Fast Car Tab par Tracy Chapman

Intro and Verses:

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Intro Riff:

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Cmaj7 G  Em D x4

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car
Em                 D
I want a ticket to anywhere
Cmaj7           G
Maybe we make a deal
Em                    D
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Cmaj7        G
Any place is better
Em                      D
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Cmaj7            G
Maybe we'll make something
Em               D     
Me myself I got nothing to prove

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car
Em              D
I got a plan to get us out of here
Cmaj7                 G
I been working at the convenience store
Em                     D
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Cmaj7                   G
Won't have to drive too far
Em                         D
Just 'cross the border and into the city
Cmaj7         G
You and I can both get jobs
    Em                  D
And finally see what it means to be living

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

         Cmaj7              G
You see my old man's got a problem
   Em                               D
He live with the bottle that s the way it is
   Cmaj7                       G
He says his body's too old for working
    Em                  D
His body's too young to look like his
   Cmaj7             G             Em                         D
My mama went off and left him she wanted more from life than he could give
         Cmaj7                  G
I said Somebody's got to take care of him
   Em                       D
So I quit school and that's what I did

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car
          Em                    D
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
Cmaj7             G
We gotta make a decision
Em                        D
Leave tonight or live and die this way

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

G    Em     D             C                G
So remember when we were driving driving in your car
    C                         G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
Em                    C
City lights lay out before us
         Em                     D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
    C Em      D  
And I had a feeling that I belonged
    C Em      D                  Em          G           Em
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone be someone be someone

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car
    Em                     D
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
Cmaj7                 G
you still ain't got a job
      Em                    D
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
Cmaj7                  G
I know things will get better
Em                   D
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
Cmaj7                 G
We'll move out of the shelter
Em                     D
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

G    Em     D             C                G
So remember when we were driving driving in your car
    C                         G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
Em                    C
City lights lay out before us
         Em                     D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
    C Em      D  
And I had a feeling that I belonged
    C Em      D                  Em          G           Em
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone be someone be someone

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car
    Em               D
And I got a job that pays all our bills
Cmaj7                 G
You stay out drinking late at the bar
        Em                         D
You see more your friends than you do your kids
Cmaj7                G
I'd always hoped for better
Em                     D
Thought maybe together you and me would find it
Cmaj7                  G
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
   Em                     D
so take your fast car and keep on driving

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

G    Em     D             C                G
So remember when we were driving driving in your car
    C                         G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
Em                    C
City lights lay out before us
         Em                     D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
    C Em      D  
And I had a feeling that I belonged
    C Em      D                  Em          G           Em
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone be someone be someone

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car
          Em                    D
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
Cmaj7             G
We gotta make a decision
Em                        D
Leave tonight or live and die this way

Cmaj7 G  Em D x3

Cmaj7 G