Fast Car Acoustic chords by Tracy Chapman

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: C

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Capo on 2nd


Chords: Cmaj7  (x32000)
    G    (320003)
    Em   (022000)
    Dsus4  (xx0032)
    C    (x32010)


Intro:

Cmaj7 G  Em Dsus4  Cmaj7 G  Em Dsus4 (X2)


Verse 1:

Cmaj7     G
You got a fast car,
Em         Dsus4
I want a ticket to anywhere.
Cmaj7      G
Maybe we make a deal,
Em          Dsus4
Maybe together we can get somewhere.
Cmaj7       G
Any place is better.
Em           Dsus4
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
Cmaj7         G
Maybe we'll make something,
Em        Dsus4
Me myself, I got nothing to prove.


Link 1:

Cmaj7 G  Em Dsus4  Cmaj7 G  Em Dsus4


Verse 2:

Cmaj7     G
You got a fast car
Em        Dsus4
And I got a plan to get us out of here
    Cmaj7       G
I been working at the convenience store
Em        Dsus4
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Cmaj7         G
Won't have to drive too far
   Em         Dsus4
Just cross the border and into the city
Cmaj7   G
You and I can both get jobs
  Em         Dsus4
And finally see what it means to be living


Link:

Cmaj7 G  Em Dsus4  Cmaj7 G  Em Dsus4


Verse 3:

    Cmaj7    G
You see my old man's got a problem
  Em          Dsus4
He live with the bottle that's the way it is
      Cmaj7      G
He says his body's too old for working
   Em         Dsus4
His body's too young to look like his
  Cmaj7       G
My mama went off and left him
   Em            Dsus4
She wanted more from life than he could give
     Cmaj7         G
I said, "somebody's got to take care of him"
  Em        Dsus4
So I quit school and that's what I did


Link:

Cmaj7 G  Em Dsus4  Cmaj7 G  Em Dsus4


Verse 4:

Cmaj7     G
You got a fast car
      Em          Dsus4
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
Cmaj7        G
We gotta make a decision
Em              Dsus4
We leave tonight or live and die this way


Link:

Cmaj7 G  Em Dsus4  Cmaj7 G  Em Dsus4


Chorus 1:

Em  Dsus4    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 Dsus4  Cmaj7 G  Em Dsus4


Verse 5:

Cmaj7     G
You got a fast car
  Em            Dsus4
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
  Cmaj7       G
You still ain't got a job
   Em        Dsus4
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
Cmaj7          G
I know things will get better
Em          Dsus4
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
Cmaj7        G
Well move out of the shelter
Em         Dsus4
Buy a big house and live in the suburbs


Link:

Cmaj7 G  Em Dsus4  Cmaj7 G  Em Dsus4


Chorus 2:

Em  Dsus4    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 Dsus4  Cmaj7 G  Em Dsus4


Verse 6:

Cmaj7     G
You got a fast car
  Em        Dsus4
And I got a job that pays all our bills
  Cmaj7       G
You stay out drinking late at the bar
  Em              Dsus4
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
C          G
I'd always hoped for better
    Em      Dsus4
Thought maybe together you and me would find it
C           G
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
  Em          Dsus4
So take your fast car and keep on driving


Link:

Cmaj7 G  Em Dsus4  Cmaj7 G  Em Dsus4


Chorus 3:

Em  Dsus4    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 Dsus4  Cmaj7 G  Em Dsus4


Verse 7:

Cmaj7     G
You got a fast car
     Em           Dsus4
But is it fast enough so you can fly away
Cmaj7        G
You gotta make a decision
Em              Dsus4
You leave tonight or live and die this way


Coda:

Cmaj7 G  Em Dsus4  Cmaj7 G  Em Dsus4
Cmaj7 G  Em Dsus4  Cmaj7 G