Fast Car
Recorded by Tracy Chapman
Album: Single (2015)

(Capo on 2)

(Intro.)
|(C) /(G)  / |(Em) /(D)  / | x 4
 
(Verse 1)
(C) You got a fast (G) car, (Em)I want a ticket (D) to anywhere
(C)Maybe we make a (G)deal, (Em)maybe together (D)we can get somewhere
(C)Any place is (G)better. (Em)starting from zero, (D)got nothing to lose
(C)Maybe we'll make (G)something, (Em)me myself, I (D)got nothing to provestyle='font-size:1px;color:#ffffff;'>
 
(Solo)
|(C) /(G)  / |(Em) /(D)  / | x 2
 
(Verse 2)
(C)You got a fast (G) car, (Em)I got a plan (D) to get us out of here
(C)I been working at the con-(G)venience store
(Em)Managed to save (D)just a little bit of money
(C)Won't have to drive (G)too far
(Em)just 'cross the border (D)and into the city
(C)You and I (G)can both get jobs
And (Em)finally see (D)what it means to be living
 
(Solo)
|(C) /(G)  / |(Em) /(D)  / | x 2 
 
(Verse 3)
You see, (C)my old man's (G)got a problem
He (Em)live with the bottle, (D)that’s the way it is
He says his (C)body's too old (G) for working,
His (Em)body's too young (D) to look like his.
My (C)mama went off (G)and left him
She (Em)wanted more from life (D)than he could give,
I said, "(C)Somebody's got to (G)take care of him"
(Em)So I quit school (D)and that's what I did
 
(Solo)
|(C) /(G)  / |(Em) /(D)  / | x 2
 
(Verse 4)
(C)You got a fast (G) car
But is it (Em)fast enough so (D)we can fly away?
(C)We gotta make (G) a decision
(Em)Leave tonight or (D)live and die this way.
 
(Solo)
|(C) /(G)  / |(Em) /(D)  / |(C) /(G)  / |(Em) /

(Chorus)
(D)So I remember when: we were (C)driving, driving in your car
The (G)speed so fast I felt like I was drunk, (Em) City lights lay out before us
And your (C)arm felt nice (Em)wrapped 'round my shoulder
(C)And (Em)I had a (D)feeling that I belonged
(C)And (Em)I had a (D)feeling I could be someone
(C)Be someone, (Em) be someone
 
(Solo)
|(C) /(G)  / |(Em) /(D)  / | x 2 

(Verse 5)
(C)You got a fast (G) car
And (Em)we go cruising (D) to entertain ourselves
You (C)still ain't got a (G)job
And I (Em)work in a market (D)as a checkout girl
(C)I know things (G)will get better:
(Em)You'll find work (D)and I'll get promoted
We'll (C)move out of the (G) shelter
(Em)Buy a bigger house (D)and live in the suburbs.
 
(Solo)
|(C) /(G)  / |(Em) / (D)  / |(C) /(G)  / |(Em)
 
(Chorus)
So (D)I remember when: we were (C)driving, driving in your car
The (G)speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
(Em) City lights lay out before us
And your (Em)arm felt nice wrapped 'round my (C)should-(G)er
And (C)I (Em) had a (D)feeling that I belonged
And (C)I (Em) had a (D)feeling I could be someone
(C)be someone, (D) be someone
 
(Solo)
|(C) /(G)  / |(Em) /(D)  / | x 2
 
(Verse 6)
(C) You got a fast (G) car.
And (Em)I got a job that (D)pays all our bills
You (C)stay out drinking (G) late at the bar
You see (Em)more your friends than (D)you do your kids
(C)I'd always hoped (G)for better
Thought (Em)maybe together (G) you and me would find it
I (C)got no plans I (G)ain't going nowhere,
So (Em)take your fast car (D)and keep on driving.
 
(Solo)
|(C) /(G)  / |(Em) /(D)  / |(C) /(G)  / |(Em) /
 
(Chorus)
(D)So I remember when we were (C)driving, driving in your car
The (G)speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
(Em) City lights lay out before us
And your (D)arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
(C)And (Em)I had a (D)feeling that I belonged
(C)And (Em)I had a (D)feeling I could be someone
(C)Be someone, (D) be someone
 
(Solo)
|(C) /(G)  / |(Em) /(D)  / | x 2 
 
(Verse 7)
(C)You got a fast (G) car
But is it (Em)fast enough so (D)you can fly away
(C)You gotta make a (G) decision
(Em)Leave tonight or live and (D)die this way
 
(Outro.)
|(C) /(G)  / |(Em) /(D)  / |
|(C) /(G)  / |(Em) /(D)  / |
|(C) /(G)  / |(Em) /(D)  / |
|(C) /(G) - - - - -