Fast Car Acoustic Chords & Tabs
Song: Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
Use capo on second fret.
Metronome: Tempo 105
h = Hammer on
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
| = the timing
Intro
E |---------|-------|-------|-------|
B |-0h1-0-3-|-3-/---8---8-7-|-7-7\--|
G |-0-----0-|---0---0-0---0-|-----0-|
D |---------|-------|-------|-------|
A |-3-------|-------7-----5-|-------|
E |-------3-|-------|-------|-------|
Main Riff I
E |-----------|--------|-------|-------|
B |---0h1-0-3-|-3-/----8---8-7-|-7-7\--|
G |---0-----0-|---0----0-0---0-|-----0-|
D |-----------|--------|-------|-------|
A |(0)3-------|------0-7-----5-|-------|
E |---------3-|--------|-------|-------|
Main Riff II
E |-----------|--------|--------|------|
B |---0h1-0-3-|-3-/----8-10-8-7-|--7\--|
G |---0-----0-|---0----0------0-|----0-|
D |-----------|--------|--------|------|
A |(0)3-------|------0-7------5-|------|
E |---------3-|--------|--------|------|
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Outro
E |-----------|--------|--------|------|-----------|
B |---0h1-0-3-|-3-/----8-10-8-7-|--7\--|---0h1-0-3-|
G |---0-----0-|---0----0------0-|------|---0-----0-|
D |-----------|--------|--------|------|-----------|
A |(0)3-------|------0-7------5-|------|(0)3-------|
E |---------3-|--------|--------|------|---------3-|
Chorus
use the open chords:
Cmajor (x32010)
Gmajor (320033)
Eminor (022000)
Dmajor (xx0232)
and Dsus4(x00233)
C
So remember we were driving driving in your car
G
the speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
Em
and the city lights lay out before us
Dsus4
and your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder
C Em D
and I - I had a feeling that I belonged
C Em D
and I - I had a feeling I could be someone
C D
be someone, be someone.