WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Tracy Chapman - Fast Car Ukulele | Ver. 1
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Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
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Chords: Fmaj7-(x32000)
F-----(320003)
Am----(022000)
Dadd11(xx0032)
F-----(x32010)
G-----(xx0232)
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Capo on 2nd
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Intro: Fmaj7 F | Am Dadd11 | Fmaj7 F | Am Dad11 (X2)
VERSE 1:
Fmaj7 F
You got a fast car,
Am Dadd11
I want a ticket to anywhere.
Fmaj7 F
Maybe we make a deal,
Am Dadd11
Maybe together we can get somewhere.
Fmaj7 F
Any place is better.
Am Dadd11
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
Fmaj7 F
Maybe we'll make something,
Am Dadd11
Me myself, I got nothing to prove.
Link 1: Fmaj7 F | Am Dadd11 | Fmaj7 F | Am Dad11
VERSE 2:
Fmaj7 F
You got a fast car
Am Dadd11
And I got a plan to get us out of here
Fmaj7 F
I been working at the convenience store
Am Dadd11
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Fmaj7 F
We wont have to drive too far
Am Dadd11
Just cross the border and into the city
Fmaj7 F
You and I can both get jobs
Am Dadd11
And finally see what it means to be living
VERSE 3:
Fmaj7 F
You see my old man's got a problem
Am Dadd11
He live with the bottle that's the way it is
Fmaj7 F
He says his body's too old for working
Am Dadd11
His body's too young to look like his
Fmaj7 F
My mama went off and left him
Am Dadd11
She wanted more from life than he could give
Fmaj7 F
I said, "somebody's got to take care of him"
Am Dadd11
So I quit school and that's what I did
VERSE 4:
Fmaj7 F
You got a fast car
Am Dadd11
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
Fmaj7 F
We gotta make a decision
Am Dadd11
We leave tonight or live and die this way
CHORUS 1:
Am Dadd11 F
I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
F
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
Am
City lights lay out before us
G
And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder
F Am G
And I.... had a feeling that I belonged
F Am G F G
And I.... had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
VERSE 5:
Fmaj7 F
You got a fast car
Am Dadd11
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
Fmaj7 F
You still ain't got a job
Am Dadd11
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
Fmaj7 F
I know things will get better
Am Dadd11
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
Fmaj7 F
Well move out of the shelter
Am Dadd11
Buy a big house and live in the suburbs
CHORUS 2:
Am Dadd11 F
I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
F
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
Am
City lights lay out before us
G
And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder
F Am G
And I.... had a feeling that I belonged
F Am G F G
And I.... had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
VERSE 6:
Fmaj7 F
You got a fast car
Am Dadd11
And I got a job that pays all our bills
Fmaj7 F
You stay out drinking late at the bar
Am Dadd11
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
F F
I'd always hoped for better
Am Dadd11
Thought maybe together you and me would find it
F F
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
Am Dadd11
So take your fast car and keep on driving
CHORUS 3:
Am Dadd11 F
I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
F
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
Am
City lights lay out before us
G
And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder
F Am G
And I.... had a feeling that I belonged
F Am G F G
And I.... had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
VERSE 7:
Fmaj7 F
You got a fast car
Am Dadd11
But is it fast enough so you can fly away
Fmaj7 F
You gotta make a decision
Am Dadd11
You leave tonight or live and die this way
CODA: Fmaj7 F | Am Dadd11 | Fmaj7 F | Am Dad11 |
Fmaj7 F | Am Dadd11 | Fmaj7 F |