Tracy Chapman-Fast Car
Capo on 2nd[Riff]
E 0------x-3-2---(Em 3 5 3 D 2 3 2)
B 0-1-0--3-0-3---------------------
G 0------0-0-2---------------------
D 2------0-2-0---------------------
A 3------x-2-0---------------------
E -------3-0-x--------------------
[Intro]
Cmaj7 G Em D x 2
[Verse 1]
Cmaj7 G
You got a fast car,
Em D
I want a ticket to anywhere.
Cmaj7 G
Maybe we make a deal,
Em D
Maybe together we can get somewhere.
Cmaj7 G
Any place is better.
Em D
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
Cmaj7 G
Maybe we'll make something,
Em D
Me myself, I got nothing to prove.
[Link 1]
Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Verse 2]
Cmaj7 G
You got a fast car
Em D
And I got a plan to get us out of here
Cmaj7 G
I been working at the convenience store
Em D
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Cmaj7 G
Won't have to drive too far
Em D
Just cross the border and into the city
Cmaj7 G
You and I can both get jobs
Em D
And finally see what it means to be living
[Link]
Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Verse 3]
Cmaj7 G
You see my old man's got a problem
Em D
He live with the bottle that's the way it is
Cmaj7 G
He says his body's too old for working
Em D
His body's too young to look like his
Cmaj7 G
My mama went off and left him
Em D
She wanted more from life than he could give
Cmaj7 G
I said, "somebody's got to take care of him"
Em D
So I quit school and that's what I did
[Link]
Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Verse 4]
Cmaj7 G
You got a fast car
Em D
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
Cmaj7 G
We gotta make a decision
Em D
We leave tonight or live and die this way
[Link]
Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Chorus 1]
C
I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
Em
City lights lay out before us
D
And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder
C Em D
And I.... had a feeling that I belonged
C Em D C D
And I.... had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
[Link]
Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Verse 5]
Cmaj7 G
You got a fast car
Em D
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
Cmaj7 G
You still ain't got a job
Em D
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
Cmaj7 G
I know things will get better
Em D
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
Cmaj7 G
Well move out of the shelter
Em D
Buy a big house and live in the suburbs
[Link]
Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Chorus 2]
C
I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
Em
City lights lay out before us
D
And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder
C Em D
And I.... had a feeling that I belonged
C Em D C D
And I.... had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
[Link]
Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Verse 6]
Cmaj7 G
You got a fast car
Em D
And I got a job that pays all our bills
Cmaj7 G
You stay out drinking late at the bar
Em D
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
C G
I'd always hoped for better
Em D
Thought maybe together you and me would find it
C G
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
Em D
So take your fast car and keep on driving
[Link]
Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Chorus 3]
C
I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
Em
City lights lay out before us
D
And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder
C Em D
And I.... had a feeling that I belonged
C Em D C D
And I.... had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
[Link]
Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
[Verse 7]
Cmaj7 G
You got a fast car
Em D
But is it fast enough so you can fly away
Cmaj7 G
You gotta make a decision
Em D
You leave tonight or live and die this way
[Coda]
Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G Em D
Cmaj7 G Em D Cmaj7 G