The track was written by Tracy Chapman.
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
- Key: Em
- Capo: 2nd fret
- Chords: Cmaj7, G, Em, D, C
- BPM: 104
- Suggested Strumming:
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
Track Info
- Song: Fast Car
- Artist: Tracy Chapman
- Written by Tracy Chapman
- Produced by David Kershenbaum
- Album: Tracy Chapman
- Released Date: 15 April 1988
[Intro] Cmaj7 G Em D
Cmaj7 G Em D
Cmaj7 G Em D
Cmaj7 G Em D
[Verse]
Cmaj7 G You got a fast car.
Em D I want a ticket to anywhere.
Cmaj7 G Maybe we make a deal,
Em Maybe together
D
We can get somewhere.
Cmaj7 G Any place is better.
Em Starting from zero,
D
got nothing to lose.
Cmaj7 G Maybe we'll make something,
Em Me myself,
D
I got nothing to prove.
[Instrumental] Cmaj7 G Em D
Cmaj7 G Em D [Verse]
Cmaj7 G You got a fast car.
Em D I got a plan to get us
Out of here:
Cmaj7 I been working at the
G
Convenience store,
Em Managed to save just
D
A little bit of money.
Cmaj7 G Won't have to drive too far
Em Just 'cross the border
D
And into the city,
Cmaj7 G You and I can both get jobs
Em And finally see what
D
it means to be living. [Instrumental] Cmaj7 G Em D
Cmaj7 G Em D
[Verse]
Cmaj7 You see, my old man's
G
Got a problem
Em He live with the bottle,
D
That’s the way it is.
Cmaj7 He says his body's too
G
Old for working,
Em His body's too young to
D
Look like his.
Cmaj7 G My mama went off and left him,
Em
she wanted more from life
D
Than he could give,
Cmaj7 I said, "Somebody's
G
got to take care of him."
Em So I quit school and
D
That's what I did. [Instrumental]
Cmaj7 G Em D
Cmaj7 G Em D [Verse]
Cmaj7 G You got a fast car.
Em But is it fast enough
D
So we can fly away?
Cmaj7 G We gotta make a decision
Em Leave tonight or live
D
And die this way.
[Instrumental]
Cmaj7 G Em D
Cmaj7 G Em D
[Chorus] C So I remember when: we were
G C
Driving, driving in your car,
G The speed so fast I felt
C
Like I was drunk,
Em C City lights lay out before us
Em And your arm felt nice wrapped
C
'round my shoulder.
C Em D And I had a feeling that
I belonged
C Em D And I had a feeling I could
Em C
Be someone, be someone,
Em
be someone. [Instrumental] Cmaj7 G Em D
Cmaj7 G Em D [Verse]
Cmaj7 G You got a fast car.
Em And we go cruising to
D
Entertain ourselves;
Cmaj7 G you still ain't got a job
Em And I work in a market
D
As a checkout girl.
Cmaj7 G I know things will get better:
Em You'll find work and
D
I'll get promoted,
Cmaj7 G We'll move out of the shelter
Em Buy a bigger house and
D
Live in the suburbs.
[Instrumental] Cmaj7 G Em D
Cmaj7 G Em D [Chorus] C So I remember when: we were
G C
Driving, driving in your car,
G The speed so fast I felt like
C
I was drunk,
Em C City lights lay out before us
Em And your arm felt nice wrapped
C
'round my shoulder.
C Em D And I had a feeling that
I belonged
C Em D And I had a feeling I could
Em C
Be someone, be someone,
Em
Be someone. [Instrumental] Cmaj7 G Em D
Cmaj7 G Em D [Verse]
Cmaj7 G You got a fast car.
Em D And I got a job that pays
All our bills.
Cmaj7 You stay out drinking
G
Late at the bar,
Em You see more your friends
D
than you do your kids.
Cmaj7 G I'd always hoped for better,
Em Thought maybe together
D
You and me would find it,
Cmaj7 I got no plans I ain't
G
Going nowhere,
Em
So take your fast car
D
And keep on driving. [Instrumental] Cmaj7 G Em D x2 [Chorus] C So I remember when:
G
we were driving, driving
C
in your car, G The speed so fast I felt
C
like I was drunk, Em C City lights lay out before us Em And your arm felt nice wrapped
C
'round my shoulder. C Em D And I had a feeling that I belonged C Em D And I had a feeling I could
Em C
-- be someone, be someone,
Em
be someone. [Instrumental] Cmaj7 G Em D x2 [Verse 7] Cmaj7 G You got a fast car.
Em But is it fast enough
D
so you can fly away?
Cmaj7 G You gotta make a decision
Em Leave tonight or live
D
And die this way. [Outro]
Cmaj7 G Em D
Cmaj7 G Em D
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