The Fast Car Songfacts says: When the then unknown Tracy Chapman was booked to appear down the bill at the Nelson Mandela birthday concert at Wembley Stadium on June 11th 1988, little did she know her appearance would be the catalyst for a career breakthrough. After performing several songs from her self titled debut during the afternoon, Chapman thought she'd done her bit and could relax and enjoy the rest of the concert. However, later in the evening Stevie Wonder was delayed when the computer discs for his performance went missing Read more on Last.fm.

Tracy Chapman

A |---2-3-2-----5-5----------10-9-9------------| 
E |------------------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------------------------|        (X2)
G |-------------------0-----------------0---------|


A |---2-3-2-----5-5----------10-12-10-9-10---|
E |------------------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------0---------------------------|


A | ---2-3-2-----5-5----------10-9-9------------| 
E |------------------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------------------------|       
G |------------------0-----------------0----------|

It takes a while to get used to the rhythm. In the verse the
time signature goes 3/4 for 2 bars then 2/4 for 1 bar and then
repeats.


Intro and Verses:

A|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|------|-10------10|-9-------9-|------
E|-----------|-----------|------|-----------|-----------|----3-
C|-0---------|-2---2-----|------|-----7-----|-----------|-2----
G|-0---------|-0---------|-0----|-9---------|-7---------|------
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |

Intro Riff:

A|-10--12--10-|-9---10---9-|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|-------|
E|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
C|------------|------------|-0---------|-2---2-----|-------|
G|-9----------|-7----------|-0---------|-0---------|-0-----|



Chorus:

                   C
I...              driving...
     G  
The speed...            

Em
      City...

        D
And...  arm...
    
    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

C           D
be...       be... 

Suggestion: during the verses, it can sound pretty cool if you
get a friend to strum the chords: C, G, Em, D in the background
:)

Fast Car

a -------------------------------------------- 
e 0-1-0-3----8-7----0-1-0-3----8-10-8-7-8-7---
c 0-2-0-4----9-7----0-2-0-4----9-11-9-7-9-7---
g --------------------------------------------

# repeat this a couple of times. i doesn't sound perfect but i think its okay.
# enjoy :) x

a ----------------------------------------------
e 0-1-0-3-3---8-7-7-0--0-1-0-3-3---8-10-8-7-7-0-
c ----------0--------------------0--------------
g ----------------------------------------------

Cmaj7 G  Em D x4

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car.
Em                 D
I want a ticket to anywhere.
Cmaj7           G
Maybe we make a deal,
Em                    D
Maybe together we can get somewhere.
Cmaj7        G
Any place is better.
Em                      D
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
Cmaj7            G
Maybe we'll make something,
Em               D     
Me myself, I got nothing to prove.

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car.
Em              D
I got a plan to get us out of here:
Cmaj7                 G
I been working at the convenience store,
Em                     D
Managed to save just a little bit of money.
Cmaj7                   G
Won't have to drive too far
Em                         D
Just 'cross the border and into the city, 
Cmaj7         G
You and I can both get jobs
    Em                  D
And finally see what it means to be living.

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

         Cmaj7              G
You see, my old man's got a problem:
   Em                               D
He live with the bottle, that s the way it is.
   Cmaj7                       G
He says his body's too old for working,
    Em                  D
His body's too young to look like his.
   Cmaj7             G             Em                         D
My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give,
         Cmaj7                  G
I said, "Somebody's got to take care of him."
   Em                       D
So I quit school and that's what I did.

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car.
          Em                    D
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Cmaj7             G
We gotta make a decision:
Em                        D
Leave tonight or live and die this way.

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2
 
G    Em     D             C                G
So remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
    C                         G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Em                    C
City lights lay out before us
         Em                     D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder. 
    C Em      D  
And I   had a feeling that I belonged
    C Em      D                  Em          G           Em
And I   had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car.
    Em                     D
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves;
Cmaj7                 G
you still ain't got a job
      Em                    D
And I work in a market as a checkout girl.
Cmaj7                  G
I know things will get better:
Em                   D
You'll find work and I'll get promoted, 
Cmaj7                 G
We'll move out of the shelter
Em                     D
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs.

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

G    Em     D             C                G
So remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
    C                         G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Em                    C
City lights lay out before us
         Em                     D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder. 
    C Em      D  
And I   had a feeling that I belonged
    C Em      D                  Em          G           Em
And I   had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car.
    Em               D
And I got a job that pays all our bills.
Cmaj7                 G
You stay out drinking late at the bar,
        Em                         D
You see more your friends than you do your kids.
Cmaj7                G
I'd always hoped for better,
Em                     D
Thought maybe together you and me would find it,
Cmaj7                  G
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere,
   Em                     D
so take your fast car and keep on driving.

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

G    Em     D             C                G
So remember when: we were driving, driving in your car,
    C                         G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk,
Em                    C
City lights lay out before us
         Em                     D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder. 
    C Em      D  
And I   had a feeling that I belonged
    C Em      D                  Em          G           Em
And I   had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone.

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car.
          Em                    D
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Cmaj7             G
We gotta make a decision:
Em                        D
Leave tonight or live and die this way.

Cmaj7 G  Em D x3

Cmaj7 G

The following comment has been added to your tab : 'The main riff is Cmaj7, C, Cmaj7, G5 instead of just Cmaj7 and G. This way you play the melody on the first string (A string) by playing 2, 3, 2, 5 with the chords'

Played throughout the song for the VERSE and         INTERLUDE.                                                                     
A|--3-2-5---5-----|----------------|--3-2-5---5-----|----------------|
E|------3-----3---|------2---2-----|------3-----3---|------2---2-----|
C|0---------------|4-----2-----2---|0---------------|4-----2-----2---|
G|0---0-0---------|0-----0---------|0---0-0---------|0-----0---------|

VERSE:
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

VERSE:
You see my old man?s got a problem he live 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

VERSE:
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

CHORUS:

C             Cmaj7      C
?Cause I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
    G                Gadd9           G
The speed so fast it felt like I was drunk
Em                Em7            Em
  The city lights lay out before us
         Dsus4         D                 Dsus4
And your arm felt nice wrapped ?round my shoulder
    C   Em     D            Dsus2 D
And I    had a feeling that I belonged
    C   Em     D               Dsus2  D   C           D
And I   had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone


VERSE:
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

CHORUS:

C             Cmaj7      C
?Cause I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
    G                Gadd9           G
The speed so fast it felt like I was drunk
Em                Em7            Em
  The city lights lay out before us
         Dsus4         D                 Dsus4
And your arm felt nice wrapped ?round my shoulder
    C   Em     D            Dsus2 D
And I    had a feeling that I belonged
    C   Em     D               Dsus2  D   C           D
And I   had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

VERSE
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 not plans I ain?t going nowhere
So take your fast car and keep on driving

CHORUS:

C             Cmaj7      C
?Cause I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
    G                Gadd9           G
The speed so fast it felt like I was drunk
Em                Em7            Em
  The city lights lay out before us
         Dsus4         D                 Dsus4
And your arm felt nice wrapped ?round my shoulder
    C   Em     D            Dsus2 D
And I    had a feeling that I belonged
    C   Em     D               Dsus2  D   C           D
And I   had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

VERSE
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
Finish by playing the tabs you played for the VERSE and INTERLUDE

A----------------------------3------3---2--------------
E---0----1----0---3----3---------------------3---------
C---0----------------0----0---------------------------
G-------------------------------0---------0------------

A-------------------------------3/5----3---2---3----2----------
E---0-----1----0----3----3-----------------------------------
C---0-----------------0-----0------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------

?#try and improvise a little on the picking, my first tab :)

H                                 H                                 
A|--3-2-5---5-----|----------------|--3-2-5---5-----|----------------|
E|------3---------|------2---2-----|------3---------|------2---2-----|
C|0---------------|4-----2---------|0---------------|4-----2---------|
G|0---0-0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|0---0-0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|

Cmaj7Cmaj7 chord GG chord          Em7Em7 chord   DD chord          Cmaj7Cmaj7 chord GG chord          Em7Em7 chord   DD chord
xA|--3-2-5---5-----|----------------|--3-2-5---5-----|----------------|
xE|------3---------|------2---2-----|------3---------|------2---2-----|
xC|0---------------|4-----2---------|0---------------|4-----2---------|
xG|0---0-0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|0---0-0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|
 
 
Verse 1  
Cmaj7Cmaj7 chord          GG chord 
You got a fast car.
Em7Em7 chord                 DD chord     
I want a ticket to anywhere.
Cmaj7Cmaj7 chord           GG chord 
Maybe we make a deal,
Em7Em7 chord                    DD chord     
Maybe together we can get somewhere.
Cmaj7Cmaj7 chord             GG chord 
Any place is better.
Em7Em7 chord                      DD chord     
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose.
Cmaj7Cmaj7 chord                 GG chord 
Maybe we'll make something,
Em7Em7 chord               DD chord          
Me myself, I got nothing to prove.
 
 
Interlude: Cmaj7, G, Em7, DD chord 
 
 
Verse 2 - same as first Verse -
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
And finally see what it means to be living.
 
 
Interlude: Cmaj7, G, Em7, DD chord 
 
 
Verse 3 - same as first Verse -
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.
 
 
Interlude: Cmaj7, G, Em7, DD chord 
 
 
Verse 4 - same as first Verse -
You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision:
Leave tonight or live and die this way.
 
 
Bridge: Cmaj7, G, Em7, D, Cmaj7, GG chord 
 
 
Chorus
EmEm chord    DD chord                   CC chord
 I remember when we were driving, driving in your car,
     GG chord
The speed so fast i felt like i was drunk,
Em7Em7 chord
  City lights lay out before us
          DD chord
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder. 
    CC chord   Em7Em7 chord      DD chord  
And I_____ had a feeling that i belonged
    CC chord   Em7Em7 chord      DD chord                           CC chord           DD chord
And I_____ had a feeling i could be someone, be someone, be someone.
 
 
Interlude: Cmaj7, G, Em7, DD chord
 
 
Verse 5 - same as first Verse -
You got a fast car
And we go cruising to entertain ourelves;
you still ain't fot a job
And work in a 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.
 
 
Bridge: Cmaj7, G, Em7, D, Cmaj7, GG chord
 
 
Chorus
EmEm chord    DD chord                   CC chord
 I remember when we were driving, driving in your car,
     GG chord
The speed so fast i felt like i was drunk,
Em7Em7 chord
  City lights lay out before us
          DD chord
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder. 
    CC chord   Em7Em7 chord      DD chord  
And I_____ had a feeling that i belonged
    CC chord   Em7Em7 chord      DD chord                           CC chord           DD chord
And I_____ had a feeling i could be someone, be someone, be someone.
 
 
Interlude: Cmaj7, G, Em7, DD chord
 
 
Verse 6 - same as first Verse -
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 your friends than you do 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 kep on driving.
 
 
Bridge: Cmaj7, G, Em7, D, Cmaj7, GG chord
 
 
Chorus
EmEm chord    DD chord                   CC chord
 I remember when we were driving, driving in your car,
     GG chord
The speed so fast i felt like i was drunk,
Em7Em7 chord
  City lights lay out before us
          DD chord
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder. 
    CC chord   Em7Em7 chord      DD chord  
And I_____ had a feeling that i belonged
    CC chord   Em7Em7 chord      DD chord                           CC chord           DD chord
And I_____ had a feeling i could be someone, be someone, be someone.
 
 
Interlude: Cmaj7, G, Em7, DD chord
 
 
Verse 7 - same as first Verse -
You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so you can fly away?
You gotta make a decision:
Leave tonight or live and die this way.
 
Interlude: Cmaj7, G, Em7, DD chord 
 
Bridge: Cmaj7, G, Em7, D, Cmaj7, GG chord

------3-3-2---------3-5-3-2-3
0-1-3--------0-1-3-----------
0-0-0--------0-0-0-----------
------0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0

A|------------3-3-2-2--|
E|--0-1-0-3-3----------|
C|--0-0-0-0-0----------|
G|------------0---0----|

A|------------3-5-3-2-3-2--|
E|--0-1-0-3-3--------------|
C|--0-0-0-0-0--------------|
G|------------0-----0------|

A|--3-2-5---5-----|----------------|--3-2-5---5-----|----------------|
E|------3---------|------2---2-----|------3---------|------2---2-----|
C|0---------------|4-----2---------|0---------------|4-----2---------|
G|0---0-0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|0---0-0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|
                                                                     
A|--3-2-5---5-----|----------------|--3-2-5---5-----|----------------|
E|------3---------|---5--3-2--3--2-|------3---------|------2---2-----|
C|0---------------|4-------2-------|0---------------|4-----2---------|
G|0---0-0-----0---|0---------------|0---0-0-----0---|0-----0-----0---|
                                    
A|--3-2-5---5-----|----------------|
E|------3---------|----3-2---2-----|
C|0---------------|4-----2---------|
G|0---0-0-----0---|0---0-0---0-0---|

A|-----------3---|
E|-0h1-0h3-3---7-|
C|---------------| repeat
G|---------------|




A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
C|-0h1-0h3-3-------7-8-7---|
G|-----------3-6-3---------|

Intro and Verses:

A|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|------|-10------10|-9-------9-|------
E|-----------|-----------|------|-----------|-----------|----3-
C|-0---------|-2---2-----|------|-----7-----|-----------|-2----
G|-0---------|-0---------|-0----|-9---------|-7---------|------


Intro Riff:

A|-10--12--10-|-9---10---9-|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|-------|
E|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
C|------------|------------|-0---------|-2---2-----|-------|
G|-9----------|-7----------|-0---------|-0---------|-0-----|





Cmaj7 G  Em D x4

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car
Em                 D
I want a ticket to anywhere
Cmaj7           G
Maybe we make a deal
Em                    D
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Cmaj7        G
Any place is better
Em                      D
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Cmaj7            G
Maybe we'll make something
Em               D     
Me myself I got nothing to prove

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car
Em              D
I got a plan to get us out of here
Cmaj7                 G
I been working at the convenience store
Em                     D
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Cmaj7                   G
Won't have to drive too far
Em                         D
Just 'cross the border and into the city
Cmaj7         G
You and I can both get jobs
    Em                  D
And finally see what it means to be living

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

         Cmaj7              G
You see my old man's got a problem
   Em                               D
He live with the bottle that s the way it is
   Cmaj7                       G
He says his body's too old for working
    Em                  D
His body's too young to look like his
   Cmaj7             G             Em                         D
My mama went off and left him she wanted more from life than he could give
         Cmaj7                  G
I said Somebody's got to take care of him
   Em                       D
So I quit school and that's what I did

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car
          Em                    D
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
Cmaj7             G
We gotta make a decision
Em                        D
Leave tonight or live and die this way

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

G    Em     D             C                G
So remember when we were driving driving in your car
    C                         G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
Em                    C
City lights lay out before us
         Em                     D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
    C Em      D  
And I had a feeling that I belonged
    C Em      D                  Em          G           Em
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone be someone be someone

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car
    Em                     D
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
Cmaj7                 G
you still ain't got a job
      Em                    D
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
Cmaj7                  G
I know things will get better
Em                   D
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
Cmaj7                 G
We'll move out of the shelter
Em                     D
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

G    Em     D             C                G
So remember when we were driving driving in your car
    C                         G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
Em                    C
City lights lay out before us
         Em                     D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
    C Em      D  
And I had a feeling that I belonged
    C Em      D                  Em          G           Em
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone be someone be someone

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car
    Em               D
And I got a job that pays all our bills
Cmaj7                 G
You stay out drinking late at the bar
        Em                         D
You see more your friends than you do your kids
Cmaj7                G
I'd always hoped for better
Em                     D
Thought maybe together you and me would find it
Cmaj7                  G
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
   Em                     D
so take your fast car and keep on driving

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

G    Em     D             C                G
So remember when we were driving driving in your car
    C                         G
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
Em                    C
City lights lay out before us
         Em                     D
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
    C Em      D  
And I had a feeling that I belonged
    C Em      D                  Em          G           Em
And I had a feeling I could -- be someone be someone be someone

Cmaj7 G  Em D X2

Cmaj7          G
You got a fast car
          Em                    D
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
Cmaj7             G
We gotta make a decision
Em                        D
Leave tonight or live and die this way

Cmaj7 G  Em D x3

Cmaj7 G

A|--2--3--2----5--5-----------10--10--9---9--------|
E|--0----------0--------------0-------0------------|
C|--0----------0--------------0-------0------------|
G|--0----------0-----0--------0-------0------0-----|     x2



on third time:

A|--2--3--2----5--5-----------10--12--10--9---10---9-----|
E|--0----------0--------------0-----------0--------------|
C|--0----------0--------------0-----------0--------------|
G|--0----------0-----0--------0-----------0--------------|

S                                        
A-|----2---3---2---3---5---5--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------3---2---2----------------|
C-|---------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----0---0---0---0-------0---0---0---0---0---0------------|
                     S                                        
A-|----2---3---2---3---5---5--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------3---2---2----------------|
C-|---------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----0---0---0---0-------0---0---0---0---0---0------------|
                     S                                        
A-|----2---3---2---3---5---5--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------3---5----3---2---3---2---|
C-|---------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----0---0---0---0-----------0----------------------------|
                     S                                        
A-|----2---3---2---3---5---5--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------3---2---2----------------|
C-|---------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----0---0---0---0-------0---0---0---0---0---0------------|

Verse 1:
           B
I'm going back to the time when we owned this town
      E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
C#m        B                   G#m  B     F#
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns


Verse 2:
                      B       
I didn't know I'd be finding out now I was torn from you
         E
When we thought about things we were gonna do
C#m      B                    G#m B  F# 
We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too


Chorus:
               E              B 
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café


Verse 3:
                          B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
        E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
C#m     B                   G#m  B   F#
I'm a better man now than I was that day


Chorus:
                      E              B 
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                 E               B
Go down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                      E                     G#m   F#     
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café


Bridge:
   E        B           F#
I wheel my bike off the train,
        F#
Up the North Trade Road,
 E        B             F# 
Look for you on Marley Lane
                          G#m
In every building, every streetlight
                   E               F#  G#m  B  F#
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?


Verse 4:
                        B
You keep on leaving me mile long traces of who you are
         E
You can get a big house and a faster car
C#m      B                    G#m   B  F#
You can run away boy, but you won't go far


Chorus:
                      E              B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                    E                B
Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                     E                      G#m   F#
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café 

      E            B    G#m
La la la la la la la la Yeah, 
     F#                      E       B   F#
I'm going where the people know my name


Outro:
E B G#m F#
E B G#m F# B

Sovereign Light Cafe

strumming pattern
D-DUD-D

F,G,C,Em7

mmmmm mmmm mmmm 

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 1: Rihanna]

F              G
Dry! ...Me a desert
C                 Em7
Nuh time to have ya lerkin'
F                        G
Him ago act like him nuh like it
C                           Em7
You know I dealt with you the nicest
F                        G
Nuh body touch me in the righteous
C                     Em7
Nuh botha, text me in a crisis 
           F                    G
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
            C                    Em7
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
            F                        G
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
                C                          Em7
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
           F             G
All that I wanted from you was to give me
C            Em7
Something that I never had
F                   G
Something that you've never seen
C                     Em7
Something that you've never been!
F     G
Mmmmm!
      C                          
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
D
Just get ready fi...


[Hook: Rihanna]
F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
F             G
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
               C           Em7
When you a guh ner ner ner ner ner ner!
                  F                 G
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
C             Em7
Beg you something please


[Verse 2: Rihanna]

F            G
Baby don't you leave
               C                 Em7
Do''t leave me stuck here in the streets, 
   F                  G
uh huh If I get another chance to
       C                Em7
I will never, no never neglect you
      F                         G
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
       C                    Em7
I just hope that it gets to you
  F           G
I hope that you see this through
  C                      Em7
I hope that you see this true
F          G
What can I say?
       C          
Please recognize I'm tryin', baby!!!
 Em7
I have to


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 3: Drake]

N.C.
Yeah, okay
F        G        C                   Em7
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
F               G
We just need to slow the motion
C                   Em7
Don't give that away to no one
F            G
Long distance, I need you
C                          Em7
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
F                        G
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
C                           Em7
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
      F      G               C              
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
   Em7
If you come over
F            G
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
C                    Em7
I got n____s tryna end me,
F G           C                 Em7
oh,     I spilled all my emotions tonight, I'm sorry
F               G
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
C                                Em7
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
F              G
We just need a face to face
C                    Em7            F
You could pick the time and the place
               G
You spent some time away
C                Em7
Now you need to forward and give me all the...


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

mmm mmm mmm..


[Outro: Rihanna]

work work work work work work

F G C D
F G C D

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


C D
Si es que no puedes hablar
C D
no te atrevas a volver
C D
si te quieres ocultar
C D
tal vez te podria ver
Em D C G C
y el amor que no sabe a quien y que
G C
hablará si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazara otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz

C D


C D
Si no puedes escuchar
C D
aunque insistas hablaré
C D
si lo quieres mírame
C D
y tus ojos hablaran tal vez
Em D C G C
sentiras el amor e iras tras el
G C
hablaras si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazará otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz


Em G C G
.(CUERDAS)... abrazaméeeeeeeee..
C Em F
quiero despertarme y entender

Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y que haces aquì
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz
G C
y te hace feliz

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

(Chorus)
G
You xxxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
(1st Verse)
G
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Em
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Am7
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
D7                              G Em G Em
X just xxx'x xxxxx without xxx
(2nd verse)
G
You xxxx along xxxx xxxx x song
Em
Xxx brightened xx xxx
Am7
Whod've xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xx x dream
                  D7
Xxx xx xxx xxxxx light xxxxx xxxx
(Chorus)
         G 
Xxx now xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7                          Eb
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx anything
(3rd Verse)
Ab
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
   Fm
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Bbm
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
Ebm
X just xxx'x xxxxx
Ebm                                 Ab               C#
Now xxxx xxxxxx xxx happiness xxxxx so xxxx xxxx xx find
C#m                                         Eb     E
Well, X'x xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx behind me
A
And xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx
F#m
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Bm
X xxx'x laugh xxx X xxx'x sing
E
X'x finding xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
Bb
You xxx X xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Gm
X feel xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Cm
If xxx xxxx knew xxxx X'x xxxxx through
F
X just xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx

Can't Smile Without You

Intro: Em  A  Em  A

       Em               A                Em                   
 A
Verse: Be on my side or be on your side, there is no reason for you to hide,
       Em                 A
       Its so hard for me stayin' here all alone, when you could be takin'
       A                Em                                             A
       Me for a ride... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


        G     D         A    G  D          A
Chorus:  Down by the ri-ver,  I shot my ba-by

 Em        A
 Ooh, Ooh, shot her dead


Verse 2:You take my hand I'll take your hand, together we may get away,

        This must madness is too much sorrow, its impossible to make it

        today... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


(Chorus)

(Verse 1)

Down By The River

Intro: D-A-Bm-Em-A  x4

         D                 A                          
I'll confess tonight your all thats on my mind
        Bm            A                   D
I know these roof top nights could last forever.
              A                            Bm
we watched the seasons change, we saw the distance pull us away,
           A
from all we shared together.

D                       A
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                       A
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.

D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
    Em    A
lets run away.
D                             A                             Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
    Em    A
lets run away.

play intro  x2

D                    A
I picked apart every word that you said
  Bm                              A
I dissected each sentence but kept coming up empty
D                         A
the way you are leaves me counting the days
        Bm                            A
till the next time this distance will be a memory


D                        A        
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                     D
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.


D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away.

D-A-Bm-A

where have you been


                                                                        Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away


American Dream 

[intro x2]
A  E  D A

A                                        E
when there's no place you feel at home
              D                               A
and you think you'd be better off alone
A                                          E
when you think there's no reason to try
               D                           A
and you hate yourself and wanna die

A                                      E
when you're filled with anxiety
             D                   A
and everyone's your enemy
A                                        E
when you wish you were someone else
                 D                        A
and you wanna go out and kill yourself

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


A                       E
when you get yourself depressed
                      D                   A
because you think you can't do your best
A                                         E
when you write yourself a stupid song
           D                        A
to remind yourself that you forgot

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


[BRIDGE]
# chords x2:
A  E  D  A

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[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

G Bm Em A
Well everybody's lookin' for something they can't find,
Walking straight ahead blind-folded production line,
Only taking time for one type of shoe-shine.
Don't look left/right now you got a street fine.
Everybody lookin' for just a little more.
Working late-nights trying to fight off the day glow.
Waiting for the come-around but it is a no show.
Driving in the fast lane lookin' for the slow-mo...

C D A
Oh whats in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know well I don't know man anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time you,
Where were you, you weren't listenin', gonna be a long time
Gonna be a long time.

G Bm Em A
So now you're face down, face lookin like a frying pan.
Hitting up the clubs trying to feel like a real man.
Beating your chest just like you're King Kong but you're just a gui-tar no-string no-song.
Feeling free like ya don't even know it, man you're towing the line hoping you just don't blow it.
Man ya stuck in the mainframe trying to win the big game so much potential it even makes it more of a shame, shame, shame...
Here we go again, same old shit just another name.
Looking at the destiny there in your palm,
But now you got your strings but you got no song.
So sing, sing, sing - shake it like a chicken wing.
It's not what you get it's about what you bring-bring-bring.
So bring it, bring it to the table, not because you have to 'cos you're willing and you're able!

C D A
Oh what's in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know, I don't know anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time.
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time.
You, where were you, you weren't listening, gonna be a long time.
Gonna be a long time.

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