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Fast Car by Tracy Chapman

Drum Pattern:
( beats)
[Intro]
 
Dmaj7 A  F#m E x4
 
[Verse 1]
 
Dmaj7          A
You got a fast car.
F#m                E
I want a ticket to anywhere.
Dmaj7           A
Maybe we make a deal,
F#m                   E
Maybe together we can get somewhere.
Dmaj7        A
Any place is better.
F#m                     E
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
Dmaj7            A
Maybe we'll make something,
F#m              E
Me myself, I got nothing to prove.
 
[Instrumental]
 
[Chorus]
 
                            D         
So I remember when- we were driving, driving in your car,
              A
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
F#m          
City lights lay out before us
                       E
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder. 
    D F#m     E
And I   had a feeling that I belonged
    D F#m     E                  F#m         D           F#m
And I   had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
Dmaj7 A  F#m E x2
 
[Verse 2]
 
Dmaj7          A
You got a fast car.
F#m             E
I got a plan to get us out of here-
Dmaj7                 A
I been working at the convenience store,
F#m                    E
Managed to save just a little bit of money.
Dmaj7                   A
Won't have to drive too far
F#m                        E
Just 'cross the border and into the city, 
Dmaj7         A
You and I can both get jobs
    F#m                 E
And finally see what it means to be living.
 
[Instrumental]
 
Dmaj7 A  F#m E x2
 
[Verse 3]
 
         Dmaj7              A
You see, my old man's got a problem-
   F#m                              E
He live with the bottle, that's the way it is.
   Dmaj7                       A
He says his body's too old for working,
    F#m                 E
His body's too young to look like his.
   Dmaj7             A             F#m                        E
My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give,
         Dmaj7                  A
I said, Somebody's got to take care of him.
   F#m                      E
So I quit school and that's what I did.
 
[Instrumental]
 
Dmaj7 A  F#m E x2
 
[Verse 4]
 
Dmaj7          A
You got a fast car.
          F#m                   E
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Dmaj7             A
We gotta make a decision-
F#m                       E
Leave tonight or live and die this way.
 
[Instrumental]
 
Dmaj7 A  F#m E X2
 
[Chorus]
 
                            D         
So I remember when- we were driving, driving in your car,
              A
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
F#m          
City lights lay out before us
                       E
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder. 
    D F#m     E
And I   had a feeling that I belonged
    D F#m     E                  F#m         D           F#m
And I   had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
 
[Instrumental]
 
Dmaj7 A  F#m E x2
 
[Verse 5]
 
Dmaj7          A
You got a fast car.
    F#m                    E
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves;
Dmaj7                 A
you still ain't got a job
      F#m                   E
And I work in a market as a checkout girl.
Dmaj7                  A
I know things will get better-
F#m                  E
You'll find work and I'll get promoted, 
Dmaj7                 A
We'll move out of the shelter
F#m                    E
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs.
 
[Instrumental]
 
Dmaj7 A  F#m E x2
 
[Chorus]
 
                             D                
So I remember when- we were driving, driving in your car,
A
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
F#m           
City lights lay out before us
                         E
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder. 
    D F#m     E
And I   had a feeling that I belonged
    D F#m     E                  F#m         D           F#m
And I   had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
 
[Instrumental]
 
Dmaj7 A  F#m E x2
 
[Verse 6]
 
Dmaj7          A
You got a fast car.
    F#m              E
And I got a job that pays all our bills.
Dmaj7                 A
You stay out drinking late at the bar,
        F#m                        E
You see more your friends than you do your kids.
Dmaj7                A
I'd always hoped for better,
F#m                    E
Thought maybe together you and me would find it,
Dmaj7                  A
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere,
   F#m                    E
so take your fast car and keep on driving.
 
[Instrumental]
 
Dmaj7 A  F#m E x2
 
[Chorus]
 
                            D                A
So I remember when- we were driving, driving in your car,
    D                         A
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
F#m             D
City lights lay out before us
         F#m                    E
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder. 
    D F#m     E
And I   had a feeling that I belonged
    D F#m     E                  F#m         D           F#m
And I   had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
 
[Instrumental]
 
Dmaj7 A  F#m E x2
 
[Verse 7]
 
Dmaj7          A
You got a fast car.
          F#m                   E
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Dmaj7             A
We gotta make a decision-
F#m                       E
Leave tonight or live and die this way.
 
[Outro]
 
Dmaj7 A  F#m E x3
Dmaj7 A

Ranked #76 in 1988 by Billboard Top 100!

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