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    Fast Car Chords | How To Play Fast Car By Tracy Chapman

    Jamesy MulliganBy Jamesy MulliganJanuary 31, 2025Updated:February 23, 2025019 Mins Read
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    Table of contents
    1. Fast Car Chords/Lyrics/Verse
    2. Fast Car Chords/Lyrics/Verse 2
    3. Fast Car Chords/Lyrics/Verse 3
    4. Fast Car Chords/Lyrics/Verse 4
    5. Fast Car Chords/Lyrics/Chorus
    6. Fast Car Chords/Lyrics/Verse 5
    7. Fast Car Chords/Lyrics/Chorus
    8. Fast Car Chords/Lyrics/Verse 6
    9. Fast Car Chords/Lyrics/Chorus
    10. Fast Car Chords/Lyrics/Outro

    Fast Car Chords/Lyrics/Verse

    Cmaj7             G
    You got a fast car.
    Em                      D
    I want a ticket to anywhere.
    Cmaj7                    G
    Maybe we make a deal,
    Em                                  D
    Maybe together we can get somewhere.
    Cmaj7             G
    Any place is better.
    Em                                D
    Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
    Cmaj7                   G
    Maybe we’ll make something,
    Em                      D
    Me myself, I got nothing to prove.

    Instrumental
    Cmaj7 G Em D x2

    Fast Car Chords/Lyrics/Verse 2

    Cmaj7             G
    You got a fast car.
    Em                   D
    I got a plan to get us out of here:
    Cmaj7                        G
    I been working at the convenience store,
    Em                                 D
    Managed to save just a little bit of money.
    Cmaj7                            G
    Won’t have to drive too far
    Em                                      D
    Just ‘cross the border and into the city,
    Cmaj7               G
    You and I can both get jobs
              Em                         D
    And finally see what it means to be living.

    Instrumental
    Cmaj7 G Em D x2

    Fast Car Chords/Lyrics/Verse 3

                   Cmaj7                    G
    You see, my old man’s got a problem:
          Em                                           D
    He live with the bottle, that’s the way it is.
          Cmaj7                                    G
    He says his body’s too old for working,
             Em                          D
    His body’s too young to look like his.
           Cmaj7                     G                   Em                                    D
    My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give,
                     Cmaj7                         G
    I said, “Somebody’s got to take care of him.”
        Em                                    D
    So I quit school and that’s what I did.

    Instrumental
    Cmaj7 G Em D x2

    Fast Car Chords/Lyrics/Verse 4

    Cmaj7             G
    You got a fast car.
                  Em                               D
    But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
    Cmaj7                       G
    We gotta make a decision:
    Em                                     D
    Leave tonight or live and die this way.

    Instrumental
    Cmaj7 G Em D x2

    Fast Car Chords/Lyrics/Chorus

                                                          C                  G
    So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
               C                             G
    The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
    Em                  C
    City lights lay out before us
                    Em                                 D
    And your arm felt nice wrapped ’round my shoulder.
           C Em              D
    And I——-had a feeling that I belonged
           C Em               D                   Em                  C                  Em
    And I——-had a feeling I could — be someone, be someone, be someone.

    Instrumental
    Cmaj7 G Em D x2

    Fast Car Chords/Lyrics/Verse 5

    Cmaj7             G
    You got a fast car.
            Em                             D
    And we go cruising to entertain ourselves;
    Cmaj7                    G
    you still ain’t got a job
                Em                                 D
    And I work in a market as a checkout girl.
    Cmaj7                           G
    I know things will get better:
    Em                          D
    You’ll find work and I’ll get promoted,
    Cmaj7                        G
    We’ll move out of the shelter
    Em                                  D
    Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs.

    Instrumental
    Cmaj7 G Em D x2

    Fast Car Chords/Lyrics/Chorus

                                                          C                  G
    So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
               C                             G
    The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
    Em                  C
    City lights lay out before us
                    Em                                 D
    And your arm felt nice wrapped ’round my shoulder.
           C Em              D
    And I——-had a feeling that I belonged
           C Em               D                   Em                  C                  Em
    And I——-had a feeling I could — be someone, be someone, be someone.

    Instrumental
    Cmaj7 G Em D x2

    Fast Car Chords/Lyrics/Verse 6

    Cmaj7             G
    You got a fast car.
          Em                       D
    And I got a job that pays all our bills.
    Cmaj7                         G
    You stay out drinking late at the bar,
                    Em                                     D
    You see more your friends than you do your kids.
    Cmaj7                          G
    I’d always hoped for better,
    Em                                     D
    Thought maybe together you and me would find it,
    Cmaj7                        G
    I got no plans I ain’t going nowhere,
          Em                                D
    so take your fast car and keep on driving.

    Instrumental
    Cmaj7 G Em D x2

    Fast Car Chords/Lyrics/Chorus

                                                          C                  G
    So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
               C                             G
    The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
    Em                  C
    City lights lay out before us
                    Em                                 D
    And your arm felt nice wrapped ’round my shoulder.
           C Em              D
    And I——-had a feeling that I belonged
           C Em               D                   Em                  C                  Em
    And I——-had a feeling I could — be someone, be someone, be someone.

    Instrumental
    Cmaj7 G Em D x2

    Fast Car Chords/Lyrics/Outro

    Cmaj7             G
    You got a fast car.
                  Em                               D
    But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
    Cmaj7                       G
    We gotta make a decision:
    Em                                    D
    Leave tonight or live and die this way.

    Instrumental
    Cmaj7 G Em D x3

    Cmaj7 G

    Tracy Chapman
    Jamesy Mulligan
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