Fast Car Lyrics and Chords
Verse 1
D A
You got a fast car
F#m E
I want a ticket to anywhere
D A
Maybe we make a deal
F#m E
Maybe together we can get somewhere
D A
Any place is better
F#m E
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose
D A
Maybe we’ll make something
F#m E
Me, myself, I got nothing to prove
[ D A F#m E ] – 2
Verse 2
D A
You got a fast car
F#m E
I got a plan to get us outta here
……….D A
I been working at the convenience store
F#m E
Managed to save just a little bit of money
D A
Won’t have to drive too far
…….F#m E
Just cross the border and into the city
D A
You and I can both get jobs
F#m E
Finally see what it means to be living
[ D A F#m E ] – 2
Verse 3
……..D A
See, my old man’s got a problem
……F#m E
He live with a bottle, that’s the way it is
……………….D A
He says his body’s too old for working
……F#m E
His body’s too young to look like his
……….D A
When mama went off and left him
……F#m
She wanted more from life
E
Than he could give
…………D
I said, “Somebody’s got to
A
Take care of him”
…..F#m E
So I quit school and that’s what I did
[ D A F#m E ] – 2
D A
You got a fast car
…….F#m E
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
D A
We gotta make a decision
F#m E
Leave tonight or live and die this way
[ D A F#m E ] – 2
………………………………………….D
So I remember when we were driving,
Driving in your car
A
Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk
F#m
.. City lights lay out before us
…………….E
And your arm felt nice wrapped
‘Round my shoulder
…….D F#m E
And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged
D F#m E
I-I had a feeling I could be someone,
D E
Be someone, be someone
[ D A F#m E ] – 2
Verse 4
D A
You got a fast car
F#m E
We go cruising, entertain ourselves
……D A
You still ain’t got a job
……….F#m E
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
D A
I know things will get better
F#m E
You’ll find work and I’ll get promoted
….D A
We’ll move out of the shelter
F#m E
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs
[ D A F#m E ] – 2
………………………………………….D
So I remember when we were driving,
Driving in your car
A
Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk
F#m
.. City lights lay out before us
…………….E
And your arm felt nice wrapped
‘Round my shoulder
…….D F#m E
And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged
D F#m E
I-I had a feeling I could be someone,
D E
Be someone, be someone
[ D A F#m E ] – 2
Verse 5
D A
You got a fast car
F#m E
I got a job that pays all our bills
……D A
You stay out drinkin’ late at the bar
…..F#m
See more of your friends
………E
Than you do of your kids
D A
I’d always hoped for better
…………..F#m
Thought maybe together,
E
.. You and me’d find it
..D A
I got no plans, I ain’t going nowhere
…..F#m
So take your fast car
E
And keep on driving
D A
You got a fast car
…….F#m E
Is it fast enough so you can fly away?
D A
You gotta make a decision
F#m E
Leave tonight or live and die this way
