Fast Car chords by Tracy Chapman

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 3)

-Can be used well for baritone ukulele also.

Gmaj7Gmaj7 D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA x4

Gmaj7Gmaj7     D MajorD
You got a fast car.
B minorBm         A augmentedA
I want a ticket to anywhere.
Gmaj7Gmaj7      D MajorD
Maybe we make a deal,
B minorBm          A augmentedA
Maybe together we can get somewhere.
Gmaj7Gmaj7    D MajorD
Any place is better.
B minorBm           A augmentedA
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
Gmaj7Gmaj7      D MajorD
Maybe we'll make something,
B minorBm        A augmentedA
Me myself, I got nothing to prove.

Gmaj7Gmaj7 D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA X2

Gmaj7Gmaj7     D MajorD
You got a fast car.
B minorBm       A augmentedA
I got a plan to get us out of here:
Gmaj7Gmaj7         D MajorD
I been working at the convenience store,
B minorBm           A augmentedA
Managed to save just a little bit of money.
Gmaj7Gmaj7          D MajorD
Won't have to drive too far
B minorBm             A augmentedA
Just 'cross the border and into the city,
Gmaj7Gmaj7     D MajorD
You and I can both get jobs
  B minorBm         A augmentedA
And finally see what it means to be living.

Gmaj7Gmaj7 D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA X2

     Gmaj7Gmaj7       D MajorD
You see, my old man's got a problem:
  B minorBm                A augmentedA
He live with the bottle, that’s the way it is.
  Gmaj7Gmaj7            D MajorD
He says his body's too old for working,
  B minorBm         A augmentedA
His body's too young to look like his.
  Gmaj7Gmaj7       D MajorD       B minorBm             A augmentedA
My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give,
     Gmaj7Gmaj7         D MajorD
I said, "Somebody's got to take care of him."
  B minorBm            A augmentedA
So I quit school and that's what I did.

Gmaj7Gmaj7 D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA X2

Gmaj7Gmaj7     D MajorD
You got a fast car.
     B minorBm          A augmentedA
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Gmaj7Gmaj7       D MajorD
We gotta make a decision:
B minorBm            A augmentedA
Leave tonight or live and die this way.

Gmaj7Gmaj7 D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA X2

Gmaj7Gmaj7            G+G        D MajorD
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
  G+G             D MajorD
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
B minorBm       G+G
City lights lay out before us
     B minorBm           A augmentedA
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
  G+G B minorBm   A augmentedA
And I  had a feeling that I belonged
  G+G B minorBm   A augmentedA         B minorBm     G+G      B minorBm
And I  had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
Gmaj7Gmaj7 D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA X2

Gmaj7Gmaj7     D MajorD
You got a fast car.
  B minorBm           A augmentedA
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves;
Gmaj7Gmaj7         D MajorD
you still ain't got a job
   B minorBm          A augmentedA
And I work in a market as a checkout girl.
Gmaj7Gmaj7         D MajorD
I know things will get better:
B minorBm          A augmentedA
You'll find work and I'll get promoted,
Gmaj7Gmaj7         D MajorD
We'll move out of the shelter
B minorBm           A augmentedA
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs.

Gmaj7Gmaj7 D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA X2

Gmaj7Gmaj7            G+G        D MajorD
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
  G+G             D MajorD
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
B minorBm       G+G
City lights lay out before us
     B minorBm           A augmentedA
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
  G+G B minorBm   A augmentedA
And I  had a feeling that I belonged
  G+G B minorBm   A augmentedA         B minorBm     G+G      B minorBm
And I  had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.

Gmaj7Gmaj7 D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA X2

Gmaj7Gmaj7     D MajorD
You got a fast car.
  B minorBm        A augmentedA
And I got a job that pays all our bills.
Gmaj7Gmaj7         D MajorD
You stay out drinking late at the bar,
    B minorBm             A augmentedA
You see more your friends than you do your kids.
Gmaj7Gmaj7        D MajorD
I'd always hoped for better,
B minorBm           A augmentedA
Thought maybe together you and me would find it,
Gmaj7Gmaj7         D MajorD
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere,
  B minorBm           A augmentedA
so take your fast car and keep on driving.

Gmaj7Gmaj7 D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA X2

Gmaj7Gmaj7            G+G        D MajorD
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
  G+G             D MajorD
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
B minorBm       G+G
City lights lay out before us
     B minorBm           A augmentedA
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
  G+G B minorBm   A augmentedA
And I  had a feeling that I belonged
  G+G B minorBm   A augmentedA         B minorBm     G+G      B minorBm
And I  had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.

Gmaj7Gmaj7 D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA X2

Gmaj7Gmaj7     D MajorD
You got a fast car.
     B minorBm          A augmentedA
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Gmaj7Gmaj7       D MajorD
We gotta make a decision:
B minorBm            A augmentedA
Leave tonight or live and die this way.

Gmaj7Gmaj7 D MajorD B minorBm A augmentedA x3

Gmaj7Gmaj7 D(let it fade)

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