Chords for Tracy Chapman - Fast Car Live (with Lyrics)
Tempo:
92.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
F#m
E
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gm] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D] [A]
[B] [A] [D] [A]
[F#m] I want [C#m] to get [A] to anywhere.
Maybe we make a deal.
[F#m] Maybe [E] together we [A] can get somewhere.
Anyplace is better.
[F#] Starting [E] from zero, got nothing [A] to lose.
Maybe we'll make something.
Me, myself, I got nothing to [D] prove.
[A]
[F#m] [A] [D]
[A] [F#m] [A] [D]
[A] You got a fast car.
[F#] I got a [E] plan to get us out of [D] here.
Been [A] working at the convenience store.
Managed to [E] save just [A] a little bit of money.
Won't have to drive too far.
Just cross [E] the border and [A] into the city.
You and I can both get jobs.
Finally see what it means to be alive.
[F#m] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] See [A] my old man's got a problem.
Give up the bottle, that's the way it is.
He says his body's too old for working.
His body's too young to look like his.
My mama went off and left him.
[F#m] She wanted more from [A] life than he could give.
I say somebody's got to take care of him.
So I quit school, that's what I [D] did.
[A] [F#m]
[A] [D] [A]
You got a fast car.
So fast enough so we can fly away.
We got to make a decision.
[F#] Leave [C#m] tonight or live and die [A] this way.
[F#m] [A] [D] [A]
I remember when we [D] were driving in your [A] car.
Speed so fast it felt like I was [F#m] drunk.
Sitting like stay out of the force.
[E] Your arm felt nice wrapped around my [D] shoulder.
And [F#m] I, I [E] had a feeling that I belonged.
[D] I, [F#m]
I [E] had a feeling I could be [D] someone.
Be [E] someone, be someone, be [D] someone.
[A] [F#m] [A]
[D] [A] [F#m]
[A] [D] [A] You got a fast car.
[F#m] We go [E] cruising, [A] entertain ourselves.
Still ain't got a job.
Now work in [E] the market as a checkout [A] girl.
I know things will get better.
[F#m] You'll [A] find work and I'll get promoted.
We'll move out of the shelter.
[F#m] Buy a [A] big house and live [D] in the suburbs.
[A] [F#m]
[A] [D] [A] [F#m]
[E] I remember when we [D] were driving in your car.
[A]
Speed so fast it felt like I was [F#m] drunk.
Sitting like stay out of the [E] force.
Your arm felt nice wrapped around my [D] shoulder.
And I, [F#] I [F#m] [E] had a feeling that I belonged.
[D] I, [F#] I [E] had a feeling I could be someone.
[D] Be someone, [E] be someone.
[D]
[A] [F#m] [A] [D]
[A] [F#m] [A]
You got a fast car.
[F#m] I got a [A] job that pays all our [D] bills.
[A] Stay out drinking, date at the [F#m] bar.
For your [E] friends and you, you, your [D] kids.
[A] I know it's hopeful but
[F#m] maybe [E] together you and me [D] find it.
I [A] got no plans, I ain't going nowhere.
[F#m] [A] Take your fast car and keep on [D] driving.
[A] [F#m] [A] [D]
[A] [F#m] [A] I remember when we [D] were driving, driving in your car.
[A] Speed so fast it felt like I was [F#m] drunk.
Sitting like stay out of the force.
[E] Your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder.
[D] And [F#m] I, I [E] had a feeling that I belonged.
[D]
[F#] I, I [E] had a feeling I could be [D] someone.
Be [E] someone, be someone.
[D] [A] [F#m]
[A] [D] [A] [F#m]
[A] You got a fast car.
[F#m] Fast [E] enough so you can [A] fly [D] away.
You got to [A] make a decision.
[F#m] You leave tonight, [E] live and [A] die this [D] way.
[A] Live [F#m]
[A] and die this [D] way.
[A] Live [F#m] [A]
and die this [D] way.
[A] [F#m] [A]
Live and die this [D] way.
[A] [F#m] [A] [D] [A] [D]
[D] [Am] [D] [A]
[B] [A] [D] [A]
[F#m] I want [C#m] to get [A] to anywhere.
Maybe we make a deal.
[F#m] Maybe [E] together we [A] can get somewhere.
Anyplace is better.
[F#] Starting [E] from zero, got nothing [A] to lose.
Maybe we'll make something.
Me, myself, I got nothing to [D] prove.
[A]
[F#m] [A] [D]
[A] [F#m] [A] [D]
[A] You got a fast car.
[F#] I got a [E] plan to get us out of [D] here.
Been [A] working at the convenience store.
Managed to [E] save just [A] a little bit of money.
Won't have to drive too far.
Just cross [E] the border and [A] into the city.
You and I can both get jobs.
Finally see what it means to be alive.
[F#m] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] See [A] my old man's got a problem.
Give up the bottle, that's the way it is.
He says his body's too old for working.
His body's too young to look like his.
My mama went off and left him.
[F#m] She wanted more from [A] life than he could give.
I say somebody's got to take care of him.
So I quit school, that's what I [D] did.
[A] [F#m]
[A] [D] [A]
You got a fast car.
So fast enough so we can fly away.
We got to make a decision.
[F#] Leave [C#m] tonight or live and die [A] this way.
[F#m] [A] [D] [A]
I remember when we [D] were driving in your [A] car.
Speed so fast it felt like I was [F#m] drunk.
Sitting like stay out of the force.
[E] Your arm felt nice wrapped around my [D] shoulder.
And [F#m] I, I [E] had a feeling that I belonged.
[D] I, [F#m]
I [E] had a feeling I could be [D] someone.
Be [E] someone, be someone, be [D] someone.
[A] [F#m] [A]
[D] [A] [F#m]
[A] [D] [A] You got a fast car.
[F#m] We go [E] cruising, [A] entertain ourselves.
Still ain't got a job.
Now work in [E] the market as a checkout [A] girl.
I know things will get better.
[F#m] You'll [A] find work and I'll get promoted.
We'll move out of the shelter.
[F#m] Buy a [A] big house and live [D] in the suburbs.
[A] [F#m]
[A] [D] [A] [F#m]
[E] I remember when we [D] were driving in your car.
[A]
Speed so fast it felt like I was [F#m] drunk.
Sitting like stay out of the [E] force.
Your arm felt nice wrapped around my [D] shoulder.
And I, [F#] I [F#m] [E] had a feeling that I belonged.
[D] I, [F#] I [E] had a feeling I could be someone.
[D] Be someone, [E] be someone.
[D]
[A] [F#m] [A] [D]
[A] [F#m] [A]
You got a fast car.
[F#m] I got a [A] job that pays all our [D] bills.
[A] Stay out drinking, date at the [F#m] bar.
For your [E] friends and you, you, your [D] kids.
[A] I know it's hopeful but
[F#m] maybe [E] together you and me [D] find it.
I [A] got no plans, I ain't going nowhere.
[F#m] [A] Take your fast car and keep on [D] driving.
[A] [F#m] [A] [D]
[A] [F#m] [A] I remember when we [D] were driving, driving in your car.
[A] Speed so fast it felt like I was [F#m] drunk.
Sitting like stay out of the force.
[E] Your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder.
[D] And [F#m] I, I [E] had a feeling that I belonged.
[D]
[F#] I, I [E] had a feeling I could be [D] someone.
Be [E] someone, be someone.
[D] [A] [F#m]
[A] [D] [A] [F#m]
[A] You got a fast car.
[F#m] Fast [E] enough so you can [A] fly [D] away.
You got to [A] make a decision.
[F#m] You leave tonight, [E] live and [A] die this [D] way.
[A] Live [F#m]
[A] and die this [D] way.
[A] Live [F#m] [A]
and die this [D] way.
[A] [F#m] [A]
Live and die this [D] way.
[A] [F#m] [A] [D] [A] [D]
Key:
A
D
F#m
E
F#
A
D
F#m
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[F#m] I want [C#m] to get [A] to anywhere.
Maybe we make a deal.
[F#m] Maybe [E] together we [A] can get somewhere.
Anyplace is better.
[F#] Starting [E] from zero, got nothing [A] to lose.
Maybe we'll make something.
_ Me, myself, I got nothing to [D] prove.
[A] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ [D]
[A] You got a fast car.
[F#] I got a [E] plan to get us out of [D] here.
Been [A] working at the convenience store.
Managed to [E] save just [A] a little bit of money.
Won't have to drive too far.
Just cross [E] the border and [A] into the city.
You and I can both get jobs.
Finally see what it means to be alive.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] See [A] my old man's got a problem.
Give up the bottle, that's the way it is.
He says his body's too old for working.
His body's too young to look like his.
My mama went off and left him.
[F#m] She wanted more from [A] life than he could give.
I say somebody's got to take care of him.
So I quit school, that's what I [D] did.
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You got a fast car.
So fast enough so we can fly away.
We got to make a decision.
[F#] Leave [C#m] tonight or live and die [A] this way. _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ I remember when we [D] were driving in your [A] car.
Speed so fast it felt like I was [F#m] drunk.
Sitting like stay out of the force.
[E] Your arm felt nice wrapped around my [D] shoulder.
And [F#m] I, I [E] had a feeling that I belonged.
[D] I, [F#m]
I [E] had a feeling I could be [D] someone.
Be [E] someone, be someone, be [D] someone.
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] [A] You got a fast car.
[F#m] We go [E] cruising, [A] entertain ourselves.
Still ain't got a job.
Now work in [E] the market as a checkout [A] girl.
I know things will get better.
[F#m] You'll [A] find work and I'll get promoted.
We'll move out of the shelter.
[F#m] Buy a [A] big house and live [D] in the suburbs.
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
[E] I remember when we [D] were driving in your car.
[A]
Speed so fast it felt like I was [F#m] drunk.
Sitting like stay out of the [E] force.
Your arm felt nice wrapped around my [D] shoulder.
And I, [F#] I [F#m] [E] had a feeling that I belonged.
[D] I, [F#] I [E] had a feeling I could be someone.
[D] Be someone, [E] be someone.
[D] _
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
You got a fast car.
[F#m] I got a [A] job that pays all our [D] bills.
[A] Stay out drinking, date at the [F#m] bar.
For your [E] friends and you, you, your [D] kids.
[A] I know it's hopeful but
[F#m] maybe [E] together you and me [D] find it.
I [A] got no plans, I ain't going nowhere.
[F#m] [A] Take your fast car and keep on [D] driving.
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [A] I remember when we [D] were driving, driving in your car.
[A] Speed so fast it felt like I was [F#m] drunk.
Sitting like stay out of the force.
[E] Your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder.
[D] And [F#m] I, I [E] had a feeling that I belonged.
[D] _
[F#] I, I [E] had a feeling I could be [D] someone.
Be [E] someone, be someone.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ You got a fast car.
[F#m] Fast [E] enough so you can [A] fly [D] away.
You got to [A] make a decision.
[F#m] You leave tonight, [E] live and [A] die this [D] way.
[A] Live _ [F#m] _
[A] and die this [D] way.
[A] _ Live [F#m] _ [A]
and die this [D] way.
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [A]
Live and die this [D] way.
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[F#m] I want [C#m] to get [A] to anywhere.
Maybe we make a deal.
[F#m] Maybe [E] together we [A] can get somewhere.
Anyplace is better.
[F#] Starting [E] from zero, got nothing [A] to lose.
Maybe we'll make something.
_ Me, myself, I got nothing to [D] prove.
[A] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ [D]
[A] You got a fast car.
[F#] I got a [E] plan to get us out of [D] here.
Been [A] working at the convenience store.
Managed to [E] save just [A] a little bit of money.
Won't have to drive too far.
Just cross [E] the border and [A] into the city.
You and I can both get jobs.
Finally see what it means to be alive.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] See [A] my old man's got a problem.
Give up the bottle, that's the way it is.
He says his body's too old for working.
His body's too young to look like his.
My mama went off and left him.
[F#m] She wanted more from [A] life than he could give.
I say somebody's got to take care of him.
So I quit school, that's what I [D] did.
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You got a fast car.
So fast enough so we can fly away.
We got to make a decision.
[F#] Leave [C#m] tonight or live and die [A] this way. _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ I remember when we [D] were driving in your [A] car.
Speed so fast it felt like I was [F#m] drunk.
Sitting like stay out of the force.
[E] Your arm felt nice wrapped around my [D] shoulder.
And [F#m] I, I [E] had a feeling that I belonged.
[D] I, [F#m]
I [E] had a feeling I could be [D] someone.
Be [E] someone, be someone, be [D] someone.
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] [A] You got a fast car.
[F#m] We go [E] cruising, [A] entertain ourselves.
Still ain't got a job.
Now work in [E] the market as a checkout [A] girl.
I know things will get better.
[F#m] You'll [A] find work and I'll get promoted.
We'll move out of the shelter.
[F#m] Buy a [A] big house and live [D] in the suburbs.
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
[E] I remember when we [D] were driving in your car.
[A]
Speed so fast it felt like I was [F#m] drunk.
Sitting like stay out of the [E] force.
Your arm felt nice wrapped around my [D] shoulder.
And I, [F#] I [F#m] [E] had a feeling that I belonged.
[D] I, [F#] I [E] had a feeling I could be someone.
[D] Be someone, [E] be someone.
[D] _
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
You got a fast car.
[F#m] I got a [A] job that pays all our [D] bills.
[A] Stay out drinking, date at the [F#m] bar.
For your [E] friends and you, you, your [D] kids.
[A] I know it's hopeful but
[F#m] maybe [E] together you and me [D] find it.
I [A] got no plans, I ain't going nowhere.
[F#m] [A] Take your fast car and keep on [D] driving.
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [A] I remember when we [D] were driving, driving in your car.
[A] Speed so fast it felt like I was [F#m] drunk.
Sitting like stay out of the force.
[E] Your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder.
[D] And [F#m] I, I [E] had a feeling that I belonged.
[D] _
[F#] I, I [E] had a feeling I could be [D] someone.
Be [E] someone, be someone.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ You got a fast car.
[F#m] Fast [E] enough so you can [A] fly [D] away.
You got to [A] make a decision.
[F#m] You leave tonight, [E] live and [A] die this [D] way.
[A] Live _ [F#m] _
[A] and die this [D] way.
[A] _ Live [F#m] _ [A]
and die this [D] way.
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [A]
Live and die this [D] way.
[A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _