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