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Fast Car 

INTRO

Cmaj7 / G  / Em  /  D  / 

VERSE 1

Cmaj7      /     G   /  Em         /           D             /

You got a fast car,   I want a ticket to anywhere.

Cmaj7         /         G    / Em                  /              D             /

Maybe we make a deal,  Maybe together we can  get somewhere.

Cmaj7     /         G    Em                /              D                /

Any place is better.  Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.

Cmaj7         /              G     /   Em       /            D              /

Maybe we'll make something, Me myself, I got nothing to prove.

INTERLUDE

Cmaj7 /  G  / Em  /   D  / 

Cmaj7 /  G  / Em /  D  /

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VERSE 2

Cmaj7          G      Em                    D

You got a fast car,  I got a plan to get us out of here. I been

Cmaj7                     G                   Em                   D

working at the convenience store, Managed to save just a little bit of money

Cmaj7                          G           Em                          D

Won't have to drive too far, just cross the border and into the city

Cmaj7             G                          Em                     D

You and I can both get jobs  and finally see what it means to be living

INTERLUDE

Cmaj7 /  G  / Em  /   D  / 

Cmaj7 /  G  / Em /  D  /

                               You see

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VERSE 3

Cmaj7                   G            Em                                          D

my old man's got a problem, lives with the bottle, that's the way it is, says his

Cmaj7                     G           Em                           D

body's too old for working his body's too young to look like his

  Cmaj7                    G           Em                D

Mama went off and left him, wanted more from life than he could give. I said, 

 Cmaj7                        G                      Em                                D

"somebody's got to take care of him" So I quit school and that's what I did

INTERLUDE

Cmaj7 /  G  / Em  /   D  / 

Cmaj7 /  G  / Em /  D  /

PRE-CHORUS

Cmaj7          G                  Em                   D

You got a fast car. But is it fast enough so we can fly away

Cmaj7               G              Em                                D

We gotta make a decision, leave tonight or live and die this 

Cmaj7  /  G  /  Em   /   D            /

way.                       I remember we were

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CHORUS

C          /           /            /   

Driving, driving in your car

  G     /             /               / 

Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk

Em     /            /           /

City lights lay out before us and your

 D            /                   /                /

Arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder 

     C / G  /         Em   /     D         /           

And I.... had a feeling that I belonged

     C /  G /        Em   /    D       /                              

And I.... had a feeling that  I could 

C     -             D     -            

be someone, be someone, be

INTERLUDE

Cmaj7  / G /  Em  /  D  /  

someone…

Cmaj7 /  G /  Em  /  D  /

VERSE 5

Cmaj7          G      Em                         D

You got a fast car, we go cruising to entertain ourselves

   Cmaj7              G              Em                            D

You still ain't got a job and I work in a market as a checkout girl

Cmaj7                   G            Em                         D

I know things will get better, you'll find work and I'll get promoted

Cmaj7                G                 Em                          D

We’ll move out of the shelter, buy a big house and live in the suburbs

Cmaj7  /  G  /  Em   /   D              /

                              I remember we were
 

CHORUS

C          /           /            /   

Driving, driving in your car

  G     /             /               / 

Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk

Em     /            /           /

City lights lay out before us and your

 D            /                   /                /

Arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder 

     C / G  /         Em   /     D         /           

And I.... had a feeling that I belonged

     C /  G /        Em   /    D       /                              

And I.... had a feeling that  I could

C     -             D                 

be someone, be someone, be

INTERLUDE

Cmaj7 /  G /  Em  /  D  /

someone…

Cmaj7 /  G /  Em  /  D  /

VERSE 6

Cmaj7          G      Em                  D

You got a fast car, I got a job that pays all our bills, you

Cmaj7                  G                         Em                                        D

stay out drinking late at the bar, see more of your friends than you do your kids

Cmaj7                  G                         Em                                D

I'd always hoped for better, thought maybe together you and me would find it

Cmaj7                      G                          Em                               D

I got no plans I ain't going nowhere, So take your fast car and keep on driving

Cmaj7  /  G  /  Em   /   D              /

                              I remember we were
 

CHORUS

C          /           /            / 

Driving, driving in your car

  G     /             /               / 

Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk

Em     /            /           /

City lights lay out before us and your

 D            /                   /                /

Arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder 

     C / G  /         Em   /     D         /           

And I.... had a feeling that I belonged

     C /  G /        Em   /    D       /                              

And I.... had a feeling that  I could 

C     -             D     -            

be someone, be someone, be

INTERLUDE

Cmaj7 /  G /  Em  /  D  /

someone…

Cmaj7 /  G /  Em  /  D  /

VERSE 7

Cmaj7          G                  Em                               D

You got a fast car, but is it fast enough so you can fly away

Cmaj7               G              Em                                 D

You gotta make a decision, leave tonight or live and die this way

ENDING

Cmaj7 /  G /  Em  /  D  /

Cmaj7 /  G /  Em  /  D  /  G