Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
intermediateKey D major96 BPMCapo 2
Chords
Cmaj7
G
Em
D
Strumming
↓D
↓D
↑U
↑U
↓D
↑U
↓D
↓D
↓D
↑U
↓D
↑U
Lyrics & chords
Intro
Cmaj7
G
Em
D
x2
Verse 1
Cmaj7
You
got
a
fast
car
G
I
want
D
a
Em
ticket
to
anywhere
Cmaj7
Maybe
we
make
a
deal
G
Maybe
together
we
Em
can
get
D
somewhere
Cmaj7
Any
place
is
better
G
Starting
from
zero
Em
got
nothing
to
D
lose
Cmaj7
Maybe
we'll
make
something
G
Me
myself
I
got
Em
nothing
to
D
prove
Chorus
Cmaj7
You
got
a
fast
car
G
I
got
a
plan
to
Em
get
us
out
of
D
here
Cmaj7
I
been
working
at
the
convenience
store
G
Managed
to
save
just
a
Em
little
bit
of
D
money
Cmaj7
Won't
have
to
drive
too
far
G
Just
cross
the
border
and
Em
into
the
D
city
Cmaj7
You
and
I
can
both
get
jobs
G
And
finally
see
what
it
Em
means
to
be
D
living
Verse 2
Cmaj7
See
my
old
man's
got
a
problem
G
He
live
with
the
bottle
Em
that's
the
way
it
D
is
Cmaj7
He
says
his
body's
too
old
for
working
G
His
body's
too
young
to
Em
look
like
D
his
Bridge
Cmaj7
I
said
somebody's
got
to
take
care
of
him
G
So
I
quit
school
and
Em
that's
what
I
D
did
Chorus
Cmaj7
You
got
a
fast
car
G
Is
it
fast
enough
so
we
can
Em
fly
D
away
Cmaj7
We
gotta
make
a
decision
G
Leave
tonight
or
Em
live
and
die
this
D
way
Outro
Cmaj7GEmD
Coach tips
- ✦Use capo on 2nd fret to play in the original key with easier chord shapes
- ✦The fingerpicking/strumming pattern stays consistent throughout - focus on keeping a steady rhythm with the bass note on beat 1
- ✦Practice the Cmaj7 to G transition smoothly - it's the foundation of the entire song and repeats constantly