Fast Car - Chapman Tracy, ukulele chords

Published: 2022-01-12 16:08
Selection chords: Sarah Harris

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 weʼll 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
Wonʼt have to drive too far
Just ʼcross 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 manʼs got a problem
He live with the bottle, that’s the way it is
He says his bodyʼs too old for working
His bodyʼs too young to look like his
My mama went off and left him,
she wanted more from life than he could give
I said, "Somebodyʼs got to take care of him."
So I quit school and thatʼs 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 ʼround 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 ainʼt got a job
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better
Youʼll find work and Iʼll get promoted
Weʼll 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 ʼround 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
Iʼd always hoped for better
Thought maybe together you and me would find it
I got no plans I ainʼt 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 ʼround 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.

Cmaj7 G Em D x3
Cmaj7 G