Fast Car - Luke Combs / Tracy Chapman Strum Pattern D-DU-UD-U [Intro] [C] [G] [Em] [D] x4 [Verse 1] [C] You got a fast [G] car. [Em] I want a ticket to [D] anywhere. [C] Maybe we make a [G] deal, [Em] Maybe together we can [D] get somewhere. [C] Any place is [G] better. [Em] Starting from zero, got [D] nothing to lose. [C] Maybe we'll make [G] something, [Em] Me myself, I got [D] nothing to prove. [C] [G] [Em] [D] [Verse 2] [C] You got a fast [G] car. [Em] I got a plan to [D] get us out of here [C] I been working at the [G] convenience store, [Em] Managed to save just a [D] little bit of money. [C] Won't have to drive too [G] far [Em] Just 'cross the border and [D] into the city, [C] You and I can [G] both get jobs and [Em] finally see what it [D] means to be living. [C] [G] [Em] [D] [Verse 3] You see, [C] my old man's got a [G] problem He [Em] live with the bottle, that’s the [D] way it is. He [C] says his body's too old for [G] working, His [Em] body's too young to [D] look like his. My [C] mama went off and [G] left him, she [Em] wanted more from life than [D] he could give, I said, "[C] Somebody's got to take [G] care of him." So [Em] I quit school and that's [D] what I did. [C] [G] [Em] [D] [Bridge] [C] You got a fast [G] car. But is it [Em] fast enough so we can [D] fly away? [C] Still gotta make a [G] decision [Em] Leave tonight or live and [D] die this way. [C] [G] [Em] [D] |[Chorus] |So I remember when we were [C] driving, driving in your car, |The [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. |And [C] I [Em] had a [D] feeling that I belonged |And [C] I [Em] had a [D] feeling I could be someone, [C] be someone, [D] be someone. |C G Em D C G Em D [Verse 5] [C] You got a fast [G] car. And [Em] we go cruising to enter[D]tain ourselves; [C] you still ain't got a [G] job So I [Em] work in a market as a [D] checkout girl. [C] I know things will get [G] better [Em] You'll find work and [D] I'll get promoted, [C] We'll move out of the [G] shelter [Em] Buy a bigger house and [D] live in the suburbs. [C] [G] [Em] [D] [Chorus] [Verse 6] [C] You got a fast [G] car. And [Em] I got a job that [D] pays all our bills. [C] You stay out drinking [G] late at the bar, You see [Em] more your friends than you [D] do your kids. [C] I'd always hoped for [G] better, [Em] Thought maybe together [D] you and me would find it, [C] I got no plans I ain't [G] going nowhere, so [Em] take your fast car and [D] keep on driving. [C] [G] [Em] [D] [Chorus] [Bridge] [C] You got a fast [G] car. But is it [Em] fast enough so you can [D] fly away? [C] You gotta make a de[G]cision [Em] Leave tonight or live and [D] die this way. [Outro] [C] [G] [Em] [D] x2 [C] [G]