Fast Car (ver 6) by Tracy Chapman
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FAST CAR - Tracy Chapman
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Tabbed by: Bob Miller
Email: onefinebob at gmail dot com
Tuning: Standard - Capo on 2nd fret to play with the recording
After looking through the other versions on the site, there were a couple
of things missing that I wanted to submit, like a full intro tab and
the complete chords for the chorus.
INTRO:
(C) (G) (Em) (D) (C) (G) (Em) (D)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|0h1-0-3---3-----|8-----7---7-----|0h1-0-3---3-----|8-----7---7-----|
G|0---0-0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|0---0-0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|
D|----------------|------0---------|----------------|------0---------|
A|3---------------|7---------------|3---------------|7---------------|
E|------3---------|----------------|------3---------|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|0h1-0-3---3-----|8--10-8-7--8--7-|0h1-0-3---3-----|8-----7---7-----|
G|0---0-0-----0---|0---------------|0---0-0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|
D|----------------|--------0-------|----------------|------0---------|
A|3---------------|7---------------|3---------------|7---------------|
E|------3---------|----------------|------3---------|----------------|
VERSE Pattern: * @ (see notes below)
e|----------------|----------------|
B|0h1-0-3---3-----|8---8-7---7-----|
G|0---0-0-----0---|0---0-0---0-0---|
D|----------------|------0---------|
A|3---------------|7---------------|
E|------3---------|----------------|
This pattern is slightly different than the intro, most noticeably
in the second measure. Here it is varied throughout the song:
* - The note on the G string is often added during the verse, and at times the note on
B string feels like it is there but is soft.
@ - Again, the note on the G string is often there, but not always.
VERSE:
You�ve got a fast car, I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal, maybe together we can get somewhere
Anyplace is better. Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Maybe we�ll make something, but me myself I got nothing to prove
INTERLUDE: (First four bars of the intro)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|0h1-0-3---3-----|8-----7---7-----|0h1-0-3---3-----|8-----7---7-----|
G|0---0-0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|0---0-0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|
D|----------------|------0---------|----------------|------0---------|
A|3---------------|7---------------|3---------------|7---------------|
E|------3---------|----------------|------3---------|----------------|
VERSE:
You got a fast car, and I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
We 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 living
INTERLUDE
VERSE:
You see my old man�s got a problem he live with the bottle
That�s the way it is
He says his body�s too old for working
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
INTERLUDE
VERSE:
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
INTERLUDE
CHORUS (chords defined at the end of this file)
C Cmaj7 C
�Cause I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
G Gadd9 G
The speed so fast it felt like I was drunk
Em Em7 Em
The city lights lay out before us
Dsus4 D Dsus4
And your arm felt nice wrapped �round my shoulder
C* Em* D Dsus2 D
And I had a feeling that I belonged
C* Em* D Dsus2 D C* D*
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
INTERLUDE
VERSE:
You got a fast car and we go cruising to entertain ourselves
You still ain�t got a job and I work in the 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 bigger house and live in the suburbs
INTERLUDE B: (slight difference in last bar)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|0h1-0-3---3-----|8-----7---7-----|0h1-0-3---3-----|8--10-7---7-----|
G|0---0-0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|0---0-0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|
D|----------------|------0---------|----------------|------0---------|
A|3---------------|7---------------|3---------------|7---------------|
E|------3---------|----------------|------3---------|----------------|
CHORUS
INTERLUDE
VERSE
You got a fast car, and I got a job that pays all our bills
You stay out drinking 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 not plans I ain�t going nowhere
So take your fast car and keep on driving
INTERLUDE
CHORUS
INTERLUDE
VERSE
You got a fast car But is it fast enough so you can fly away
You gotta make a decision You leave tonight or live and die this way
OUTRO
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|0h1-0-3---3-----|8-----7---7-----|0h1-0-3---3-----|8--10-7---7-----|
G|0---0-0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|0---0-0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|
D|----------------|------0---------|----------------|------0---------|
A|3---------------|7---------------|3---------------|7---------------|
E|------3---------|----------------|------3---------|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------||
B|0h1-0-3---3-----|8-----7---7-----|0h1-0-3---------||
G|0---0-0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|0---0-0---------||
D|----------------|------0---------|----------------||
A|3---------------|7---------------|3---------------||
E|------3---------|----------------|------3---------||
Chords used in the chorus:
C x32010 (driving -- car)
C* 335553 (and I/be someone)
Cmaj7 x32000
G 320003
Gadd9 300003
Em 022000 (city lights -- us)
Em7 020030
Em* 779987 (and I...)
D x00232
D* 557775
Dsus2 x00230 or 557755
C Cmaj7 C
�cause I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
G Gadd9 G
The speed so fast it felt like I was drunk
Em Em7 Em
The city lights lay out before us
Dsus4 D Dsus4
And your arm felt nice wrapped �round my shoulder
C* Em* D Dsus2 D
And I had a feeling that I belonged
C* Em* D Dsus2 D C* D*
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
**For the �had a feeling...� sections, you can use either version of
the chords D and Dsus2.
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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