Fast Car – Tracy Chapman

Fast Car Lyrics and Chords

Performed by Tracy Chapman

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

[ D    A    F#m    E ] – 2

Verse 2

D                  A
You got a fast car
F#m           E
I got a plan to get us outta here
………….D                            A
I been working at the convenience store
F#m                      E
Managed to save just a little bit of money
D                               A
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
Finally see what it means to be living

[ D    A    F#m    E ] – 2

Verse 3

………D                    A
See, my old man’s got a problem
……F#m                     E
He live with a 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
When mama went off and left him
……..F#m
She wanted more from life
E
Than he could give
………….D
I said, “Somebody’s got to
A
Take care of him”
……F#m             E
So I quit school and that’s what I did

[ D    A    F#m    E ] – 2

D                  A
You got a fast car
……..F#m              E
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

[ D    A    F#m    E ] – 2

……………………………………………………..D
So I remember when we were driving,
Driving in your car
A
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-I, had a feeling that I belonged
D F#m   E
I-I had a feeling I could be someone,
D                 E
Be someone, be someone

[ D    A    F#m    E ] – 2

Verse 4

D               A
You got a fast car
F#m                E
We go cruising, 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

[ D    A    F#m    E ] – 2

…………………………………………………….D
So I remember when we were driving,
Driving in your car
A
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-I, had a feeling that I belonged
D F#m   E
I-I had a feeling I could be someone,
D                 E
Be someone, be someone

[ D    A    F#m    E ] – 2

Verse 5

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

D               A
You got a fast car
……..F#m              E
Is it fast enough so you can fly away?
D                      A
You gotta make a decision
F#m                    E
Leave tonight or live and die this way

End