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Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas Ukulele Chords

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ChordsG, C, Bm, Em, Am, D, F, Dm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram
  • Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
  • Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
  • Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram

[Opening]
[G] [C] [G] [C]
I’m [G]driving home for Christmas,
Oh, I [C]can’t wait to see those faces,
[G]I’m driving home for Christmas, yeah,
Well, [C]I’m moving down that line.

[section 2]
And [Bm]it’s [Em]been so [Am]long,
[D]but I will be [Bm]there,
I sing [Em]this song [Am] [D]to pass the time a-[Bm]way,
[Em]Driving in my [Am]car, [D]driving home for [G]Christmas.

[section 3]
It’s gonna take [C]some time, but I’ll get there,
[G]Top to toe in tailbacks, oh, I got [C]red lights all around,
[G]But soon there’ll be a freeway, girl,
get [C]my feet on holy ground.

[section 4]
So [Bm]I sing [Em]for you, [Am]though [D]you can’t hear me,
[Bm]When I get [Em]through, [Am] and [D]feel you near me,
[Bm] [Em] [Am] [D]I’m driving home for [G]Christmas.

[chorus]
Driving home for [C]Christmas, with a thousand memo-[G]ries.
I take a look at the driver [C]next to me,
he’s just the [G]same, just the [C]same.

[interlude]
[Am] [Bm] [C] [D] [Em] [D] [C] [Bm] [F] [Dm]

[section 5]
[G]Top to toe in tailbacks, oh, I got [C]red lights all around,
[G]I’m driving home for Christmas, yeah, get [C]my feet on holy ground.

[Closing]
So [Bm]I sing [Em]for you, [Am]thoughh [D]you can’t hear me,
[Bm]when I get [Em]through, [Am]oh, and [D]feel you near me, [Bm]
[Em]Driving in my [Am]car, [D]driving home for [G]Christmas.

[chorus]
Driving home for [C]Christmas with a thousand memo-[G]ries.
I take a look at the [C]driver next to me, he’s just the [G]same,
he’s driving [C]home, driving home, driving home for [G]Christmas [C]

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ArtistChris Rea
AlbumOn the Beach
GenresChristmas
Year1986
KeyG

How to play Driving Home For Christmas on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas on ukulele requires 8 chords and 14 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Driving Home For Christmas uses these transitions most often: G → C (16), C → G (11), and Am → D (9). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with G - C chord transition.

1. G → C chord transition

Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

To move from G to C;

  1. While playing G, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
G to C

2. C → Bm chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram

To move from C to Bm;

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 4.
  2. Place index finger on C string fret 2.
C to Bm

3. Bm → Em chord transition

Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram

To move from Bm to Em;

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 4 to C string fret 4.
  3. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
Bm to Em

4. Em → Am chord transition

Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram

To move from Em to Am;

  1. While playing Em, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
Em to Am

5. Am → D chord transition

To move from Am to D;

  1. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

6. D → Bm chord transition

To move from D to Bm;

  1. While playing D, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 4.

7. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.

8. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am;

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

9. Am → Bm chord transition

To move from Am to Bm;

  1. While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 4.

10. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D;

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.

11. D → Em chord transition

To move from D to Em;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 4.

12. Bm → F chord transition

To move from Bm to F;

  1. While playing Bm, lift your ring finger from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

13. F → Dm chord transition

To move from F to Dm;

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 2.

14. Dm → G chord transition

To move from Dm to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

Driving Home For Christmas chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Driving Home For Christmas.

  • Driving Home For Christmas includes 77 chord transitions, 14 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Driving Home For Christmas contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Driving Home For Christmas connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → D: 11%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
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