Scorpions - Holiday: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Holiday" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Dm
Let me take you far away
       C      A   Dm
You'd like a holiday
Dm
Let me take you far away
       C      A   Dm
You'd like a holiday
              C                Dm
Exchange the cold days for the sun
 G              A
Good times and fun
Dm
Let me take you far away
       C      A   Dm Dm7 Dm6 A
You'd like a holiday

Let me take you far away
You'd like a holiday
Let me take you far away
You'd like a holiday
Exchange your troubles for some love
Wherever you are
Let me take you far away
You'd like a holiday

                 Dm
Longing for the sun till it comes
       C              A#
To the island without name
                Dm
Longing for the sun be welcome
       C           A#              Dm
On the island many miles away from home
      Dm          C              A#
Be welcome on the island without name
                Dm
Longing for the sun till it comes
       C           A#              Dm
To the island many miles away from home


You can simplify chords by removing barre

Transpose

Reset

Font Size

Reset

Simplify chords by removing barre

Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Dm6

Guitar chord Dm6

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Holiday" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Holiday" by Scorpions.

Scorpions Song List