Tracy Chapman released “Fast Car” in 1988, topping the charts around the world. The melodic chorus part at the end is the best bit, enjoy the music notes below 🙂
Did you know?! “Fast Car” has been covered by Jonas Blue, Tobtok, The Flying Pickets, Hundred Reasons, Kelly Clarkson, Gabrielle, Sam Smith, Birdy and Mutya Buena.
F# F# F# F#-E E
You got a fast car
A B B B-B G# G#-A-A
I want a ticket to anywhere…
F#-F# F# F# E E
Maybe we make a deal
A – B B-B-B B ^C# A A-A-B
Maybe together we can get somewhere…
^C#-^C# ^D ^C# B-A
Any place is better…
A – A B B-B B A-A A A
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose
^C#-^C# ^D ^C# B – A
Maybe we’ll make something
A ^C# ^E-^E ^C# ^C# ^E-^C# B A
But me, myself, I got nothing to prove…
F# F# F# F#-E E
You got a fast car…
A B B B G# G# G# A A B
I got a plan to get us out of here!
B A F#-F# F# F# F#-E-E E
I been working at the convenience store,
A – B B B B ^C# A-A A A A-B
Managed to save just a little bit of money
^C# ^C# ^D ^C# B A
Won’t have to drive too far
A A B B-B B G#-G# A A-A
Just ‘cross the border and into the city
^C# ^D ^C# B A A A
You and I can both get jobs
A ^C#-^E ^E ^C# ^C# ^E ^C# B ^C#-BA
And finally see what it means to be living…
E F# F# F# F# F# F#-E
See my old man’s got a problem
E A B B B-B B B A A A
He lives with the bottle, that’s the way it is
A A A F#-F# F# A F# F#-E
He says his body’s too old for working
E A-A B ^C# A A A A
His body’s too young to look like his
A ^C#-^C# ^C# B A B A
My mama went off and left him
A A – B B B B B A A A
She wanted more from life than he could give
A A ^C#-^C#-^C# ^E-^E ^C B A A
I said somebody’s gotta take care of him
A A B B B B A A A
So I quit school and that’s what I did…
F# F# F# F#-E E
You got a fast car
E E A A – B B B B A A-A
Is it fast enough so we can fly away
F# F#-F# A F# E-F#-E
We gotta make a decision
E A B – B B B ^C# A A A
We leave tonight or live and die this way
^C# ^C#-^D-^C# B B A-B
So remember we were driving…
A – A G# A A
Driving in your car
G# A A A G# G# A A
Speed so fast, felt like I was drunk
A-A A A G# G#-A A
City lights lay out before us
E E A A A
And your arm felt nice
A G# A A-A
Wrapped ’round my shoulder…
A ^E-^F#-^C#-A
And I ~ ~
A B ^C#-^D ^C# B A-^C#-B
Had a feeling that I belonged…
^E-^F#-^C#-A
I ~ ~
A B ^C#-^D ^C# B B A-A
Had a feeling I could be someone,
B A – A B A – A
Be someone, be someone…