Fast Car

Tracy Chapman

{title: Fast Car}
{artist: Tracy Chapman}

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[C]You got a fast [G]car.... [Em]I want a ticket to any[D]where
[C]Maybe we make a [G]deal... [Em]Maybe together we can [D]get somewhere
[C]Anyplace is [G]better, [Em]Starting from zero got [D]nothing to lose
[C]Maybe we'll make [G]something, [Em]Me, myself I got [D]nothing to prove

[C][G][Em][D] [C]You got a fast [G]car, [Em]I got a plan to get us [D]out of here, I been [C]working at the convenience [G]store, [Em]Managed to save just a [D]little bit of money [C]Won't have to drive too [G]far... [Em]Just 'cross the border and [D]into the city [C]You and I can [G]both get jobs... [Em]Finally see what it me[D]ans to be living
[C][G][Em][D] [C]You see my old man's [G]got a problem [Em]He live with the bottle that's the [D]way it is [C]He says his body's too [G]old for working [Em]His body's too young to [D]look like his [C]My mama went off and [G]left him [Em]She wanted more from life [D]than he could give [C]I said somebody's got to take [G]care of him [Em]So I quit school, that's [D]what I did
[C][G][Em][D] [C]You got a fast [G]car, [Em]Is it fast enough so we can [D]fly away [C]We gotta make a de[G]cision, [Em]Leave tonight or live and [D]die this way
[C][G][Em][D] So remember we were... [C]Driving, driving in your car... [G]Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk [Em]City lights lay out before us.. Your [D]arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder and [C]I... [Em]had a fee[D]ling that I belonged... [C]I... [Em]had a fee[D]ling I could be someone, [C]be someone, [D]be someone
[C][G][Em][D] [C]You got a fast [G]car... [Em]We go cruising to enter[D]tain ourselves [C]You still ain't got a [G]job... [Em]I work in a market as a [D]checkout girl [C]I know things will get [G]better... [Em]You'll find work and [D]I'll get promoted [C]We'll move out of the [G]shelter... [Em]Buy a bigger house and [D]live in the suburbs
[C][G][Em][D] I remember we were... [C]Driving, driving in your car... [G]Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk [Em]City lights lay out before us.. Your [D]arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder and [C]I... [Em]had a fee[D]ling that I belonged... [C]I... [Em]had a fee[D]ling I could be someone, [C]be someone, [D]be someone
[C][G][Em][D] [C]You got a fast [G]car... [Em]I got a job that pays [D]all our bills... You [C]Stay out drinking [G]late at the bar, See [Em]more of your friends than you [D]do of your kids [C]I'd always hoped for [G]better.. Thought [Em]maybe together [D]you and me would find it [C]I got no plans I ain't going [G]nowhere.. So [Em]take your fast car and [D]keep on driving
[C][G][Em][D] I remember we were... [C]Driving, driving in your car... [G]Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk [Em]City lights lay out before us, Your [D]arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder and [C]I... [Em]had a fee[D]ling that I belonged... [C]I... [Em]had a fee[D]ling I could be someone, [C]be someone, [D]be someone
[C]You got a fast [G]car... [Em]But is it fast enough so you can [D]fly away [C]We gotta make a de[G]cision, [Em]Leave tonight or live and [D]die this way

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