Tracy Chapman – Fast Car Capo: 2nd fret [Intro] [Cmaj7] [G] [Em] [Dadd11] [Cmaj7] [G] [Em] [Dadd11] (x2) [Verse 1] [Cmaj7]You got a [G]fast car, [Em]I want a ticket [Dadd11]to anywhere. [Cmaj7]Maybe we make a [G]deal, [Em]Maybe together we can [Dadd11]get somewhere. [Cmaj7]Any place is [G]better. [Em]Starting from zero, got [Dadd11]nothing to lose. [Cmaj7]Maybe we’ll make [G]something, [Em]Me myself, I got [Dadd11]nothing to prove. [Verse 2] [Cmaj7]You got a fast [G]car [Em]And I got a plan to get us [Dadd11]out of here [Cmaj7]I been working at the [G]convenience store [Em]Managed to save just a [Dadd11]little bit of money [Cmaj7]Won’t have to drive too [G]far [Em]Just cross the border and [Dadd11]into the city [Cmaj7]You and I can both get [G]jobs [Em]And finally see what it [Dadd11]means to be living [Verse 3] [Cmaj7]You see my old man’s got a [G]problem [Em]He live with the bottle that’s the [Dadd11]way it is [Cmaj7]He says his body’s too old for [G]working [Em]His body’s too young to [Dadd11]look like his [Cmaj7]My mama went off and [G]left him [Em]She wanted more from life than he could [Dadd11]give [Cmaj7]I said, “somebody’s got to take care of [G]him” [Em]So I quit school and [Dadd11]that’s what I did [Verse 4] [Cmaj7]You got a fast [G]car [Em]But is it fast enough so we can [Dadd11]fly away [Cmaj7]We gotta make a [G]decision [Em]We leave tonight or live and [Dadd11]die this way [Chorus 1] [Em]I remember when we were [Dadd11]driving, driving in your [C]car The [G]speed so fast I felt like I was drunk [Em]City lights lay out be[D]fore us And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder [C]And I…. [Em]had a [D]feeling that I belonged [C]And I…. [Em]had a [D]feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone [Verse 5] [Cmaj7]You got a fast [G]car [Em]And we go cruising to [Dadd11]entertain ourselves [Cmaj7]You still ain’t got a [G]job [Em]And I work in a market as a [Dadd11]checkout girl [Cmaj7]I know things will get [G]better [Em]You’ll find work and I’ll get [Dadd11]promoted [Cmaj7]We’ll move out of the [G]shelter [Em]Buy a big house and live in the [Dadd11]suburbs [Chorus 2] [Em]I remember when we were [Dadd11]driving, driving in your [C]car The [G]speed so fast I felt like I was drunk [Em]City lights lay out be[D]fore us And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder [C]And I…. [Em]had a [D]feeling that I belonged [C]And I…. [Em]had a [D]feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone [Verse 6] [Cmaj7]You got a fast [G]car [Em]And I got a job that [Dadd11]pays all our bills [Cmaj7]You stay out drinking [G]late at the bar [Em]See more of your friends than you [Dadd11]do of your kids [C]I’d always hoped for [G]better [Em]Thought maybe together you and me would [Dadd11]find it [C]I got no plans I ain’t [G]going nowhere [Em]So take your fast car and [Dadd11]keep on driving [Chorus 3] [Em]I remember when we were [Dadd11]driving, driving in your [C]car The [G]speed so fast I felt like I was drunk [Em]City lights lay out be[D]fore us And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder [C]And I…. [Em]had a [D]feeling that I belonged [C]And I…. [Em]had a [D]feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone [Verse 7] [Cmaj7]You got a fast [G]car [Em]But is it fast enough so you can [Dadd11]fly away [Cmaj7]You gotta make a [G]decision [Em]You leave tonight or live and [Dadd11]die this way [Coda] [Cmaj7] [G] [Em] [Dadd11] [Cmaj7] [G] [Em] [Dadd11] [Cmaj7] [G] [Em] [Dadd11] [Cmaj7] [G]