Fast Car Tab

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	A
Capo:	2nd fret
Author snakesmith16 [pro] 51. Last edit on Feb 12, 2021
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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? 🤔