Fast Car Acoustic chords by Tracy Chapman

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: C majorC

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Capo on 2nd


Chords: Cmaj7Cmaj7  (x32000)
    G+G    (320003)
    E minorEm   (022000)
    Dsus4Dsus4  (xx0032)
    C majorC    (x32010)


Intro:

Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4  Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4 (X2)

Verse 1:

Cmaj7Cmaj7     G+G
You got a fast car,
E minorEm         Dsus4Dsus4
I want a ticket to anywhere.
Cmaj7Cmaj7      G+G
Maybe we make a deal,
E minorEm          Dsus4Dsus4
Maybe together we can get somewhere.
Cmaj7Cmaj7       G+G
Any place is better.
E minorEm           Dsus4Dsus4
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
Cmaj7Cmaj7         G+G
Maybe we'll make something,
E minorEm        Dsus4Dsus4
Me myself, I got nothing to prove.


Link 1:

Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4  Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4


Verse 2:

Cmaj7Cmaj7     G+G
You got a fast car
E minorEm        Dsus4Dsus4
And I got a plan to get us out of here
    Cmaj7Cmaj7       G+G
I been working at the convenience store
E minorEm        Dsus4Dsus4
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Cmaj7Cmaj7         G+G
Won't have to drive too far
   E minorEm         Dsus4Dsus4
Just cross the border and into the city
Cmaj7Cmaj7   G+G
You and I can both get jobs
  E minorEm         Dsus4Dsus4
And finally see what it means to be living

Link:

Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4  Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4


Verse 3:

    Cmaj7Cmaj7    G+G
You see my old man's got a problem
  E minorEm          Dsus4Dsus4
He live with the bottle that's the way it is
      Cmaj7Cmaj7      G+G
He says his body's too old for working
   E minorEm         Dsus4Dsus4
His body's too young to look like his
  Cmaj7Cmaj7       G+G
My mama went off and left him
   E minorEm            Dsus4Dsus4
She wanted more from life than he could give
     Cmaj7Cmaj7         G+G
I said, "somebody's got to take care of him"
  E minorEm        Dsus4Dsus4
So I quit school and that's what I did


Link:

Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4  Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4


Verse 4:

Cmaj7Cmaj7     G+G
You got a fast car
      E minorEm          Dsus4Dsus4
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
Cmaj7Cmaj7        G+G
We gotta make a decision
E minorEm              Dsus4Dsus4
We leave tonight or live and die this way


Link:

Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4  Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4


Chorus 1:

E minorEm  Dsus4Dsus4    C majorC
I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
  G+G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
E minorEm
City lights lay out before us
     D MajorD
And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder
  C majorC E minorEm    D MajorD
And I.... had a feeling that I belonged
  C majorC E minorEm    D MajorD              C majorC      D MajorD
And I.... had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone


Link:

Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4  Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4


Verse 5:

Cmaj7Cmaj7     G+G
You got a fast car
  E minorEm            Dsus4Dsus4
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
  Cmaj7Cmaj7       G+G
You still ain't got a job
   E minorEm        Dsus4Dsus4
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
Cmaj7Cmaj7          G+G
I know things will get better
E minorEm          Dsus4Dsus4
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
Cmaj7Cmaj7        G+G
Well move out of the shelter
E minorEm         Dsus4Dsus4
Buy a big house and live in the suburbs


Link:

Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4  Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4


Chorus 2:

E minorEm  Dsus4Dsus4    C majorC
I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
  G+G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
E minorEm
City lights lay out before us
     D MajorD
And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder
  C majorC E minorEm    D MajorD
And I.... had a feeling that I belonged
  C majorC E minorEm    D MajorD              C majorC      D MajorD
And I.... had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone


Link:

Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4  Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4


Verse 6:

Cmaj7Cmaj7     G+G
You got a fast car
  E minorEm        Dsus4Dsus4
And I got a job that pays all our bills
  Cmaj7Cmaj7       G+G
You stay out drinking late at the bar
  E minorEm              Dsus4Dsus4
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
C majorC          G+G
I'd always hoped for better
    E minorEm      Dsus4Dsus4
Thought maybe together you and me would find it
C majorC           G+G
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
  E minorEm          Dsus4Dsus4
So take your fast car and keep on driving


Link:

Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4  Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4


Chorus 3:

E minorEm  Dsus4Dsus4    C majorC
I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
  G+G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
E minorEm
City lights lay out before us
     D MajorD
And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder
  C majorC E minorEm    D MajorD
And I.... had a feeling that I belonged
  C majorC E minorEm    D MajorD              C majorC      D MajorD
And I.... had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone


Link:

Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4  Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4


Verse 7:

Cmaj7Cmaj7     G+G
You got a fast car
     E minorEm           Dsus4Dsus4
But is it fast enough so you can fly away
Cmaj7Cmaj7        G+G
You gotta make a decision
E minorEm              Dsus4Dsus4
You leave tonight or live and die this way


Coda:

Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4  Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4
Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G  E minorEm Dsus4Dsus4  Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G

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