Chords for "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman - PigPen Cover Series

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[E] _ _ [A] You got a fast car, I want a ticket to anywhere, [D] maybe [A] we make a deal, maybe [E] together we can
get [A] somewhere, any place is better, starting [E] from you got nothing [A] to lose, maybe we'll
make something, me myself I got nothing to prove. _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ [D] You [A] got a fast car, I [E] got a plan to get us out of here, [A] been working at the convenience
store, managed to save just a little bit of money, won't have to drive too far, just
cross [E] the border and into the city, [D] you [A] and I can both get [F#m] jobs, finally [E] see what it means
to be living.
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_ You see my old man's got a problem, he lives [E] with a bottle that's the way it is, you [A] said
his body's too old for working, his body's too young to look like his, my mama went off
and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give, I said somebody's got to take
care of him, so I quit school that's what I did. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ You got a fast car, fast [E] enough so we can fly [A] away, we gotta make a decision, leave
tonight or live and die this way. _ _ _ _
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[A] So remember [D] we were driving, driving in your [A] car, speed so fast I felt like I was [F#m] drunk,
city lights, high-alcohol [E] force, bumping that strap around my shoulder [D] and [F#m] I, I [E] had a feeling
that I [D] belonged, [F#m] I had [E] a feeling I could be someone, [D] be someone, [E] be someone.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ You got a fabulous car, we go cruising, entertain ourselves, you still ain't got a job, I work
in the market as a checkout girl, I know things will get better, you'll [E] find work and I'll
get promoted, [A] we'll move out of the shelter, buy [E] a bigger house and live in the [A] suburbs.
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_ _ _ _ So remember [D] we were driving, driving in your [A] car, speed so fast I felt like I was [F#m] drunk,
city lights, high-alcohol [E] force, bumping that strap around my [D] shoulder and [F#m] I, I [E] had a feeling
that I belonged, [D]
[F#m] I _ [E] had a feeling I could be someone, [D] be someone, [E] be someone.
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_ _ You got a fabulous car, I [E] got a job that pays [A] our bills, you stay out drinking late at the
bar, more of your friends than you do of your kids, I know it's hope for better, [F#m] but maybe
[E] together you and me will find [A] it, I got no plans, I ain't going nowhere, [F#m] so take your
[E] fast car and keep on [A] driving. _ _ _ _
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So remember we [D] were driving, driving in your [A] car, speed so fast I felt like I was [F#m] drunk,
city lights, high-alcohol [E] force, bumping that strap around my [D] shoulder and [F#m] I, I [E] had a feeling
that I belonged, [D] I [F#m] had [E] a feeling I could be [D] someone, be [E] someone, be [D] someone.
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[A] You got a fabulous car, [F#m] it's fast [E] enough so you can [Em] fly [A] away, you gotta make a decision,
leave [E] tonight or live and die [A] this way.
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