Fast Car - Tracy Chapman (D)

Intro - Instr. Riff x 4:    Dmaj7   A    F#m   Eadd11
 
Dmaj7          A    F#m                Eadd11
You got a fast car, I want a ticket to anywhere.
Dmaj7           A    F#m                   Eadd11
Maybe we make a deal,Maybe together we can  get somewhere.
Dmaj7             A  F#m                     Eadd11
Any place is better. Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
Dmaj7                 A     F#m              Eadd11
Maybe we'll make something, Me myself, I got nothing to prove.

   Instr. Riff x 2

Dmaj7          A    F#m             Eadd11
You got a fast car, I got a plan to get us out of here
       Dmaj7              A              F#m              Eadd11
I been working at the convenience store, managed to save just a little bit of money
Dmaj7                  A           F#m             Eadd11
Won't have to drive too far  Just cross the border into the city
Dmaj7      A                   F#m                 Eadd11
You and I can both get job And finally see what it means to be living

   Instr. Riff x 2

        Dmaj7        A              F#m                   Eadd11
You see my old man's got a problem, lives with the bottle that's the way it is
            Dmaj7           A           F#m                 Eadd11
He says his body's too old for working, body's too young to look like his
   Dmaj7             A             F#m                        Eadd11
My mama went off and left him, She wanted more from life than he could give
         Dmaj7                  A             F#m               Eadd11
I said, "somebody's got to take care of him", I quit school and that's what I did.
   
   Instr. Riff x 2

Dmaj7          A             F#m                   Eadd11
You got a fast car But is it fast enough so we can fly away
Dmaj7               A     F#m                       Eadd11
We gotta make a decision, leave tonight or live and die this way

   Instr. Riff x 2

 CHORUS:
     F#m     Eadd11        D
   I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
   A                                      F#m                   Eadd11 F#m
   Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk, City lights lay out before us   
        E
   Your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder
       D  F#m      E
   And I.... had a feeling that I belonged
       D  F#m      E                           D           E
   And I.... had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone.
   
  Instr. Riff x 2

Dmaj7          A    F#m                    Eadd11
You got a fast car, we go cruising to entertain ourselves
    Dmaj7              A       F#m                    Eadd11
You still ain't got a job, and I work in a market as a checkout girl
Dmaj7                   A      F#m                  Eadd11
I know things will get better, You'll find work and I'll get promoted
Dmaj7                A        F#m                 Eadd11
Well move out of the shelter, Buy a big house and live in the suburbs

  Instr. Riff x 2
 CHORUS
  Instr. Riff x 2

Dmaj7          A       F#m              Eadd11
You got a fast car And I got a job that pays all our bills
    Dmaj7             A                 F#m                              Eadd11
You stay out drinking late at the bar, See more of your friends than you do of your kids
D                    A               F#m            Eadd11
I'd always hoped for better, Thought maybe together you and me would find it
D                      A                 F#m                    Eadd11
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere, So take your fast car and keep on driving

  Instr. Riff x 2 
 CHORUS
  Instr. Riff x 2  

Dmaj7          A              F#m                    Eadd11
You got a fast car, But is it fast enough so you can fly away
Dmaj7               A          F#m                        Eadd11
You gotta make a decision, You leave tonight, or live and die this way

   Instr. Riff x 3,   Dmaj7  A
 
e|-----------------|
B|-----2----10-9-9-|
G|-6-7---9-9-------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
 
or
 
e|----------5-5-4-4|
B|2-3-2-5-5--------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------| 

 From Capo 2
e|-----------------|
B|-----0-----8-7-7-|
G|-4-5---7-7-------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
 
or
 
e|----------3-3-2-2|
B|0-1-0-3-3--------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------| 
        

Chorus

Chorus 25% slower

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