Driving home for christmas

Chris Rea

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Snelheid4

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   Amaj9        A          Amaj9
I'm driving home for Christmas
A           Dmaj7             D6     Dmaj7
Oh, I can't wait to see those faces
       Amaj9        A          Amaj9
I'm driving home for Christmas, yea
A           Dmaj7         D6     Dmaj7  D6
Well I'm moving down that line

         C#m7    F#m7   Bm7     
And it's been so long
    Esus4
But I will be there
  C#m7      F#m7   Bm7 
I sing this song
   Esus4         C#m7
To pass the time away
F#m7          Bm7
Driving in my car
Esus4            Amaj9     A   Amaj9  A
Driving home for Christmas

           Dmaj7          D6  
It's gonna take some time
             Dmaj7  D6
But I'll get there
Amaj9         A         Amaj9  A 
Top to toe in tailbacks
          Dmaj7       D6        Dmaj7  D6
Oh, I got red lights all around
    Amaj9              A        Amaj9  A
But soon there'll be a freeway
       Dmaj7        D6       Dmaj7  D6
Get my feet on holy ground

     C#m7      F#m7  Bm7
So I sing for you
       Esus4              C#m7   
Though you can't hear me
           F#m7    Bm7   
When I get through
       Esus4             C#m7
Oh and feel you near me
F#m7          Bm7
Driving in my car
     Esus4            Amaj9      A 
I am driving home for Christmas
                 Dmaj7     D6  Dmaj7  D6
Driving home for Christmas
 
                         Amaj9  A  Amaj9  A
With a thousand memories
 
                   Dmaj7          D6  Dmaj7  D6
I take look at the driver next to me
              Amaj9 
He's just the same
         Dmaj7
Just the same

Loopje:
Bm  C#m  D  E  Fm  E  D  C#m  Gmaj7  Em9

Amaj9         A         Amaj9   A
Top to toe in tailbacks
          Dmaj7           D6     Dmaj7  D6
Oh, I got red lights all around.
    Amaj9             A             Amaj9  A
I'm driving home for Christmas, yea
       Dmaj7        D6      Dmaj7    D6
Get my feet on holy ground

     C#m7     F#m7   Bm7
So I sing for you
       Esus4             C#m7
Though you can't hear me
           F#m7    Bm7
When I get through
       Esus4            C#m7
Oh and feel you near me
F#m7          Bm7
Driving in my car
Esus4            Amaj9      A      Amaj9  A
Driving home for Christmas
                 Dmaj7     D6      Dmaj7  D6
Driving home for Christmas
                Amaj9     A      Amaj9  A
With a thousand memories.

                      Dmaj7          D6      Dmaj7   D6
I take a look at the driver next to me
              Amaj9   A       Amaj9  A
He's just the same
             Dmaj7             D6     Dmaj7  D   
He's driving home, driving home
                 Amaj9      (A     Amaj9  A)
Driving home for Christmas.

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van "Driving home for christmas" van Chris Rea op Gitaartabs. Dit populaire popnummer uit 1987 is perfect voor gitaristen die net beginnen met akkoorden spelen en een aangename, melodische intro en refrein willen onder de vingers krijgen.

Met moeilijkheidsgraad 1 is dit nummer ideaal om de basisakkoorden Amaj9, A, Dmaj7, D6, C#m7 en F#m7 te oefenen. Je vindt hier het volledige accordenpatroon, zodat je direct kunt meespelen met het origineel. Pak je gitaar en ontdek hoe snel dit klassieke nummer voelt onder je vingers.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the barre chord Bm
Bm is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
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2
Practise the change: Bm ↔ A
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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3
Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.