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    This document provides guitar chords and lyrics for the song "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman. The song is played in the key of G. It describes a narrator who quits school to take care of her father after her mother leaves. She dreams of escaping their poverty by getting jobs and a place of their own if they can save money and leave quickly in her father's "fast car". However, over time it seems the car brings more trouble as the father keeps drinking and spending time at bars instead of with his family. The narrator realizes they will likely remain stuck in their current situation unless something changes.

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    This document provides guitar chords and lyrics for the song "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman. The song is played in the key of G. It describes a narrator who quits school to take care of her father after her mother leaves. She dreams of escaping their poverty by getting jobs and a place of their own if they can save money and leave quickly in her father's "fast car". However, over time it seems the car brings more trouble as the father keeps drinking and spending time at bars instead of with his family. The narrator realizes they will likely remain stuck in their current situation unless something changes.

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    Cifra Club - Tracy Chapman - Fast Car

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    This document provides guitar chords and lyrics for the song "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman. The song is played in the key of G. It describes a narrator who quits school to take care of her father after her mother leaves. She dreams of escaping their poverty by getting jobs and a place of their own if they can save money and leave quickly in her father's "fast car". However, over time it seems the car brings more trouble as the father keeps drinking and spending time at bars instead of with his family. The narrator realizes they will likely remain stuck in their current situation unless something changes.

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    Fast Car

    Tracy Chapman
    Composição de: Tracy Chapman

    Tom: A (forma dos acordes no tom de G)

    Capotraste na 2ª casa
    Riff 1 (principal): He says his body's too old for
    working, I say his body's too
    Riff 2: young to look like his
    My mama went off and left him,
    Toque o Riff 1 principal ao She wanted more from life than
    longo dos versos he could give
    I said somebody's got to take
    Intro: care of him, So I quit school
    Riff 1 3x and that's what I did
    Riff 2 1x
    Riff 1 1x You got a fast car, But is it
    fast enough so we can fly away
    (versos) We gotta make a decision, We
    leave tonight or live and die
    You got a fast car, I want a this way
    ticket to anywhere
    Maybe we make a deal,Maybe (refrão)
    together we can get somewhere C
    Anyplace is better, Starting I remember we were driving
    from zero got nothing to lose driving in your car
    Maybe we'll make something, But G
    me myself I got nothing to prove The speed so fast I felt like I
    was drunk
    You got a fast car, And I got a Em
    plan to get us out of here City lights lay out before us
    I been working at the D
    convenience store, Managed to And your arm felt nice
    save just a little bit of money wrapped'round my shoulder
    We won't have to drive too far, C Em D
    Just 'cross the border and into And I had a feeling that I
    the city belonged
    You and I can both get jobs, And C Em D
    finally see what it means to be And I had a feeling I could be
    living C D
    someone, be someone, be someone
    You see my old man's got a
    problem, He live with the bottle (versos)
    that's the way it is
    You got a fast car, And we go the bar, See more of your
    cruising to entertain ourselves friends than you do of your kids
    You still ain't got a job, And I I'd always hoped for better,
    work in a market as a checkout Thought maybe together you and
    girl me would find it
    I know things will get better, I got no plans I ain't going
    You'll find work and I'll get nowhere, So take your fast car
    promoted and keep on driving
    We'll move out of the shelter,
    Buy a big house and live in the You got a fast car, But is it
    suburbs fast enough so you can fly away
    You gotta make a decision, You
    You got a fast car, And I got a leave tonight or live and die
    job that pays all our bills this way
    You stay out drinking late at

    C* D* Em* G*
    2ª 2ª 2ª 2ª
    1
    2 1 2 1 2 1
    3 3 2 3

    D com E com F#m com A com


    forma de C forma de D forma de forma de G
    Em

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