Tracy Chapman
Fast Car
Tracy Chapman (1988)

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D       A  F♯m  E   x 4                          w/ a drone

You got a fast car, I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal, maybe together we can get somewhere
Anyplace is better, startin' from zero got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something, but me myself I got nothing to prove

(mélodie)  x 2  [à chaque saut de ligne]

You got a fast car and I got a plan to get us out of here
I been workin' at the convenience store, managed to save just a little bit of money
Won't have to drive too far, just 'cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs and finally see what it means to be livin'

See my old man's got a problem, he lives with the bottle that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for workin', I say his body's too young to look like his
My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebody's got to take care of him, so I quit school and that's what I did

You got a fast car, but is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision, we leave tonight or live and die this way

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  So I remember when we were drivin', drivin' in your car
      A(sus2)
  The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
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  City lights lay out before us
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  And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder

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  And I - I had a feeling that I belonged
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  I - I had a feeling I could be someone
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  Be someone, be someone...

You got a fast car, we go cruisin' to entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job, now I work in a market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better, you'll find work and I'll get promoted
We'll move out of the shelter, buy a big house and live in the suburbs

  Refrain

You got a fast car, I got a job that pays all our bills
You stay out drinkin' late at the bar
                                   see more of your friends than you do of your kids
I'd always hoped for better, thought maybe together you and me would find it
I got no plans I ain't goin' nowhere, take your fast car and keep on drivin'

  Refrain

You gotta make a decision, you leave tonight or live and die this way

(mélodie)  x 3 1/2  (reste sur A)