----------------------------------------------------------------------- FAST CAR - Tracy Chapman ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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) 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 ======================================================================