Fast Car - David Usher original by tracy chapman tabbed by: michelle francisco Standard Tuning: EADGBE Riff 1 E|----0--------------------------|----0--------------------------| B|------2-------------2----------|------2-------------2-----0----| G|--------2---------2-----1------|--------2---------2-----1------| D|--0-------------------2--------|--0-------------------2--------| A|--------0----------------------|--------0----------------------| E|----------------2-----0--------|----------------2-----0--------| Riff 2 E|----0--------------------------|----0-----------------------0--| B|------2-------2b----2-----0----|------2-------------2-----0----| G|--------2---2-----2-----1------|--------2---2-----2-----1------| D|--0-------2-----------2--------|--0-------2-----------2--------| A|--------0----------------------|--------0----------------------| E|----------------2-----0--------|----------------2-----0--------| Riff 3 E|----0-2---0-0-0-------------0--| B|--------2-----------2-----0----| G|------------------2-----1------| D|--0---------2---4-----2--------| A|--------0----------------------| E|----------------2-----0--------| Riff 4 E|----0--------------------------|----0--------------------------| B|----2-------2b-2--2-------0----|----2-------2b-2--2------------| G|--------2---2--2--2-2---1------|--------2---2--2--2-2---2-1----| D|--0-------2-----------2--------|--0-------2-----------2--------| A|--------0----------------------|--------0----------------------| E|----------------2-----0--------|----------------2-----0--------| Riff 5 E|----0--------------------------| B|----2-------2b-2--2-------0----| G|--------2---2--2--2-2---1------| D|--0-------2-----------2--------| A|--------0----------------------| E|----------------2-----0--------| Order: Riff 1 3x Riff 2 1x Riff 1 2x Riff 3 1x Riff 4 2x Riff 3 2x Riff 4 2x *Chorus* Riff 4 2x Riff 5 1x *Chorus* Riff 4 2x Riff 3 1x Riff 1 1x Riff 5 1x *Chorus* *Ending Riff* Lyrics: Fast Car - David Usher [Intro] [Verse] You got a fast car I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we can make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere Any place is better Starting from zero got nothing to lose Maybe we'll make something But me myself I got nothing to prove [Ad-lib] [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 a little bit of money We won't have to drive too far Just to cross the border and into the city You and I can both get jobs And finally see what it means to be living [Ad-lib] [Verse] You see my old man's got a problem He lives with the bottle that's the way it is He says his body's too old for working His body's too young for looking like his My mama went off and left him She wanted more to 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 [Ad-lib] [Pre-Chorus] 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 [Chorus] I remember we were driving Driving in your car The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder And I had a feeling that I belonged And I had a feeling I could Be someone, be someone, be someone [Verse] You got a fast car And we go cruising, entertain ourselves You still ain't got a job And I work in the market in the checkout line I know things will get better You'll find work and I'll get promoted We'll move out of the shelter Buy a big house and live in the suburbs [Chorus] I remember we were driving Driving in your car The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder And I had a feeling that I belonged And I had a feeling I could Be someone, be someone, be someone [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 no plans I ain't going nowhere So take your fast car and keep on driving [Ad-lib] [Pre-Chorus] You got a fast car But is it fast enough so you could fly away You gotta make a decision Leave tonight or live and die this way [Chorus] I remember we were driving Driving in your car The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder And I had a feeling that I belonged And I had a feeling I could Be someone, be someone, be someone [Ad-lib] [End]