Fast car - Tracy Chapman chords
Key:
G
Singer/Band:
Tracy Chapman
Capo 2. Tone [G] Intro: [Cmaj7] [G] [Em] [D] X4
Verse 1:
Cmaj7 You got a fast G car
Em I want a ticket to D anywhere
Cmaj7 Maybe we make a G deal
Em Maybe together we can D get somewhere
Cmaj7 Any place is G better
Em Starting from zero, got D nothing to lose
Cmaj7 Maybe we'll make G something
Em Me myself, I got D nothing to prove
Instrumental:
Cmaj7 G Em D X2
Verse 2:
Cmaj7 You got a fast G car
Em I got a plan to D get us out of here
Cmaj7 I been working at the G convenience store
Em Managed to save just a D little bit of money
Cmaj7 Won't have to drive too G far
Em Just 'cross the border and D into the city
Cmaj7 You and I can G both get jobs
Em And finally see what it D means to be living
Instrumental:
Cmaj7 G Em D X2
Verse 3:
You see, Cmaj7 my old man's got a G problem
He Em live with the bottle, that’s the D way it is
He Cmaj7 says his body's too old for G working
His Cmaj7 body's too young to D look like his
My Cmaj7 mama went off and G left him, she
Em wanted more from life than D he could give
I said, " Cmaj7 Somebody's got to take G care of him."
So Em I quit school and that's D what I did
Instrumental:
Cmaj7 G Em D X2
Verse 4:
Cmaj7 You got a fast G car
But is it Em fast enough so we can D fly away?
Cmaj7 We gotta make a G decision
Em Leave tonight or live and D die this way
Instrumental:
Cmaj7 G Em D X2
Chorus:
So I remember when: we were C driving, driving G in your car
The C speed so fast I felt like G I was drunk
Em City lights lay C out before us
And your Em arm felt nice wrapped D 'round my shoulder
And C I Em had a D feeling that I belonged
And C I Em had a feeling I could --
Em be someone, C be someone, Em be someone
Instrumental:
Cmaj7 G Em D X2
Verse 5:
Cmaj7 You got a fast G car
And Em we go cruising to entertain D ourselves
Cmaj7 You still ain't got a G job
And I Em work in a market as a D checkout girl
Cmaj7 I know things will get G better
Em You'll find work and D I'll get promoted
Cmaj7 We'll move out of the G shelter
Em Buy a bigger house and D live in the suburbs
Instrumental:
Cmaj7 G Em D X2
Chorus:
So I remember when: we were C driving, driving G in your car
The C speed so fast I felt like G I was drunk
Em City lights lay C out before us
And your Em arm felt nice wrapped D 'round my shoulder
And C I Em had a D feeling that I belonged
And C I Em had a feeling I could --
Em be someone, C be someone, Em be someone
Instrumental:
Cmaj7 G Em D X2
Verse 6:
Cmaj7 You got a fast G car
And Em I got a job that D pays all our bills
Cmaj7 You stay out drinking G late at the bar
You see Em more your friends than you D do your kids
Cmaj7 I'd always hoped for G better
Em Thought maybe together D you and me would find it
Cmaj7 I got no plans I ain't G going nowhere
So Em take your fast car and D keep on driving
Instrumental:
Cmaj7 G Em D X2
Chorus:
So I remember when: we were C driving, driving G in your car
The C speed so fast I felt like G I was drunk
Em City lights lay C out before us
And your Em arm felt nice wrapped D 'round my shoulder
And C I Em had a D feeling that I belonged
And C I Em had a feeling I could --
Em be someone, C be someone, Em be someone
Verse 7:
Cmaj7 You got a fast G car
But is it Em fast enough so we can D fly away?
Cmaj7 We gotta make a G decision
Em Leave tonight or live and D die this way
Outro:
Cmaj7 G Em D X3
Cmaj7 G
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