If you are looking for Fast Car easy chords then you are at the right place. Below you will find a simplified tutorial of this song which is perfect for beginners and very easy to play.
Written by Tracy Chapman, Fast Car is an amazing song from her 1988 self-titled debut album. This song received 2 Grammy Nominations and reached number 6 on Billboard Hot 100. In this lesson, I have shared everything you need to know about how to play this song easily from start to end, so scroll down and have fun.
Note: This is a capo version.
Fast Car Easy Chords
As you can see the chords for Fast Car by Tracy Chapman are C major, G major, E minor, and D major. All open chords and pretty easy to play. Make sure to use a capo on the 2nd fret to sound exactly like the record or to play along with the song.
Fast Car Strumming Pattern
The strumming pattern is pretty easy for this song which goes as D-DU-UD–D-DU-UD. Do refer to the video mentioned above for a visual representation of this pattern.
Song – Fast Car
Artist – Tracy Chapman
Chords – C major, G major, E minor, and D major
Key – G
Capo – 2nd Fret
Tuning – Standard
Fast Car Lyrics with Chords
[Instrumental]
[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
[Instrumental]
[C G Em D] x2
[Verse 2]
[C]You got a fast [G]car
[Em]I got a plan to [D]get us outta 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
[Em]Finally see what it [D]means to be living
[Instrumental]
[C G Em D] x2
[Verse 3]
See, [C]my old man’s got a [G]problem
He [Em]lives with a 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 gotta take [G]care of him”
So [Em]I quit school, and that’s [D]what I did
[Instrumental]
[C G Em D] x2
[Verse – 4]
[C]You got a fast [G]car
But Is it [Em]fast enough so we can [D]fly away?
[C]We gotta make a de[G]cision
[Em]Leave tonight, or live and [D]die this way
[Instrumental]
[C G Em D] x2
[Chorus]
So I remember when we were [C]driving
Driving [G]in your car
[C]Speed so fast, it felt like [G]I was drunk
[Em]City lights lay [C]out before us
And your [Em]arm felt nice wrapped [D]’round my shoulder
And [C]I [Em]had a [D]feeling that I belonged
And [C]I [Em]had a [D]feeling I could [Em]be someone, [C]be someone, [Em]be someone
[Instrumental]
[C G Em D] x2
[Verse – 5]
[C]You got a fast [G]car
We [Em]go cruising, enter[D]tain ourselves
[C]You still ain’t got a [G]job
And 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
[Instrumental]
[C G Em D] x2
[Chorus]
So I remember when we were [C]driving
Driving [G]in your car
[C]Speed so fast, it felt like [G]I was drunk
[Em]City lights lay [C]out before us
And your [Em]arm felt nice wrapped [D]’round my shoulder
And [C]I [Em]had a [D]feeling that I belonged
And [C]I [Em]had a [D]feeling I could [Em]be someone, [C]be someone, [Em]be someone
[Instrumental]
[C G Em D] x2
[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 drinkin’ [G]late at the bar
You see [C]more of your friends than you [D]do your kids
[C]I’d always hoped for [G]better
[Em]Thought maybe together, [D]you and me’d find it
[C]I got no plans, I ain’t [G]going nowhere
So [Em]take your fast car [D]and keep on driving
[Instrumental]
[C G Em D] x2
[Chorus]
So I remember when we were [C]driving
Driving [G]in your car
[C]Speed so fast, it felt like [G]I was drunk
[Em]City lights lay [C]out before us
And your [Em]arm felt nice wrapped [D]’round my shoulder
And [C]I [Em]had a [D]feeling that I belonged
And [C]I [Em]had a [D]feeling I could [Em]be someone, [C]be someone, [Em]be someone
[Instrumental]
[C G Em D] x2
[Verse – 7]
[C]You got a fast [G]car
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 x3
C G
