Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
Vid Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute på Wembley Stadium 1988 skulle superstjärnan Stevie Wonder gå upp på scen
men precis innan hans set upptäckte man att alla hans digitala backing‑tracks var borta och han kunde inte spela!
Arrangörerna fick panik, publiken var enorm och TV‑sändningen gick live över hela världen.
Så någon sa: “Hämta Tracy Chapman.”Hon var helt okänd för de flesta men satte sig
med bara sin akustiska gitarr, och spelade Fast Car - och världen stannade.
Original tonart: A
Intro:
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Tema som intro
1. You’ve got a fast car, I want a ticket to anywhere.
Maybe we make a deal, maybe together we can get somewhere.
Anyplace is better. Starting from zero got nothing to lose.
Maybe we’ll make something, but me myself I got nothing to prove. (plus första halvan av introt)
2. You got a fast car, and I got a plan to get us out of here.
I been working at the convenience store, managed to save just a little bit of money.
We won’t have to drive too far, just cross the border and into the city.
You and I can both get jobs and finally see what it means to be living. (plus första halvan av introt)
3. You see my old man’s got a problem, he lives with the bottle, that’s the way it is.
He says his body’s too old for working. I say his body’s too young to look like his.
My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give.
I said somebody’s got to take care of him so I quit school and that’s what I did. (plus första halvan av introt)
4. You got a fast car, but is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision, we leave tonight or live and die this way. (plus första halvan av introt)
|C |G
Refr. ‘Cause I remember when we were driving, driving in your car. The speed so fast it felt like I was drunk
|Em |D
The city lights lay out before us and your arm felt nice wrapped ‘round my shoulder
|C Em |D |C Em |D |C D |till intro
And I-i-i had a feeling that I belonged. And I-i-i had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone. (plus första halvan av introt)
5. You got a fast car and we go cruising to entertain ourselves.
You still ain’t got a job and I work in the market as a checkout girl.
I know things will get better, you’ll find work and I’ll get promoted.
We’ll move out of the shelter, buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs. (plus första halvan av introt)
Refr.
6. You got a fast car, and I got a job that pays all our bills.
You stay out drinking late at the bar. See more of your friends than you do of your kids.
I’d always hoped for better. Thought maybe together you and me would find it.
I got no plans I ain’t going nowhere so take your fast car and keep on driving. (plus första halvan av introt)
Refr.
7. You got a fast car but is it fast enough so you can fly away?
You gotta make a decision, you leave tonight or live and die this way.
Outro.