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Fast Car

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             CM7        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 city

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)
CM7   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             CM7        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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