Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Version 4 of 18
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Capo: Fret 2
I found the Cadd9 chord a much nicer sound and seems to be a better fit than the
chords used in the previous versions on here. I also continued the chord patterns
throughout the entire song for us newbies, not just once for the first verse and
first chorus, etc.
IN THE CHORUS, YOU CAN CHANGE IT UP A BIT IF YOU'D LIKE (C [in place of Cmaj7], G
[in place of Cadd9], and D [in place of Dadd4]). THE CHOICE IS YOURS.
Capo II
Standard Tuning
Chords used:
e---0---|---3-
B---0---|---3-
G---0---|---0-
D---2---|---2-
A---3---|---3-
E---x---|---x-
--|---3---|---
--|---3---|---
--|---0---|---
--|---2---|---
--|---2---|---
--|---0---|---
2---|---0---|-
3---|---1---|-
0---|---0---|-
0---|---2---|-
x---|---3---|-
x---|---x---|-
--3---|---2---
--3---|---3---
--0---|---2---
--0---|---0---
--2---|---x---
--3---|---x---
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
You got a fast
car
I want a ticke
t to anywhere
Maybe we make
a deal
Maybe together
we can get so
mewhere
Any place is b
etter
Starting from
zero got nothi
ng to lose
Maybe we'll ma
ke something
Me, myself, I
got nothing to
prove
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Intro Fill
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[Verse 2]
You got a fast
car
I got a plan t
o get us out o
f here
Been working a
t the convenie
nce store
Managed to sav
e just a littl
e bit of money
Won't have to
drive too far
Just 'cross th
e border and i
nto the city
You and I can
both get jobs
And finally se
e what it mean
s to be living
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Intro Fill
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[Verse 3]
You see my old
man's got a p
roblem
He lives with
the bottle, th
at's the way i
t is
He says his bo
dy's too old f
or working
His body's too
young to look
like his
My mama went o
ff and left hi
m
She wanted mor
e from life th
an he could gi
ve
I said, "Someb
ody's got to t
ake care of hi
m"
So I quit scho
ol and that's
what I did
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Intro Fill
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[Verse 4]
You got a fast
car
But is it fast
enough so we
can fly away?
We gotta make
a decision
Leave tonight
or live and di
e this way
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[Bridge]
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[Chorus]
I remembe
r when we were
driving, driv
ing in your ca
r
The speed so f
ast I felt lik
e i was drunk
City lights
lay out before
us
Dadd4
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I_________
_ had a feelin
g that I belon
ged
And I_________
_ had a feelin
g I could be s
omeone, be som
eone, be someo
ne.
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[Intro Fill]
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[Verse 5]
You got a fast
car
And we go crui
sing to entert
ain ourselves
You still ain'
t got a job
And I work in
a market as a
checkout girl
I know things
will get bette
r
You'll find wo
rk and I'll ge
t promoted
We'll move out
of the shelte
r
Buy a bigger h
ouse and live
in the suburbs
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[Bridge]
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[Chorus]
I remembe
r when we were
driving, driv
ing in your ca
r
The speed so f
ast I felt lik
e i was drunk
City lights
lay out before
us
Dadd4
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I_________
_ had a feelin
g that I belon
ged
And I_________
_ had a feelin
g I could be s
omeone, be som
eone, be someo
ne.
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[Intro Fill]
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[Verse 6]
You got a fast
car
And I got a jo
b that pays al
l our bills
You stay out d
rinking late a
t the bar
See more your
friends than y
ou do your kid
s
I'd always hop
ed for better
Thought maybe
together you a
nd me would fi
nd it
I got no plans
I ain't going
nowhere
So take your f
ast car and ke
ep on driving
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[Bridge]
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[Chorus]
I remembe
r when we were
driving, driv
ing in your ca
r
The speed so f
ast I felt lik
e i was drunk
City lights
lay out before
us
Dadd4
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I_________
_ had a feelin
g that I belon
ged
And I_________
_ had a feelin
g I could be s
omeone, be som
eone, be someo
ne
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[Intro Fill]
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[Verse 7]
You got a fast
car
But is it fast
enough so you
can fly away?
You gotta make
a decision
Leave tonight
or live and di
e this way
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[Intro Fill]
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[Bridge]
, , , Dadd4, , (let it ring out)