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