Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
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Cmaj7You got a fast Gcar.
EmI want a ticket to Danywhere.
Cmaj7Maybe we make a Gdeal,
EmMaybe together we can Dget somewhere.
Cmaj7Any place is Gbetter.
EmStarting from zero, got Dnothing to lose.
Cmaj7Maybe we'll make Gsomething,
EmMe myself, I got Dnothing to prove.
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Cmaj7You got a fast Gcar.
EmI got a plan to Dget us out of here:
Cmaj7I been working at the Gconvenience store,
EmManaged to save just a Dlittle bit of money.
Cmaj7Won't have to drive too Gfar
EmJust 'cross the border and Dinto the city,
Cmaj7You and I can Gboth get jobs
And Emfinally see what it Dmeans to be living.
D D
You see, Cmaj7my old man's got a Gproblem:
He Emlive with the bottle, that’s the Dway it is.
He Cmaj7says his body's too old for Gworking,
His Embody's too young to Dlook like his.
My Cmaj7mama went off and Gleft him, she Emwanted more from life than Dhe could give,
I said, "Cmaj7Somebody's got to take Gcare of him."
So EmI quit school and that's Dwhat I did.
D D
Cmaj7You got a fast Gcar.
But is it Emfast enough so we can Dfly away?
Cmaj7We gotta make a Gdecision:
EmLeave tonight or live and Ddie this way.
Cmaj7 G Em D
Cmaj7 G Em
EmSo I Cremember when: we were Emdriving, driving Cin your car,
The Emspeed so fast I felt like CI was drunk,
EmCity lights lay Cout before us
And your Emarm felt nice wrapped 'Cround my shoulder.
And CI Emhad a Dfeeling that I belonged
And CI Emhad a Dfeeling I could Embe someone, Cbe someone, Embe someone.
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Cmaj7You got a fast Gcar.
And Emwe go cruising to enterDtain ourselves;
Cmaj7you still ain't got a Gjob
And I Emwork in a market as a Dcheckout girl.
Cmaj7I know things will get Gbetter:
EmYou'll find work and DI'll get promoted,
Cmaj7We'll move out of the Gshelter
EmBuy a bigger house and Dlive in the suburbs.
Cmaj7 G Em D
Cmaj7 G Em
EmSo I Cremember when: we were Emdriving, driving Cin your car,
The Emspeed so fast I felt like CI was drunk,
EmCity lights lay Cout before us
And your Emarm felt nice wrapped 'Cround my shoulder.
And CI Emhad a Dfeeling that I belonged
And CI Emhad a Dfeeling I could Embe someone, Cbe someone, Embe someone.
D D
Cmaj7You got a fast Gcar.
And EmI got a job that Dpays all our bills.
Cmaj7You stay out drinking Glate at the bar,
You see Emmore your friends than you Ddo your kids.
Cmaj7I'd always hoped for Gbetter,
EmThought maybe together Dyou and me would find it,
Cmaj7I got no plans I ain't Ggoing nowhere,
so Emtake your fast car and Dkeep on driving.
Cmaj7 G Em D
Cmaj7 G Em
EmSo I Cremember when: we were Emdriving, driving Cin your car,
The Emspeed so fast I felt like CI was drunk,
EmCity lights lay Cout before us
And your Emarm felt nice wrapped 'Cround my shoulder.
And CI Emhad a Dfeeling that I belonged
And CI Emhad a Dfeeling I could Embe someone, Cbe someone, Embe someone.
D D
Cmaj7You got a fast Gcar.
But is it Emfast enough so you can Dfly away?
Cmaj7You gotta make a Gdecision:
EmLeave tonight or live and Ddie this way.
D D D
Cmaj7 G
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