Fast Car Tab
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Difficulty: | beginner |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Key: | A |
Capo: | 2nd fret |
Author snakesmith16 [pro] 51. Last edit on Feb 12, 2021
e ----------------------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3-----8--7-7-7-|
B --0h1--0--3----0---0--0-----| X2
D ----------------------------|
A --3----------------7--5-----|
E ----------3-----------------|
e --------------------------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3-----8-10-8-7-8-7-|
B --0h1--0--3----0---0------------|
D --------------------------------|
A --3----------------7------------|
E ----------3---------------------|
e ----------------------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3-----8--7-7-7-|
B --0h1--0--3----0---0--0-----|
D ----------------------------|
A --3----------------7--5-----|
E ----------3-----------------|
[Verse 1]
You got a fast car
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
I want a ticket to anywhere
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
Maybe we make a deal
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
Maybe together we can get somewhere
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
Any place is better
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
Maybe we'll make something
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
Me, myself, I got nothing to prove
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
e ----------------------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3-----8--7-7-7-|
B --0h1--0--3----0---0--0-----| X2
D ----------------------------|
A --3----------------7--5-----|
E ----------3-----------------|
[Verse 2]
You got a fast car
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
I got a plan to get us outta here
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
I been working at the convenience store
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
Managed to save just a little bit of money
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
Won't have to drive too far
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
Just 'cross the border and into the city
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
You and I can both get jobs
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
Finally see what it means to be living
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
e ----------------------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3-----8--7-7-7-|
B --0h1--0--3----0---0--0-----| X2
D ----------------------------|
A --3----------------7--5-----|
E ----------3-----------------|
[Verse 3]
See, my old man's got a problem
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
He lives with a bottle, that's the way it is
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
He says his body's too old for working
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
His body's too young to look like his
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
When momma went off and left him
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
She wanted more from life than he could give
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
I said "Somebody's gotta take care of him"
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
So I quit school, and that's what I did
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
e ----------------------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3-----8--7-7-7-|
B --0h1--0--3----0---0--0-----| X2
D ----------------------------|
A --3----------------7--5-----|
E ----------3-----------------|
[Refrain]
You got a fast car
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
We gotta make a decision
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
Leave tonight, or live and die this way
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
e ----------------------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3-----8--7-7-7-|
B --0h1--0--3----0---0--0-----| X2
D ----------------------------|
A --3----------------7--5-----|
E ----------3-----------------|
[Chorus]
C
So I remember when we were driving
G
Driving in your car
C G
Speed so fast it felt like I was drunk
Em C
City lights lay out before us
Em D
And your arms felt nice wrapped around my shoulder
C Em D
And I-I had a feeling that I belonged
C Em D Em C Em
I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
[Verse 4]
e ----------------------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3-----8--7-7-7-|
B --0h1--0--3----0---0--0-----| X2
D ----------------------------|
A --3----------------7--5-----|
E ----------3-----------------|
You got a fast car
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
We go cruising, entertain ourselves
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
You still ain't got a job
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
I know things will get better
e ----------------------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3-----8--7-7-7-|
B --0h1--0--3----0---0--0-----|
D ----------------------------|
A --3----------------7--5-----|
E ----------3-----------------|
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
We'll move out of the shelter
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
e ----------------------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3-----8--7-7-7-|
B --0h1--0--3----0---0--0-----| X2
D ----------------------------|
A --3----------------7--5-----|
E ----------3-----------------|
[Chorus]
C
So I remember when we were driving
G
Driving in your car
C G
Speed so fast it felt like I was drunk
Em C
City lights lay out before us
Em D
And your arms felt nice wrapped around my shoulder
C Em D
And I-I had a feeling that I belonged
C Em D Em C Em
I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
[Verse 5]
e ----------------------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3-----8--7-7-7-|
B --0h1--0--3----0---0--0-----| X2
D ----------------------------|
A --3----------------7--5-----|
E ----------3-----------------|
You got a fast car
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
I got a job that pays all our bills
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
You stay out drinkin' late at the bar
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
See more of your friends than you do your kids
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
I'd always hoped for better
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
Thought maybe together you and me'd find it
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
I got no plans, I ain't going nowhere
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
So take your fast car and keep on driving
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
e ----------------------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3-----8--7-7-7-|
B --0h1--0--3----0---0--0-----| X2
D ----------------------------|
A --3----------------7--5-----|
E ----------3-----------------|
[Refrain]
You got a fast car
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
Is it fast enough so you can fly away?
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
You gotta make a decision
e -----------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3---|
B --0h1--0--3----0-|
D -----------------|
A --3--------------|
E ----------3------|
Leave tonight or live and die this way
e ----------|
B -8--7-7-7-|
B -0--0-----|
D ----------|
A -7--5-----|
E ----------|
e ----------------------------|
B --0h1--0--3--3-----8--7-7-7-|
B --0h1--0--3----0---0--0-----| X2
D ----------------------------|
A --3----------------7--5-----|
E ----------3-----------------|
e --------------|
B --0h1--0--3---|
B --0h1--0--3---|
D --------------|
A --3-----------|
E ----------3---|
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Ignoring the capo: why should there be a hammer on to G# when playing the Cmaj7? 🤔
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