Fast Car — Tracy Chapman
Chords and lyrics for Fast Car by Tracy Chapman (key of C).
Intro
[Cmaj7] [G] [Em7] [Dadd11]
Verse 1
[Cmaj7]You got a [G]fast car.
[Em7]I want a ticket to [Dadd11]anywhere.
[Cmaj7]Maybe we make a [G]deal,
[Em7]Maybe together we can get [Dadd11]somewhere.
[Cmaj7]Any place is [G]better.
[Em7]Starting from zero, got nothing to [Dadd11]lose.
[Cmaj7]Maybe we'll make [G]something,
[Em7]Me myself, I got nothing to [Dadd11]prove.
Instrumental
[Cmaj7] [G] [Em7] [Dadd11]
Verse 2
[Cmaj7]You got a [G]fast car
[Em7]I got a plan to get us out of [Dadd11]here:
[Cmaj7]I been working at the convenience [G]store,
[Em7]Managed to save just a little bit of [Dadd11]money.
[Cmaj7]Won't have to drive too [G]far
[Em7]Just across the border and into the [Dadd11]city,
[Cmaj7]You and I can both get [G]jobs
[Em7]And finally see what it means to be [Dadd11]living.
Instrumental
[Cmaj7] [G] [Em7] [Dadd11]
Verse 3
[Cmaj7]You see my old man's got a [G]problem:
[Em7]He live with the bottle, that's the way it [Dadd11]is.
[Cmaj7]He says his body's too old for [G]working,
[Em7]His body's too young to look like [Dadd11]his.
[Cmaj7]My mama went off and left [G]him,
[Em7]She wanted more from life than he could [Dadd11]give,
[Cmaj7]I said, "Somebody's got to take care of [G]him."
[Em7]So I quit school and that's what I [Dadd11]did.
Instrumental
[Cmaj7] [G] [Em7] [Dadd11]
Verse 4
[Cmaj7]You got a [G]fast car
[Em7]But is it fast enough so we can fly [Dadd11]away?
[Cmaj7]We gotta make a [G]decision:
[Em7]Leave tonight or live and die this [Dadd11]way.
Instrumental
[Cmaj7] [G] [Em7] [Dadd11] [Cmaj7] [G]
Chorus
[Em7]I remember when we were driving, driving in your [C]car,
[G]The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
[Em7]City lights lay out before us
[D]And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
[C]And I [Em7]had a feeling that I [D]belonged
[C]And I [Em7]had a feeling I could be [D]someone, be someone, be [C]someone.
Instrumental
[Cmaj7] [G] [Em7] [Dadd11]
Verse 5
[Cmaj7]You got a [G]fast car
[Em7]And we go cruising to entertain [Dadd11]ourselves;
[Cmaj7]You still ain't got a [G]job
[Em7]And I work in a market as a checkout [Dadd11]girl.
[Cmaj7]I know things will get [G]better:
[Em7]You'll find work and I'll get [Dadd11]promoted,
[Cmaj7]We'll move out of the [G]shelter
[Em7]Buy a bigger house and live in the [Dadd11]suburbs.
Instrumental
[Cmaj7] [G] [Em7] [Dadd11] [Cmaj7] [G]
Chorus
[Em7]I remember when we were driving, driving in your [C]car,
[G]The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
[Em7]City lights lay out before us
[D]And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
[C]And I [Em7]had a feeling that I [D]belonged
[C]And I [Em7]had a feeling I could be [D]someone, be someone, be [C]someone.
Instrumental
[Cmaj7] [G] [Em7] [Dadd11]
Verse 6
[Cmaj7]You got a [G]fast car
[Em7]And I got a job that pays all our [Dadd11]bills.
[Cmaj7]You stay out drinking late at the [G]bar,
[Em7]See more your friends than you do your [Dadd11]kids.
[Cmaj7]I'd always hoped for [G]better,
[Em7]Thought maybe together you and me would find [Dadd11]it,
[Cmaj7]I got no plans, I ain't going [G]nowhere,
[Em7]So take your fast car and keep on [Dadd11]driving.
Instrumental
[Cmaj7] [G] [Em7] [Dadd11] [Cmaj7] [G]
Chorus
[Em7]I remember when we were driving, driving in your [C]car,
[G]The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
[Em7]City lights lay out before us
[D]And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
[C]And I [Em7]had a feeling that I [D]belonged
[C]And I [Em7]had a feeling I could be [D]someone, be someone, be [C]someone.
Instrumental
[Cmaj7] [G] [Em7] [Dadd11]
Verse 7
[Cmaj7]You got a [G]fast car
[Em7]But is it fast enough so you can fly [Dadd11]away?
[Cmaj7]You gotta make a [G]decision:
[Em7]Leave tonight or live and die this [Dadd11]way.
Outro
[Cmaj7] [G] [Em7] [Dadd11]
[Cmaj7] [G]