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Fast Car

Tracy Chapman

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Fmaj7 C Am
Fmaj7 CYou got a fast car.
Am GI want a ticket to anywhere.
Fmaj7 CMaybe we make a deal,
Am GMaybe together we can get somewhere.
Fmaj7 CAny place is better.
Am GStarting from zero, got nothing to lose.
Fmaj7 CMaybe we'll make something,
Am GMe myself, I got nothing to prove.
Fmaj7 C Am
Fmaj7 CYou got a fast car.
Am GI got a plan to get us out of here:
Fmaj7 CI been working at the convenience store,
Am GManaged to save just a little bit of money.
Fmaj7 CWon't have to drive too far
Am GJust 'cross the border and into the city,
Fmaj7 CYou and I can both get jobs
Am GAnd finally see what it means to be living.
Fmaj7 C Am
Fmaj7 CYou see, my old man's got a problem:
Am GHe live with the bottle, that’s the way it is.
Fmaj7 CHe says his body's too old for working,
Am GHis body's too young to look like his.
Fmaj7 C Am GMy mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give,
Fmaj7 CI said, "Somebody's got to take care of him."
Am GSo I quit school and that's what I did.
Fmaj7 C Am
Fmaj7 CYou got a fast car.
Am GBut is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Fmaj7 CWe gotta make a decision:
Am GLeave tonight or live and die this way.
Fmaj7 C Am G
Fmaj7 C Am
Am F Am F So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
Am FThe speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Am FCity lights lay out before us
Am FAnd your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
F Am GAnd I had a feeling that I belonged
F Am G Am F AmAnd I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
Fmaj7 C Am
Fmaj7 CYou got a fast car.
Am GAnd we go cruising to entertain ourselves;
Fmaj7 Cyou still ain't got a job
Am GAnd I work in a market as a checkout girl.
Fmaj7 CI know things will get better:
Am GYou'll find work and I'll get promoted,
Fmaj7 CWe'll move out of the shelter
Am GBuy a bigger house and live in the suburbs.
Fmaj7 C Am G
Fmaj7 C Am
Am F Am F So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
Am FThe speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Am FCity lights lay out before us
Am FAnd your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
F Am GAnd I had a feeling that I belonged
F Am G Am F AmAnd I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
Fmaj7 C Am
Fmaj7 CYou got a fast car.
Am GAnd I got a job that pays all our bills.
Fmaj7 CYou stay out drinking late at the bar,
Am GYou see more your friends than you do your kids.
Fmaj7 CI'd always hoped for better,
Am GThought maybe together you and me would find it,
Fmaj7 CI got no plans I ain't going nowhere,
Am Gso take your fast car and keep on driving.
Fmaj7 C Am G
Fmaj7 C Am
Am F Am F So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
Am FThe speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Am FCity lights lay out before us
Am FAnd your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
F Am GAnd I had a feeling that I belonged
F Am G Am F AmAnd I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
Fmaj7 C Am
Fmaj7 CYou got a fast car.
Am GBut is it fast enough so you can fly away?
Fmaj7 CYou gotta make a decision:
Am GLeave tonight or live and die this way.
Fmaj7 C Am
Fmaj7 C
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