Fast car (C)
by Tracy Chapman · posted by maittella
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
-4 -4 -4 -4 4 4
You got a fast car
-5 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 -5
I want a ticket to anywhere-4 -4 -4 -4 4 4
Maybe we make a deal-5 6 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 -5
Maybe together we can get somewhere-6 6 7 -6 6 -5
Anyplace is better-5 6 6 6 6 6 5 -5 -5 -5
Starting from zero got nothing to lose-6 -6 6 -6 6 -5
Maybe we'll make something-6 7 7 -6 -6 7 -6 6 -5
Me, myself I got nothing to prove-4 -4 -4 -4 4 4
You got a fast car
-5 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 -5
I got a plan to get us out of here-5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4 4
I been working at the convenience store-5 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5
Managed to save just a little bit of money-6 -6 -6 -6 -5 -5
Won't have to drive too far4 -5 6 6 6 6 5 -5 -5 -5 -5
Just 'cross the border and into the city-6 -6 -6 6 6 -5 -5
You and I can both get jobs-5 -6 -6 7 -6 -6 7 -6 -6 6 5
And finally see what it means to be living4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 4
You see my old man's got a problem
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He live with the bottle that's the way it is-5 -5 -5 -4 -4 -4 -5 -4 -4 4
He says his body's too old for working4 4 4 -5 -5 6 -6 -5 5
His body's too young to look like his-5 -6 -6 -6 -6 -5 6 -5
My mama went off and left him-5 -5 6 6 6 6 6 5 -5 -5 -5 -5
She wanted more from life than he could give-6 -6 -6 7 7 -6 6 -5 -5
I said somebody's got to take care of him-5 -5 6 6 6 6 5 -5 -5
So I quit school and that's what I did-4 -4 -4 -4 4 4
You got a fast car
4 4 -5 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 -5
Is it fast enough so we can fly away-4 -4 -4 -5 -4 -4 -4 4
We gotta make a decision4 -5 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 -5
Leave tonight or live and die this way-6 -6 7 -6 6 6 -5 -5
So remember we were driving,
-5 -5 5 -5 -5
driving in your car
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5
Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk-5 -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5
City lights lay out before us4 4 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder-5 7 -8 -6 6 -5 -5 6 -6 7 -6 6 -5 -6
I-------------had a feeling that I belonged6 7 -8 -6 6 5 -5 6 -6 7 6 -5 6 -5 -5
I----------- had a feeling I could be someone,6 -5 -5 6 -5 -5
be someone, be someone
-4 -4 -4 -4 4 4
You got a fast car
4 4 -5 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 -5
We go cruising to entertain ourselves-4 -4 -4 -5 -4 -4 -4 4
You still ain't got a job-5 6 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 -5
I work in a market as a checkout girl-6 6 7 -6 6 -5
I know things will get better-5 6 6 6 6 6 5 -5 -5 -5
You'll find work and I'll get promoted-6 -6 6 -6 6 -5
We'll move out of the shelter4 -5 6 6 6 6 -5 5 -5 -5
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs-6 -6 7 -6 6 6 -5 -5
I remember we were driving,
-5 -5 5 -5 -5
driving in your car
-5 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5
Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk-5 -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5
City lights lay out before us4 4 -5 -5 -5 -5 5 -5 -5 -5
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder-5 7 -8 -6 6 -5 -5 6 -6 7 -6 6 -5 -6
I-------------had a feeling that I belonged6 7 -8 -6 6 5 -5 6 -6 7 6 -5 6 -5 -5
I----------- had a feeling I could be someone,6 -5 -5 6 -5 -5
be someone, be someone