Fast Car chords by Hundred Reasons

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Novice

Hundred Reasons: Fast Car Chords

Intro:
D A F#m E (4x)

Verse 1:
D       A
You got a fast car.
F#m        E
I want a ticket to anywhere.
D        A
Maybe we make a deal,
F#m          E
Maybe together we can get somewhere.
D      A
Any place is better.
F#m           E
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
D        A
Maybe we'll make something,
F#m        E
Me myself, I got nothing to prove.

Instrumental:
D A F#m E (2x)

Verse 2:
D       A
You got a fast car.
F#m       E
I got a plan to get us out of here:
D           A
I been working at the convenience store,
F#m          E
Managed to save just a little bit of money.
D           A
We won't have to drive too far
F#m            E
Just 'cross the border and into the city,
D       A
You and I can both get jobs
  F#m         E
And finally see what it means to be living.

Instrumental:
D A F#m E (2x)

Verse 3:
     D         A
You see, my old man's got a problem:
  F#m               E
He live with the bottle, that’s the way it is.
  D              A
He says his body's too old for working,
  F#m         E
His body's too young to look like his.
  D         A       F#m            E
My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give,
     D           A
I said, "Somebody's got to take care of him."
  F#m           E
So I quit school and that's what I did.

Instrumental:
D A F#m E (2x)

Verse 4:
D       A
You got a fast car.
     F#m          E
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
D         A
We gotta make a decision:
F#m            E
Leave tonight or live and die this way.

Instrumental:
D A F#m E (2x)

Chorus:
              D
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
  A
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
F#m
City lights lay out before us
     E
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
  D F#m   E
And I  had a feeling that I belonged
  D F#m   E              D      E
And I  had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone.

Instrumental:
D A F#m E (2x)

Verse 5:
D       A
You got a fast car.
  F#m          E
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves;
D           A
you still ain't got a job
   F#m          E
And I work in a market as a checkout girl.
D           A
I know things will get better:
F#m         E
You'll find work and I'll get promoted,
D           A
We'll move out of the shelter
F#m          E
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs.

Instrumental:
D A F#m E (2x)

Chorus:
              D
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
  A
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
F#m
City lights lay out before us
     E
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
  D F#m   E
And I  had a feeling that I belonged
  D F#m   E              D      E
And I  had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone.

Instrumental:
D A F#m E (2x)

Verse 6:

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

Instrumental:
D A F#m E (2x)

Chorus:
              D
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
  A
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
F#m
City lights lay out before us
     E
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
  D F#m   E
And I  had a feeling that I belonged
  D F#m   E              D      E
And I  had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone.

Instrumental:
D A F#m E (2x)

Verse 7:

D      A
You got a fast car.
     F#m          E
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
D        A
We gotta make a decision:
F#m            E
Leave tonight or live and die this way.

Outro:
D A F#m E (4x)
D A