Fast Car chords by Tracy Chapman (Ver. 2)

Fast Car chords
Tracy Chapman

Capo II

Cmaj7 G Em D x4

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.

Cmaj7 G Em D X2

Cmaj7     G
You got a fast car.
Em       D
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.

Cmaj7 G Em D X2

     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       Em             D
My mama went off and left him, 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.

Cmaj7 G Em D X2

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
Leave tonight or live and die this way.

Cmaj7 G Em D X2

G  Em   D       C        G
So remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
  C             G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Em          C
City lights lay out before us
     Em           D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
  C Em   D
And I  had a feeling that I belonged
  C Em   D         Em     G      Em
And I  had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.

Cmaj7 G Em D X2

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
We'll move out of the shelter
Em           D
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs.

Cmaj7 G Em D X2

G  Em   D       C        G
So remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
  C             G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Em          C
City lights lay out before us
     Em           D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
  C Em   D
And I  had a feeling that I belonged
  C Em   D         Em     G      Em
And I  had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.

Cmaj7 G Em D X2

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
You see more your friends than you do your kids.
Cmaj7        G
I'd always hoped for better,
Em           D
Thought maybe together you and me would find it,
Cmaj7         G
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere,
  Em           D
so take your fast car and keep on driving.

Cmaj7 G Em D X2

G  Em   D       C        G
So remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
  C             G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Em          C
City lights lay out before us
     Em           D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
  C Em   D
And I  had a feeling that I belonged
  C Em   D         Em     G      Em
And I  had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.

Cmaj7 G Em D X2

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
Leave tonight or live and die this way.

Cmaj7 G Em D x3

Cmaj7 G


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