Fast Car chords by Tracy Chapman (Ver. 3)

-Can be used well for baritone ukulele also.

Gmaj7 D Bm A x4

Gmaj7     D
You got a fast car.
Bm         A
I want a ticket to anywhere.
Gmaj7      D
Maybe we make a deal,
Bm          A
Maybe together we can get somewhere.
Gmaj7    D
Any place is better.
Bm           A
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
Gmaj7      D
Maybe we'll make something,
Bm        A
Me myself, I got nothing to prove.

Gmaj7 D Bm A X2

Gmaj7     D
You got a fast car.
Bm       A
I got a plan to get us out of here:
Gmaj7         D
I been working at the convenience store,
Bm           A
Managed to save just a little bit of money.
Gmaj7          D
Won't have to drive too far
Bm             A
Just 'cross the border and into the city,
Gmaj7     D
You and I can both get jobs
  Bm         A
And finally see what it means to be living.

Gmaj7 D Bm A X2

     Gmaj7       D
You see, my old man's got a problem:
  Bm                A
He live with the bottle, that’s the way it is.
  Gmaj7            D
He says his body's too old for working,
  Bm         A
His body's too young to look like his.
  Gmaj7       D       Bm             A
My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give,
     Gmaj7         D
I said, "Somebody's got to take care of him."
  Bm            A
So I quit school and that's what I did.

Gmaj7 D Bm A X2

Gmaj7     D
You got a fast car.
     Bm          A
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Gmaj7       D
We gotta make a decision:
Bm            A
Leave tonight or live and die this way.

Gmaj7 D Bm A X2

Gmaj7            G        D
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
  G             D
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Bm       G
City lights lay out before us
     Bm           A
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
  G Bm   A
And I  had a feeling that I belonged
  G Bm   A         Bm     G      Bm
And I  had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
Gmaj7 D Bm A X2

Gmaj7     D
You got a fast car.
  Bm           A
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves;
Gmaj7         D
you still ain't got a job
   Bm          A
And I work in a market as a checkout girl.
Gmaj7         D
I know things will get better:
Bm          A
You'll find work and I'll get promoted,
Gmaj7         D
We'll move out of the shelter
Bm           A
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs.

Gmaj7 D Bm A X2

Gmaj7            G        D
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
  G             D
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Bm       G
City lights lay out before us
     Bm           A
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
  G Bm   A
And I  had a feeling that I belonged
  G Bm   A         Bm     G      Bm
And I  had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.

Gmaj7 D Bm A X2

Gmaj7     D
You got a fast car.
  Bm        A
And I got a job that pays all our bills.
Gmaj7         D
You stay out drinking late at the bar,
    Bm             A
You see more your friends than you do your kids.
Gmaj7        D
I'd always hoped for better,
Bm           A
Thought maybe together you and me would find it,
Gmaj7         D
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere,
  Bm           A
so take your fast car and keep on driving.

Gmaj7 D Bm A X2

Gmaj7            G        D
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
  G             D
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Bm       G
City lights lay out before us
     Bm           A
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
  G Bm   A
And I  had a feeling that I belonged
  G Bm   A         Bm     G      Bm
And I  had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.

Gmaj7 D Bm A X2

Gmaj7     D
You got a fast car.
     Bm          A
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Gmaj7       D
We gotta make a decision:
Bm            A
Leave tonight or live and die this way.

Gmaj7 D Bm A x3

Gmaj7 D(let it fade)