Holiday Road chords by Lindsey Buckingham, National Lampoon's Vacation (Official Version)

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F
Fmaj9
Bb
C
Am
Dm
Gm

Intro 1

Verse 1

I found out long ago

It's a long way down the holiday road

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Chorus 1

Holiday road

Verse 2

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick

Take a ride on the West Coast kick

Chorus 2
Bb 
C 
Am 
Dm 
Holiday  (B flat major) road  (C major)  (A minor)  (D minor) 
Gm 
C 
F 
Holiday  (G minor) road  (C major)  (F major) 
Bb 
C 
Am 
Dm 
Holiday  (B flat major) road  (C major)  (A minor)  (D minor) 
Gm 
C 
Holiday  (G minor) road  (C major) 

Solo 1
F 
Fmaj9 
F 
 (F major)  (F minoraj9)  (F major) 
F 
Fmaj9 
F 
 (F major)  (F minoraj9)  (F major) 
F 
Fmaj9 
F 
 (F major)  (F minoraj9)  (F major) 
F 
Fmaj9 
F 
 (F major)  (F minoraj9)  (F major) 
F 
Fmaj9 
F 
F 
 (F major)  (F minoraj9)  (F major)  (F major) 

Verse 3

I found out long ago

It's a long way down the holiday road

Chorus 3
Bb 
C 
Am 
Dm 
Holiday  (B flat major) road  (C major)  (A minor)  (D minor) 
Gm 
C 
F 
Holiday  (G minor) road  (C major)  (F major) 
Bb 
C 
Am 
Dm 
Holiday  (B flat major) road  (C major)  (A minor)  (D minor) 
Gm 
C 
Holiday  (G minor) road  (C major) 

Outro 1

[Repeat and fade]

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F
Fmaj9
Bb
C
Am
Dm
Gm

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: F majorBPM: 188

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Fmaj9: x-x-2-2-1-3
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3

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This is the definitive original version of Holiday Road by Lindsey Buckingham, National Lampoon's Vacation, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It suits players who want to learn Holiday Road the way Lindsey Buckingham, National Lampoon's Vacation intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.