'Fast Car' by Tracy Chapman - Guitar Tutorial

            Capo II 
 
Intro: Cmaj7 G  Em D  x4 
 
 Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car 
 Em                 D
I want a ticket to anywhere 
 Cmaj7           G
Maybe we make a deal 
 Em                    D
Maybe together we can get somewhere 
 Cmaj7        G
Any place is better 
 Em                      D
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose 
 Cmaj7            G
Maybe we'll make something 
 Em               D     
Me myself, I got nothing to prove 
 
Cmaj7 G  Em D  x2 
 
You got a fast car 
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 
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 
 
Cmaj7 G  Em D  x2 
 
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 
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 
 
Cmaj7 G  Em D  x2 
 
You got a fast car 
But is it fast enough so we can fly away? 
We gotta make a decision: 
Leave tonight or live and die this way 
 
Cmaj7 G  Em D  x2 
  
                             C           
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car, 
    G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk, 
 Em                   
City lights lay out before us 
         D                     
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder 
    C Em      D  
And I   had a feeling that I belonged 
    C Em      D                             
And I   had a feeling I could -- be someone, 
  C           D
be someone, be someone 
 
Cmaj7 G  Em D  x2 
 
You got a fast car 
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves 
you still ain't got a job 
And 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 bigger house and live in the suburbs. 
 
Cmaj7 G  Em D  x2 
 
                             C           
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car, 
    G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk, 
 Em                   
City lights lay out before us 
         D                     
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder 
    C Em      D  
And I   had a feeling that I belonged 
    C Em      D                             
And I   had a feeling I could -- be someone, 
  C           D
be someone, be someone 
 
Cmaj7 G  Em D  x2 
 
You got a fast car 
And I got a job that pays all our bills 
You stay out drinking late at the bar, 
You see more your friends than you do your kids 
I'd always hoped for better 
Thought maybe together you and me would find it 
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere, 
so take your fast car and keep on driving. 
 
Cmaj7 G  Em D  x2 
 
                             C           
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car, 
    G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk, 
 Em                   
City lights lay out before us 
         D                     
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder 
    C Em      D  
And I   had a feeling that I belonged 
    C Em      D                             
And I   had a feeling I could -- be someone, 
  C           D
be someone, be someone 
 
Cmaj7 G  Em D  x2 
 
You got a fast car 
But is it fast enough so we can fly away? 
We gotta make a decision 
Leave tonight or live and die this way. 
 
Outro: Cmaj7 G  Em D x3 
       Cmaj7 G