Tracy Chapman – Fast Car (Ukulele Fingerpicking)
Key
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Versions
(8)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Instrumental] F C Am G F C Am G A|-------3---------3---3-2---2----|-------3---------3---3-2---2----| E|-0-1-0-3---3-----0-----3-----3--|-0-1-0-3---3-----0-----3-----3--| C|-0-----0-----0---0-----2--------|-0-----0-----0---0-----2--------| G|-2-----0---------2-----0--------|-2-----0---------2-----0--------| F C Am G F C Am G A|-------3---------3-5-3-2-3-2----|-------3---------3---3-2---2----| E|-0-1-0-3---3-----0-----3--------|-0-1-0-3---3-----0-----3-----3--| C|-0-----0-----0---0-----2--------|-0-----0-----0---0-----2--------| G|-2-----0---------2-----0--------|-2-----0---------2-----0--------|
[Verse]
F C You Got A fast Car Am G I want a ticket to anywhere F C Maybe we can make a deal Am G Maybe together we can get somewhere F C Any Place is better Am G Starting from zero, got nothing to lose F C Maybe we'll make something Am G Me myself I got nothing to prove
[Instrumental]
F C Am G
F C Am G
[Verse]
F C You Got A fast Car Am G I got a plan to get us out of here F C I been working at the convenience store Am G Managed to save just a little bit of money F C Won't have to drive too far Am G Just cross the border and in to the city F C You and I can both get jobs Am G And finally see what it means to be living
[Instrumental]
F C Am G
F C Am G
[Verse]
F C See my old man's got a problem Am G He lives with the bottle, thats the way it is F C He says his body's too old for working Am G His body's too young to look like his F C My mama went off and left him Am G She wanted more from life than he could give F C I said somebody's got to take care of him Am G So I quit school and that's what i did
[Instrumental]
F C Am G
F C Am G
[Verse]
F C You Got A fast Car Am G Is it fast enough so we can fly away? F C We gotta make a decision Am G Leave tonight or live and die this way
[Instrumental]
F C Am G
F C Am G
[Chorus]
G F So remember when we were driving, driving in your car C Speeds 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 I_________ had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
[Instrumental]
F C Am G
F C Am G
[Verse]
F C You Got A fast Car Am G We go cruising, entertain ourselves F C You still ain't got a job Am G And I work in the market as a checkout girl F C I know things will get better Am G You'll find work and I'll get promoted F C We'll move out of the shelter Am G Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs
[Instrumental]
F C Am G
F C Am G
[Chorus]
G F So remember when we were driving, driving in your car C Speeds 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 I_________ had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
[Instrumental]
F C Am G
F C Am G
[Verse]
F C You Got A fast Car Am G I got a job that pays all our bills F C You stay out drinking late at the bar Am G See more of your friends than you do of your kids F C I'd always hoped for better Am G Thought maybe together you and me find it F C I got no plans I ain't going nowhere Am G So take your fast car and keep on driving
[Instrumental]
F C Am G
F C Am G
[Chorus]
G F So remember when we were driving, driving in your car C Speeds 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 I_________ had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
[Instrumental]
F C Am G
F C Am G
[Verse]
F C You Got A fast Car Am G Is it fast enough so we can fly away? F C We gotta make a decision Am G Leave tonight or live and die this way
[Instrumental]
F C Am G
F C Am G
F C Am G
F C Am G