Fast Car Ukulele chords by Tracy Chapman

Original is played with a swing rhythm so if you are playing with your own strumming pattern then the second
chord in the line should be played a beat or so later
(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

              Em    C
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
  Em       D
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-I had a feeling that I belonged
  C Em   D        Em     C      Em
And I-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

              Em    C
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
  Em       D
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-I had a feeling that I belonged
  C Em   D        Em     C      Em
And I-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

              Em    C
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
  Em       D
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-I had a feeling that I belonged
  C Em   D        Em     C      Em
And I-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