Fast Car Tracy Chapman
[Intro]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Verse 1]
[Dmaj7]You got a fast [A]car.
[F#m]I want a ticket to [Eadd4]anywhere.
[Dmaj7]Maybe we make a [A]deal,
[F#m]Maybe together we can [Eadd4]get somewhere.
[Dmaj7]Any place is [A]better.
[F#m]Starting from zero, got [Eadd4]nothing to lose.
[Dmaj7]Maybe we'll make [A]something,
[F#m]Me myself, I got n[Eadd4]othing to prove.
[Instrumental]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Verse 2]
[Dmaj7]You got a fast [A]car.
[F#m]I got a plan to g[Eadd4]et us out of here:
[Dmaj7]I been working at the [A]convenience store,
[F#m]Managed to save just a l[Eadd4]ittle bit of money.
[Dmaj7]Won't have to drive too [A]far
[F#m]Just 'cross the border and i[Eadd4]nto the city,
[Dmaj7]You and I can [A]both get jobs
And [F#m]finally see what it m[Eadd4]eans to be living.
[Instrumental]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Verse 3]
You see, [Dmaj7]my old man's got a [A]problem:
He [F#m]live with the bottle, that's the w[Eadd4]ay it is.
He [Dmaj7]says his body's too old for [A]working,
His [F#m]body's too young to l[Eadd4]ook like his.
My [Dmaj7]mama went off and [A]left him, she [F#m]wanted more from life than h[Eadd4]e could give,
I said, "[Dmaj7]Somebody's got to take [A]care of him."
So [F#m]I quit school and that's w[Eadd4]hat I did.
[Instrumental]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Verse 4]
[Dmaj7]You got a fast [A]car.
But is it [F#m]fast enough so we can f[Eadd4]ly away?
[Dmaj7]We gotta make a de[A]cision:
[F#m]Leave tonight or live and d[Eadd4]ie this way.
[Instrumental]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Cborus]
So I remember when: we were drivin[D]g, driving in your car,
The [A]speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
[F#m]City lights lay out before us
And your[Eadd4] arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
And [D]I [F#m] had a f[Eadd4]eeling that I belonged
And [D]I [F#m] had a f[Eadd4]eeling I could -- be someone, be so[D]meone, be so[E]meone.
[Instrumental]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Verse 5]
[Dmaj7]You got a fast [D]car.
And [F#m]we go cruising to entert[Eadd4]ain ourselves;
[Dmaj7]you still ain't got a [A]job
And I [F#m]work in a market as a c[Eadd4]heckout girl.
[Dmaj7]I know things will get [A]better:
[F#m]You'll find work and I[Eadd4]'ll get promoted,
[Dmaj7]We'll move out of the [A]shelter
[F#m]Buy a bigger house and l[Eadd4]ive in the suburbs.
[Instrumental]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Cborus]
So I remember when: we were drivin[D]g, driving in your car,
The [A]speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
[F#m]City lights lay out before us
And your[Eadd4] arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
And [D]I [F#m] had a f[Eadd4]eeling that I belonged
And [D]I [F#m] had a f[Eadd4]eeling I could -- be someone, be so[D]meone, be so[E]meone.
[Instrumental]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Verse 6]
[Dmaj7]You got a fast [A]car
[F#m]And i got a job that pay[Eadd4]s all our bills.
[Dmaj7]You stay out drinking[A] late at the bar,
[F#m]See more your friends than[Eadd4] you do your kids.
[Dmaj7]I'd always hoped for[A] better,
[F#m]Thought maybe together y[Eadd4]ou and me would find it,
[Dmaj7]I got no plans i ain't go[A]ing nowhere,
[F#m]so take your fast car and[Eadd4] kep on driving.
[Instrumental]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Cborus]
So I remember when: we were drivin[D]g, driving in your car,
The [A]speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
[F#m]City lights lay out before us
And your[Eadd4] arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
And [D]I [F#m] had a f[Eadd4]eeling that I belonged
And [D]I [F#m] had a f[Eadd4]eeling I could -- be someone, be so[D]meone, be so[E]meone.
[Instrumental]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Verse 7]
[Dmaj7]You got a fast [A]car
[F#m]But is it fast enough so y[Eadd4]ou can fly away?
[Dmaj7]You gotta make a d[A]ecision:
[F#m]Leave tonight or live and [Eadd4]die this way.
[Instrumental]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Dmaj7] [A] [F#m] [Eadd4]
[Dmaj7] [A]
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