Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Capo on 2nd


Chords:    (x32000)
               (320003)
              (022000)
          (xx0032)
               (x32010)


[Intro]

              (x2)


[Verse 1]

         
You got a fast

 
 car,
            
I want a ticke

     
t to anywhere.
         
Maybe we make 

  
a deal,
            
Maybe together

        
 we can  get s

omewhere.
         
Any place is b

    
etter.
            
Starting from 

          
zero, got noth


ing to lose.
         
Maybe we'll ma

        
ke something,
            
Me myself, I g

   
ot nothing to 

prove.


[Link 1]

             


[Verse 2]

         
You got a fast

 
 car
            
And I got a pl

   
an to get us o

ut of here
         
I been working

            
 at the conven

ience store
            
Managed to sav

   
e just a littl

e bit of money
         
Won't have to 

         
drive too far
            
Just cross the

            
 border and in


to the city
      
You and I can 

both get jobs
            
And finally se

          
e what it mean


s to be living


[Link]

             


[Verse 3]

         
You see my old

       
 man's got a p

roblem
            
He live with t

          
he bottle that


's the way it 

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


[Link]

             


[Verse 4]

         
You got a fast

 
 car
            
But is it fast

              
 enough so we 

    
can fly away
         
We gotta make 

      
a decision
            
We leave tonig

              
ht or live and

 
 die this way


[Link]

             


[Chorus 1]

      
I remember whe

     
n we were driv

ing, driving i

n your car
    
The speed so f

ast I felt lik

e I was drunk

City lights la

y out before u

s
         
And your arm f

elt nice wrapp

ed round my sh

oulder
           
And I.... had 

  
a feeling that

 I belonged
           
And I.... had 

             
a feeling I co

              
uld be someone

             
, be someone, 


be someone


[Link]

             


[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
         
Well move out 

       
of the shelter
            
Buy a big hous

      
e and live in 

the suburbs


[Link]

             


[Chorus 2]

      
I remember whe

     
n we were driv

ing, driving i

n your car
    
The speed so f

ast I felt lik

e I was drunk

City lights la

y out before u

s
         
And your arm f

elt nice wrapp

ed round my sh

oulder
           
And I.... had 

  
a feeling that

 I belonged
           
And I.... had 

             
a feeling I co

              
uld be someone

             
, be someone, 


be someone


[Link]

             


[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 of yo

              
ur friends tha

      
n you  do of y

our kids
             
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


[Link]

             


[Chorus 3]

      
I remember whe

     
n we were driv

ing, driving i

n your car
    
The speed so f

ast I felt lik

e I was drunk

City lights la

y out before u

s
         
And your arm f

elt nice wrapp

ed round my sh

oulder
           
And I.... had 

  
a feeling that

 I belonged
           
And I.... had 

             
a feeling I co

              
uld be someone

             
, be someone, 


be someone


[Link]

             


[Verse 7]

         
You got a fast

 
 car
            
But is it fast

              
 enough so you

     
 can  fly away
         
You gotta make

      
 a decision
            
You leave toni

              
ght or live an

  
d die this way


[Coda]