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Fast Car

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Tabber: Rodel F. Fariñas (Olongapo)
Tuning: Half step down
As we know, vertical horizon uses a half step down tune...
...Here I'm pretty sure they used a capo...
...Capo on 2nd...
Intro: C9-G6-Em- D(5x)
-------I--0~--I--3~--I--2~------|I
---3~--I--3~--I--3~--I--3~------|I
---0~--I--0~--I--0~--I--2~------|I
---2~--I--0~--I--2~--I--0~------|I
---3~--I--2~--I--2~--I--x-------|I
---X---I--3~--I--0~--I--x-------|I
(5x)
verse:
-------I--0~--I--3~--I--2~------|I
---3~--I--3~--I--3~--I--3~------|I
---0~--I--0~--I--0~--I--2~------|I
---2~--I--0~--I--2~--I--0~------|I
---3~--I--2~--I--2~--I--x-------|I
---X---I--3~--I--0~--I--x-------|I
(4x)
(Chord patterns: C9-G6-Em- Dfour times)
You got a fast car
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.
Wont't have to drive too far
Just 'cross the border and into the city,
You and i can both get jobs
                                         -C9-G6-Em-D-(2x)
And finally see what it means to be living.
-------I--0~--I--3~--I--2~------|I
---3~--I--3~--I--3~--I--3~------|I
---0~--I--0~--I--0~--I--2~------|I
---2~--I--0~--I--2~--I--0~------|I
---3~--I--2~--I--2~--I--x-------|I
---X---I--3~--I--0~--I--x-------|I
(2x)
(C9-G6-Em-D)four times...
You see my old man's got a problem:
He live with the bottle, thats the way it is.
He says his body's too old for working,
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.
                                                C9-G6-Em- D(3x)
(So I quit So I quit school and that's what I did.)
-------I--0~--I--3~--I--2~------|I
---3~--I--3~--I--3~--I--3~------|I
---0~--I--0~--I--0~--I--2~------|I
---2~--I--0~--I--2~--I--0~------|I
---3~--I--2~--I--2~--I--x-------|I
---X---I--3~--I--0~--I--x-------|I
(3x)
Chorus
---3---I--2~--I---~--I--0~------|I
---3~--I--3~--I--3~--I--3~------|I
---0~--I--2~--I--0~--I--0~------|I
---2~--I--0~--I--2~--I--0~------|I
---2~--I--x~--I--3~--I--2-------|I
---0---I--x~--I--x~--I--3-------|I
Em-D-C9-G6  
I remember when we were driving, driving in your car,
The speed so fast i felt like i was drunk,
Em-D-C9-G6  
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.
    Em..          D           C9  G6  
And I..... had a feeling that i belonged
    Em..          D              C9  G6  
                 D  C9-G6  
And I..... had a feeling i could be someone, be someone, be someone.
 Em-     D             C9  G6  
Had a feeling I could be someone...be someone...
Em-D-C9- G6(2x)
How could I really be someone
Some think I could be someone...
Someone!
adlib:
Em....
lead guitar:
--------12-9---------12-9---------|I
---10-9---------10-9--------------|I
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Fast Car

by Vertical Horizon

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Tabber: Rodel F. Fariñas (Olongapo)

Tuning: Half step down

As we know, vertical horizon uses a half step down tune...

...Here I'm pretty sure they used a capo...

...Capo on 2nd...

C9 G6 Em D

Intro: --- (5x)

-------I--0~--I--3~--I--2~------|I

---3~--I--3~--I--3~--I--3~------|I

---0~--I--0~--I--0~--I--2~------|I

---2~--I--0~--I--2~--I--0~------|I

---3~--I--2~--I--2~--I--x-------|I

---X---I--3~--I--0~--I--x-------|I

(5x)

verse:

-------I--0~--I--3~--I--2~------|I

---3~--I--3~--I--3~--I--3~------|I

---0~--I--0~--I--0~--I--2~------|I

---2~--I--0~--I--2~--I--0~------|I

---3~--I--2~--I--2~--I--x-------|I

---X---I--3~--I--0~--I--x-------|I

(4x)

C9 G6 Em D

(Chord patterns: --- four times)

You got a fast car

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.

Wont't have to drive too far

Just 'cross the border and into the city,

You and i can both get jobs

C9 G6 Em D

-----(2x)

And finally see what it means to be living.

-------I--0~--I--3~--I--2~------|I

---3~--I--3~--I--3~--I--3~------|I

---0~--I--0~--I--0~--I--2~------|I

---2~--I--0~--I--2~--I--0~------|I

---3~--I--2~--I--2~--I--x-------|I

---X---I--3~--I--0~--I--x-------|I

(2x)

C9 G6 Em D

(---)four times...

You see my old man's got a problem:

He live with the bottle, thats the way it is.

He says his body's too old for working,

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.

C9 G6 Em D

--- (3x)

(So I quit So I quit school and that's what I did.)

-------I--0~--I--3~--I--2~------|I

---3~--I--3~--I--3~--I--3~------|I

---0~--I--0~--I--0~--I--2~------|I

---2~--I--0~--I--2~--I--0~------|I

---3~--I--2~--I--2~--I--x-------|I

---X---I--3~--I--0~--I--x-------|I

(3x)

Chorus

---3---I--2~--I---~--I--0~------|I

---3~--I--3~--I--3~--I--3~------|I

---0~--I--2~--I--0~--I--0~------|I

---2~--I--0~--I--2~--I--0~------|I

---2~--I--x~--I--3~--I--2-------|I

---0---I--x~--I--x~--I--3-------|I

Em D C9 G6

---

I remember when we were driving, driving in your car,

The speed so fast i felt like i was drunk,

Em D C9 G6

---

City lights lay out before us

And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder.

Em D C9 G6

And I..... had a feeling that i belonged

Em D C9 G6

D C9 G6

And I..... had a feeling i could be someone, be someone, be someone.

Em D C9 G6

Had a feeling I could be someone...be someone...

Em D C9 G6

--- (2x)

How could I really be someone

Some think I could be someone...

Someone!

adlib:

....

lead guitar:

--------12-9---------12-9---------|I

---10-9---------10-9--------------|I

----------------------------------|I

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