [A#maj9] [A#] // [D#maj7] [D#6] [D#maj7] [D#6]
[A#maj9] [A#] [A#maj9] [A#] // [D#maj7] [D#6] [D#maj7] [D#6]

VERSE 1:
I'm [A#maj9] driving home for [A#] Christmas [A#maj9] [A#]
Oh, I can't [D#maj7] wait to see those [D#6] faces [D#maj7] [D#6]
I'm [A#maj9] driving home for [A#] Christmas, yeah [A#maj9] [A#]
Well I'm [D#maj7] moving down that [D#6] line [D#maj7] [D#6]

CHORUS 1:
And it's [Dm7] been so [Gm7] long
[Cm7] But [Fsus4] I will be there
[Dm7] I sing this [Gm7] song
[Cm7] To [Fsus4] pass the time a-[Dm7]-way
[Gm7] Driving in my [Cm7] car
[Fsus4] Driving home for [A#maj9] Christmas [A#] [A#maj9] [A#]
It's gonna [D#maj7] take some time
[D#6] But I'll get [D#maj7] there [D#6]

VERSE 2:
[A#maj9] Top to toe in [A#] tailbacks [A#maj9] [A#]
Oh, I got [D#maj7] red lights [D#6] all around [D#maj7] [D#6]
[A#maj9] But soon there'll be a [A#] freeway [A#maj9] [A#]
Get my [D#maj7] feet on holy [D#6] ground [D#maj7] [D#6]

CHORUS 2:
So I [Dm7] sing for [Gm7] you
[Cm7] Though [Fsus4] you can't hear me
[Dm7] When I get [Gm7] through
[Cm7] Oh and [Fsus4] feel you near me [Dm7]
[Gm7] Driving in my [Cm7] car
I'm [Fsus4] driving home for [A#maj9] Christmas [A#] [A#maj9] [A#]
Driving home for [D#maj7] Christmas [D#6] [D#maj7] [D#6]

CHORUS EXT:
With a thousand memor-[A#maj9]-ies [A#] [A#maj9] [A#]
I take look at the [D#maj7] driver next to [D#6] me [D#maj7] [D#6]

INTERLUDE:
He's just the [A#maj7 open] same, just the [D#maj7 open] same

BRIDGE:
[Cm] [Dm] [D#] [F] // [F#m] [F] [D#] [Dm]
[G#maj7 open] [Fm9 open]

REPEAT VERSE 2:

REPEAT CHORUS 2:

OUTRO:
He's just the [A#maj9] same [A#] [A#maj9] [A#]
He's driving [D#maj7] home, driving [D#6] home [D#maj7] [D#6]
Driving home for [A#maj9] Christmas [A#] [A#maj9] [A#]
[D#maj7] [D#6] [D#maj7] [D#6] // [A# open]

OPTIONAL OUTRO:
[Cm] [Dm] [D#] [F] // [A# open]

ADDITIONAL INFO:

[*CHORDS*]
MAIN
xx7657 - Amaj9
xx7655 - A
xx7779 - Dmaj7
xx7777 - D6
CHORUS
x46454 - C#m7
242222 - F#m7
x24232 - Bm7
022200 - Esus4
xx7654 - Amaj7
BRIDGE
x2443x - Bm
x4665x - C#m
x5777x - D
x7999x - E
xx4675 - Fm / or x.9.11.11.10.x
xx5432 - Gmaj7
x20002 - Em9

NOTE: The "ADDITIONAL INFO" section shows information based on the original song key only, and may not be modified when transposing.