Fast Car Chords by Tracy Chapman

Tempo:
98.3 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

F#m

D

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (Live) chords
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[D] [A] [F#m]
[E] [D] [A] [F#m]
[E] [D] [A] [F#m]
[E] [D] [A] [F#m]
[E] You [A] got a fast car [F#m] I [E] want to get to anywhere
[A] Maybe we make a deal [F#m] Maybe [E] together we can get [A] somewhere
Any place is better [F#m] Starting [E] from zero got nothing [A] to lose
Maybe we'll make [F#m] something But me [E] myself got nothing [D] to [A] prove
[F#m]
[E] [D] [A] [F#m]
[E] [A] You got a fast [F#m] car I [E] got a plan to get us [A] out of here
Been working at the convenience [F#m] store Managed [E] to save just a little [A] bit of money
Won't have to drive too [F#m] far Just cross [E] the border and into [D] the city
You [A] and I can both [F#m] get a job Trying [C#m] to see what it means to [A] be a living
guy [F#m] See
[E] [D] [A] [F#m]
[E] [A] my old man's got a [F#m] problem
He lived [E] with a bottle that's the way [A] it is He says his body's too old for [F#m] working
His body's [E] too young to look [A] like his My mama went off and left [F#m] him
Wanted more [E] from life than he could [A] give I said someone has got to take care of [F#m] him
So I quit [E] school and that's what [D] I did
[A] [F#m]
[E] [D] [A] [F#m]
[E] [A] You got a fast car [F#m] So fast [E] enough so you can fly [A] away
You got [A] to make a decision [F#m] Leave [E] tonight or live and die this [D] way
[A] [F#m]
[E] [D] [A] [F#m]
[E] I remember when [D] we were driving Driving in your [A] car
Speed so fast felt like I was [F#m] drunk Sitting last day out with [E] boys
I'm from the nights swept around by the [D] shore [F#m] I have [E] got a feeling that I [D] belong
I [F#m] have [E] got a feeling I could be [D] someone Be [E] someone, be [A] someone
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [A] You got a fast [F#m] car We [E] go cruising, entertain [A] ourselves
Still ain't got a [F#m] job Not working [E] the market as a checkout [D] girl
I know [A] things will get better You'll [E] find work and I'll get [D] promoted
We'll [A] move out of the shelter [F#m] Buy a [E] big house and live in [D] the suburbs
[A] [F#m] [E] [D]
[F#m] [E] I remember when [D] we were driving Driving in your [A] car
Speed so fast felt like I [F#m] was drunk Sitting last day out with [E] boys
I'm from the nights swept around by the [D] shore I [F#m] have [E] got a feeling that I [D] belong
[F#m] I have [E] got a feeling I could be [D] someone Be [E] someone, be [D] someone
[A] [F#m]
[E] [A] [F#m]
[E] [A] You got a fast car [F#m] I got a [E] job that pays all our [A] bills
Stay out drinking, play down at the [F#m] bar Bore your [E] friends and you do your [A] kids
[A] I know it's hope for a better [F#m] But maybe [E] together you and me [D] find it
I [A] got no plans, I ain't going [F#m] nowhere So take your fast [E] car and keep on [D] driving
[A] [F#m]
[D] [A] [F#m]
I remember when we [D] were driving Driving in your [A] car
Speed so fast felt like I was [F#m] drunk Sitting last day out with boys
[E] I'm from the nights swept around by the [D] shore [F#m] I have [E] got a feeling that I belong
[D] [F#m] I have [E] got a feeling I could be someone [D] Be [E] someone, be someone
[D]
[A] [F#m] [E] [A]
[F#m] [E] You got a fast car [F#m] Fast [E] enough so you can fly away
You gotta make a decision
[F#m] Leave [E] tonight or live and die this [D] way
[A]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [A] You got a fast car [F#m] Fast enough so you can fly away
[A] You gotta [A] make a decision [F#m] Leave [E] tonight or live and die this way
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [D] [A]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[F#m] [E] [D] [A]
[F#m] [E] [D] [A]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
F#m
123111112
D
1321
C#m
13421114
E
2311
A
1231
F#m
123111112
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Learn the basic chords of Tracy Chapman - (Live) Fast Car chords, with this master sequence: A, F#m, E, A, F#m, A, E and F#m. A strategic approach would be to train at 49 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 98. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: A Major.

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_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _
[E] You _ [A] got a fast car [F#m] I [E] want to get to anywhere
[A] Maybe we make a deal [F#m] Maybe [E] together we can get [A] somewhere
Any place is better [F#m] Starting [E] from zero got nothing [A] to lose
Maybe we'll make [F#m] something But me [E] myself got nothing [D] to [A] prove
_ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] You got a fast [F#m] car I [E] got a plan to get us [A] out of here
Been working at the convenience [F#m] store Managed [E] to save just a little [A] bit of money
Won't have to drive too [F#m] far Just cross [E] the border and into [D] the city
You [A] and I can both [F#m] get a job Trying [C#m] to see what it means to [A] be a living
guy _ [F#m] See _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] my old man's got a [F#m] problem
He lived [E] with a bottle that's the way [A] it is He says his body's too old for [F#m] working
His body's [E] too young to look [A] like his My mama went off and left [F#m] him
Wanted more [E] from life than he could [A] give I said someone has got to take care of [F#m] him
So I quit [E] school and that's what [D] I did
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] You got a fast car [F#m] So fast [E] enough so you can fly [A] away
You got [A] to make a decision [F#m] Leave [E] tonight or live and die this [D] way
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
[E] I remember when [D] we were driving Driving in your [A] car
Speed so fast felt like I was [F#m] drunk Sitting last day out with [E] boys
I'm from the nights swept around by the [D] shore [F#m] I have [E] got a feeling that I [D] belong
I [F#m] have [E] got a feeling I could be [D] someone Be [E] someone, be [A] someone
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] You got a fast [F#m] car We [E] go cruising, entertain [A] ourselves
Still ain't got a [F#m] job Not working [E] the market as a checkout [D] girl
I know [A] things will get better You'll [E] find work and I'll get [D] promoted
We'll [A] move out of the shelter [F#m] Buy a [E] big house and live in [D] the suburbs
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] I remember when [D] we were driving Driving in your [A] car
Speed so fast felt like I [F#m] was drunk Sitting last day out with [E] boys
I'm from the nights swept around by the [D] shore I [F#m] have [E] got a feeling that I [D] belong
[F#m] I have [E] got a feeling I could be [D] someone Be [E] someone, be [D] someone
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] You got a fast car [F#m] I got a [E] job that pays all our [A] bills
Stay out drinking, play down at the [F#m] bar Bore your [E] friends and you do your [A] kids
[A] I know it's hope for a better [F#m] But maybe [E] together you and me [D] find it
I [A] got no plans, I ain't going [F#m] nowhere So take your fast [E] car and keep on [D] driving
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
I remember when we [D] were driving Driving in your [A] car
Speed so fast felt like I was [F#m] drunk Sitting last day out with boys
[E] I'm from the nights swept around by the [D] shore [F#m] I have [E] got a feeling that I belong
[D] [F#m] I have [E] got a feeling I could be someone [D] Be [E] someone, be someone
[D] _ _
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ You got a fast car [F#m] Fast [E] enough so you can fly away
You gotta make a decision
[F#m] Leave [E] tonight or live and die this [D] way
[A] _
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] You got a fast car [F#m] Fast enough so you can fly away
[A] You gotta [A] make a decision [F#m] Leave [E] tonight or live and die this way
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
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It's Tracy Chapman who authored this song.

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