Fast Car Tracy Chapman
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Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
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Chords: Cmaj7-(x32000)
G-----(320003)
Em----(022000)
Dadd11(xx0032)
C-----(x32010)
D-----(xx0232)
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Capo on 2nd
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Intro: Cmaj7 G | Em Dadd11 | Cmaj7 G | Em Dad11 (X2)
VERSE 1:
[Cmaj7]You got a fast [G]car,
[Em]I want a ticket to [Dadd11]anywhere.
[Cmaj7]Maybe we make a [G]deal,
[Em]Maybe together we can [Dadd11] get somewhere.
[Cmaj7]Any place is bette[G]r.
[Em]Starting from zero, got [Dadd11]nothing to lose.
[Cmaj7]Maybe we'll make somet[G]hing,
[Em]Me myself, I got [Dadd11]nothing to prove.
Link 1: Cmaj7 G | Em Dadd11 | Cmaj7 G | Em Dad11
VERSE 2:
[Cmaj7]You got a fast [G]car
[Em]And I got a plan [Dadd11]to get us out of here
I been [Cmaj7]working at the conv[G]enience store
[Em]Managed to save j[Dadd11]ust a little bit of money
[Cmaj7]We wont have to drive t[G]oo far
Just c[Em]ross the border and [Dadd11]into the city
[Cmaj7]You and I c[G]an both get jobs
And [Em]finally see what it [Dadd11]means to be living
Link: Cmaj7 G | Em Dadd11 | Cmaj7 G | Em Dad11
VERSE 3:
You see [Cmaj7]my old man's [G]got a problem
He [Em]live with the bottle [Dadd11]that's the way it is
He says his [Cmaj7]body's too old f[G]or working
His b[Em]ody's too young to [Dadd11]look like his
My [Cmaj7]mama went off and [G]left him
She w[Em]anted more from life than [Dadd11]he could give
I said, "[Cmaj7]somebody's got to take [G]care of him"
So I[Em] quit school and [Dadd11]that's what I did
Link: Cmaj7 G | Em Dadd11 | Cmaj7 G | Em Dad11
VERSE 4:
[Cmaj7]You got a fast [G]car
But is it f[Em]ast enough so we can [Dadd11]fly away
[Cmaj7]We gotta make a deci[G]sion
[Em]We leave tonight or live and [Dadd11]die this way
Link: Cmaj7 G | Em Dadd11 | Cmaj7 G | Em Dad11
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tracy_chapman/fast_car_acoustic_crd.html )
CHORUS 1:
[Em]I rem[Dadd11]ember when we [C]were driving, driving in your car
The [G]speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
[Em]City lights lay out before us
And your [D]arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder
And [C]I..[Em].. had a [D]feeling that I belonged
And [C]I..[Em].. had a [D]feeling I could be someone, [C]be someone, [D]be someone
Link: Cmaj7 G | Em Dadd11 | Cmaj7 G | Em Dad11
VERSE 5:
[Cmaj7]You got a fast [G]car
And [Em]we go cruising to enterta[Dadd11]in ourselves
You [Cmaj7]still ain't got a j[G]ob
And I [Em]work in a market [Dadd11]as a checkout girl
[Cmaj7]I know things will get b[G]etter
[Em]You'll find work and I[Dadd11]'ll get promoted
[Cmaj7]Well move out of the [G]shelter
[Em]Buy a big house and [Dadd11]live in the suburbs
Link: Cmaj7 G | Em Dadd11 | Cmaj7 G | Em Dad11
CHORUS 2:
[Em]I rem[Dadd11]ember when we [C]were driving, driving in your car
The [G]speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
[Em]City lights lay out before us
And your [D]arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder
And [C]I..[Em].. had a [D]feeling that I belonged
And [C]I..[Em].. had a [D]feeling I could be someone, [C]be someone, [D]be someone
Link: Cmaj7 G | Em Dadd11 | Cmaj7 G | Em Dad11
VERSE 6:
[Cmaj7]You got a fast [G]car
And [Em]I got a job that [Dadd11]pays all our bills
You [Cmaj7]stay out drinking [G]late at the bar
See [Em]more of your friends than you [Dadd11] do of your kids
[C]I'd always hoped for [G]better
Thought [Em]maybe togethe[Dadd11]r you and me would find it
[C]I got no plans I ain't [G]going nowhere
So [Em]take your fast car an[Dadd11]d keep on driving
Link: Cmaj7 G | Em Dadd11 | Cmaj7 G | Em Dad11
CHORUS 3:
[Em]I rem[Dadd11]ember when we [C]were driving, driving in your car
The [G]speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
[Em]City lights lay out before us
And your [D]arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder
And [C]I..[Em].. had a [D]feeling that I belonged
And [C]I..[Em].. had a [D]feeling I could be someone, [C]be someone, [D]be someone
Link: Cmaj7 G | Em Dadd11 | Cmaj7 G | Em Dad11
VERSE 7:
[Cmaj7]You got a fast [G]car
But is it [Em]fast enough so you can [Dadd11] fly away
[Cmaj7]You gotta make a dec[G]ision
[Em]You leave tonight or live and [Dadd11]die this way
CODA: Cmaj7 G | Em Dadd11 | Cmaj7 G | Em Dad11 |
Cmaj7 G | Em Dadd11 | Cmaj7 G |
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