Capo II
IntroCmaj7GEmD x4
VerseCmaj7G
You got a fast car.
EmD
I want a ticket to anywhere.
Cmaj7G
Maybe we make a deal,
EmD
Maybe together we can get somewhere.
Cmaj7G
Any place is better.
EmD
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
Cmaj7G
Maybe we'll make something,
EmD
Me myself, I got nothing to prove.
InstrumentalCmaj7GEmD x2
Verse 2Cmaj7G
You got a fast car.
EmD
I got a plan to get us out of here:
Cmaj7G
I been working at the convenience store,
EmD
Managed to save just a little bit of money.
Cmaj7G
Won't have to drive too far
EmD
Just 'cross the border and into the city,
Cmaj7G
You and I can both get jobs
EmD
And finally see what it means to be living.
InstrumentalCmaj7GEmD x2
Verse 3Cmaj7G
You see, my old man's got a problem:
EmD
He live with the bottle, that’s the way it is.
Cmaj7G
He says his body's too old for working,
EmD
His body's too young to look like his.
Cmaj7GEmD
My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give,
Cmaj7G
I said, "Somebody's got to take care of him."
EmD
So I quit school and that's what I did.
InstrumentalCmaj7GEmD x2
BridgeCmaj7G
You got a fast car.
EmD
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Cmaj7G
We gotta make a decision:
EmD
Leave tonight or live and die this way.
InstrumentalCmaj7GEmD X2
ChorusC
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Em
City lights lay out before us
D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
CEmD
And I had a feeling that I belonged
CEmDEmCEm
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
InstrumentalCmaj7GEmD x2
Verse 4Cmaj7G
You got a fast car.
EmD
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves;
Cmaj7G
you still ain't got a job
EmD
And I work in a market as a checkout girl.
Cmaj7G
I know things will get better:
EmD
You'll find work and I'll get promoted,
Cmaj7G
We'll move out of the shelter
EmD
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs.
InstrumentalCmaj7GEmD x2
ChorusC
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Em
City lights lay out before us
D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
CEmD
And I had a feeling that I belonged
CEmDEmCEm
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
InstrumentalCmaj7GEmD x2
Verse 5]
Cmaj7G
You got a fast car.
EmD
And I got a job that pays all our bills.
Cmaj7G
You stay out drinking late at the bar,
EmD
You see more your friends than you do your kids.
Cmaj7G
I'd always hoped for better,
EmD
Thought maybe together you and me would find it,
Cmaj7G
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere,
EmD
so take your fast car and keep on driving.
InstrumentalCmaj7GEmD x2
ChorusC
So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Em
City lights lay out before us
D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
CEmD
And I had a feeling that I belonged
CEmDEmCEm
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.
InstrumentalCmaj7GEmD x2
BridgeCmaj7G
You got a fast car.
EmD
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Cmaj7G
We gotta make a decision:
EmD
Leave tonight or live and die this way.
OutroCmaj7GEmD x3
Cmaj7G
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.