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
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
A
F#m
D
C#m
E
A
F#m
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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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_ _ [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] _ _
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
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