Fast Car
Tracy Chapman

CAPO 2nd Fret for original key - 1st Fret for Luke Combs version

INTRO: (4x)
Cadd9  G  Em7  D 

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You  got a fast car - I want a ticket to anywhere
Cadd9           G      Em7                    D
Maybe we make a deal - Maybe together we can get somewhere
Cadd9        G        Em7                     D
Any place is better - Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Cadd9            G           Em7                D
Maybe we'll make something - Me, myself, I got nothing to prove

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Cadd9          G      Em7                     D
You  got a fast car - I got a plan to get us out of here
  Cadd9                      G       Em7                      D
I working at the convenience store - Managed to save just a little bit of money
Cadd9               G              Em7                    D
Won't have to drive too far - Just 'cross the border and into the city
Cadd9                   G        Em7                  D
You  and I can both get jobs and finally see what it means to be living

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       Cadd9               G         Em7                                 D
You see my old man's got a problem - He live in the bottle that's the way it is
            Cadd9              G         Em7                      D
He says his body's too old for working - His body's too young to look like his
   Cadd9             G          Em7                             D
My mama went off and left him - She wanted more from life than he could give
       Cadd9                  G                 Em7                     D
I said somebody's got to take care of him, so I quit school and that's what I did

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Cadd9          G            Em7                     D
You  got a fast car - Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Cadd9           G          Em7                        D
We gotta make a decision - Leave tonight or live and die this way

Cadd9  G  Em7  D

D                 C
So remember we were driving, driving in your car
G
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  Em7      D
I, I had a feeling that I belonged
C  Em7      D                           C           D
I, I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
 
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Cadd9          G      Em7                     D
You  got a fast car - We go cruising to entertain ourselves
Cadd9                  G       Em7                    D
You  still ain't got a job - I work in a market as a checkout girl
Cadd9                  G        Em7                        D
I know things will get better - You'll find work and I'll get promoted
Cadd9                  G        Em7                          D
We'll move out of the shelter - Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs

Cadd9  G  Em7  D 

D                 C
So remember we were driving, driving in your car
G
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  Em7      D
I, I had a feeling that I belonged
C  Em7      D                           C           D
I, I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
 
Cadd9  G  Em7  D 
 
Cadd9          G      Em7                    D
You  got a fast car - I got a job that pays all our bills
    Cadd9             G                     Em7                            D
You stay out drinking late at the bar - See more of your friends than you do your kids
Cadd9                G                Em7                     D
I'd always hoped for better - Thought maybe together you and me would find it
  Cadd9                G                 Em7               D
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere, so take that car and keep on driving

Cadd9  G  Em7  D 

D                 C
So remember we were driving, driving in your car
G
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  Em7      D
I, I had a feeling that I belonged
C  Em7      D                           C           D
I, I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
 
Cadd9  G  Em7  D
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Cadd9          G             Em7                        D
You  got a fast car - But is it fast enough so you can fly away
Cadd9             G          Em7                        D
You  gotta make a decision - Leave tonight or live and die this way

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