Holiday Road chords by Lindsey Buckingham

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

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  X32010
G/B X20033
Em7 022003
G  320003
Am  X02210

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

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

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

    F  G  Em7 Am
Holiday ro..ohh..ohh..oad
    F  G  C [back to verse chords]
Holiday ro..ohh..oad

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

    F  G  Em7 Am
Holiday ro..ohh..ohh..oad
    F  G  C
Holiday ro..ohh..oad
    F  G  Em7 Am
Holiday ro..ohh..ohh..oad
    F  G  C [back to verse chords]
Holiday ro..ohh..oad


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

    F  G  Em7 Am
Holiday ro..ohh..ohh..oad
    F  G  C
Holiday ro..ohh..oad
    F  G  Em7 Am
Holiday ro..ohh..ohh..oad
    F  G  C [back to verse chords for outro]
Holiday ro..ohh..oad