Chris Rea - Driving home for christmas
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Title: Driving Home for Christmas
Artist: Chris Rea
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Time: 4/4
Tempo: Q=150, quite fast
Capo: 0
Play bass quarters consequently with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths.
Eighths are marked by a "+" sign above the tab lines.
Emphasize the melody notes.
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.
Play the E bass string (6th) 2nd fret with your left-hand thumb wrapped around.
[Verse] (2x)
G Bm7 +
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------------|-0-------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------0----|------2----2----0----|-2-------------------|-2--------2--------0----|
D|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|------0--------------|-0--------0--------0----|
A|---------------------|---------------------|------2---------2----|-2----2-------2----2----|
E|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|------------------------|
I'm dri- ving home for Christmas.
Top to toe in tail-backs.
C +
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------------|-0-------------------|---------------------|-0--------0-------------|
G|----------------0----|------2----2----0----|-2-------------------|-------------------2----|
D|------0----2----0----|------0---------0----|------2---------2----|-2--------2--------2----|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-3---------3---------|-3----3-------3----3----|
E|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|---------------------|------------------------|
Oh, I can't wait to see those fa- ces.
Oh, I got red lights all a- round.
G Bm7 +
E|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B|--------------------|-0-------------------|------0--------------|------------------------|
G|----------------0---|------2----2----0----|-2-------------------|-2--------2--------0----|
D|------2---------2---|------0---------0----|---------------------|-0--------0--------0----|
A|-3---------3--------|---------------------|------2---------2----|-2----2-------2----2----|
E|--------------------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|------------------------|
I'm dri- ving home for Christmas.
But soon there'll be a free-way,
G C +
E|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-0--------0-------------|
G|--------------------|-0----0----2----0----|-0-------------------|-------------------2----|
D|------0---------2---|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|-2--------2--------2----|
A|--------------------|---------------------|-3-------------------|-3----3-------3----3----|
E|-3---------3--------|-3---------3---------|-----------3---------|------------------------|
Well, I'm mo- ving down that line.
Get my feet on ho- ly ground.
G C
E|---------------------|---------------------|----------------10---|-8-------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------0----|
G|---------------------|----------------2----|-0-------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-0-------------------|------2---------0----|------0---------0----|
A|------2---------3----|------2---------0----|-3---------3---------|-0---------0---------|
E|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|---------------------|---------------------|
And it's been so long, but
So I sing for you though
Bm7 D C
E|---------------------|---------------------|----------------10---|-8-------------------|
B|-0-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------0----|
G|-----------2----0----|-2----2----2---------|-0-------------------|---------------------|
D|------0---------0----|----------------0----|------2---------0----|------0---------0----|
A|-2---------2---------|------0---------0----|-3---------3---------|-0---------0---------|
E|---------------------|-2---------2---------|---------------------|---------------------|
I will be there, I sing this song to
you can't hear me. When I get through and
Bm7 D C
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|-0-------------------|---------------------|-0-------------------|---------------------|
G|------2----2----0----|-2-------------------|------2----0---------|----------------0----|
D|------0---------0----|-------0---------0---|----------------4----|-2-------------------|
A|-2---------2---------|---------------------|------3---------3----|------3---------3----|
E|---------------------|-2---------2---------|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|
pass the time a- way, dri- ving in my car. I'm
feel you near me. dri- ving in my car. I'm
G Bm7 + G
E|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
G|-0----0----0---------|-0-------------------|-2--------2--------0----|---------------------|
D|----------------2----|------0---------0----|-0--------0--------0----|---------------------|
A|------2---------2----|------2---------2----|-2----2-------2----2----|------2---------2----|
E|-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------|------------------------|-3---------3---------|
dri- ving home for Christmas.
dri- ving home for Christmas.
C +
E|---------------------|---------------------|-7--------7--------5----|---------------------|
B|-0-------------------|---------------------|-5--------5--------5----|---------------------|
G|------2----2----0----|-2-------------------|------5------------5----|------5---------5----|
D|------0---------0----|------2---------2----|-0------------0---------|-0---------0---------|
A|---------------------|-3---------3---------|------------------------|---------------------|
E|-3---------3---------|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
Dri- ving home for Christmas.
Dri- ving home for Christmas. With
[Outro]
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|-0----0----0---------|---------------------|---------------------|------0---------2----|
D|------2---------2----|-0-------------------|------2----0----4----|-2---------4---------|
A|-3---------3---------|------2---------2----|-3-------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|-3---------3---------|---------------------|---------------------|
thousand me- mo- ries
+ + + + +
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------------2----|-5--------5--------3----|
B|-0-------------------------|---------------------------|------0----3---------|-0--------0--------0----|
G|-----0--------2------------|-0-------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
D|---------2--------4---0----|-----2--------4---0--------|------0---------0----|------0------------0----|
A|-3------------0------------|---------3------------2----|---------------------|------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-3------------2------------|-3---------3---------|-3------------3---------|
+ +
E|----------------2----|-5--------5--------3----|-----------3----5----|-7--------7--------5----|
B|------0----3---------|-0--------0--------0----|---------------------|-5--------5--------5----|
G|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|------5------------5----|
D|------0---------0----|------0------------0----|------0---------0----|-0------------0---------|
A|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
E|-3---------3---------|-3------------3---------|-3---------3---------|------------------------|
+ +
E|---------------------|-7--------7--------5----|---------------------|-5--------5--------3----|
B|---------------------|-5--------5--------5----|---------------------|-0--------0--------0----|
G|------5---------5----|------5------------5----|------0---------0----|------------------------|
D|-0---------0---------|-0------------0---------|-0---------0---------|------0------------0----|
A|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|-3------------3---------|
E|---------------------|-3------|
B|---------------------|-0------|
G|---------------------|-0------|
D|------0---------0----|--------|
A|---------------------|--------|
E|-3---------3---------|-3------|