Holiday Road chords by Lindsey Buckingham

Chords with lyrics

Difficulty: Novice

Holiday Road
by Lindsey Buckingham (of Fleetwood Mac)


This song is best known from National Lampoon's "Vacation", it was released on the soundtrack.

Standard Tuning, Capo on 5
Chords used:
C majorC  X32010
G/BG/B X20033
E minor 7Em7 022003
G+G  320003
A minorAm  X02210

Background riff:
e--------3--3--3-|
B---0--0h1----1--|
G----------------|
D----------------|
A----------------|
E----------------|

Intro: C majorC C/BC/B C majorC (repeat 4x)

Verse Chords:
C majorC    G/BG/B C majorC
I found out long ago,
C majorC  G/BG/B C majorC
Ohh ohh ohh
    C majorC    G/BG/B   C majorC
It's a long way down the holiday road
C majorC  G/BG/B C majorC
Ohh Ohh Ohh

    FF  G+G  E minor 7Em7 A minorAm
Holiday ro..ohh..ohh..oad
    FF  G+G  C majorC [back to verse chords]
Holiday ro..ohh..oad

C majorC    G/BG/B   C majorC
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
C majorC  G/BG/B C majorC
Ohh ohh ohh
C majorC   G/BG/B     C majorC
Take a ride on the West Coast kick
C majorC  G/BG/B C majorC
Ohh Ohh Ohh

    FF  G+G  E minor 7Em7 A minorAm
Holiday ro..ohh..ohh..oad
    FF  G+G  C majorC
Holiday ro..ohh..oad
    FF  G+G  E minor 7Em7 A minorAm
Holiday ro..ohh..ohh..oad
    FF  G+G  C majorC [back to verse chords]
Holiday ro..ohh..oad


C majorC    G/BG/B C majorC
I found out long ago,
C majorC  G/BG/B C majorC
Ohh ohh ohh
    C majorC    G/BG/B   C majorC
It's a long way down the holiday road
C majorC  G/BG/B C majorC
Ohh Ohh Ohh

    FF  G+G  E minor 7Em7 A minorAm
Holiday ro..ohh..ohh..oad
    FF  G+G  C majorC
Holiday ro..ohh..oad
    FF  G+G  E minor 7Em7 A minorAm
Holiday ro..ohh..ohh..oad
    FF  G+G  C majorC [back to verse chords for outro]
Holiday ro..ohh..oad