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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5 Version 6-Can be used well for baritone ukulele also. [Intro] Gmaj7 D Bm A (x4) [Verse 1] Gmaj7 D You got a fast car. Bm A I want a ticket to anywhere. Gmaj7 D Maybe we make a deal, Bm A Maybe together we can get somewhere. Gmaj7 D Any place is better. Bm A Starting from zero, got nothing to lose. Gmaj7 D Maybe we'll make something, Bm A Me myself, I got nothing to prove. [Instrumental] Gmaj7 D Bm A (x2) [Chorus] Gmaj7 D You got a fast car. Bm A I got a plan to get us out of here: Gmaj7 D I been working at the convenience store, Bm A Managed to save just a little bit of money. Gmaj7 D Won't have to drive too far Bm A Just 'cross the border and into the city, Gmaj7 D You and I can both get jobs Bm A And finally see what it means to be living. [Instrumental] Gmaj7 D Bm A (x2) [Verse 2] Gmaj7 D You see, my old man's got a problem: Bm A He live with the bottle, that’s the way it is. Gmaj7 D He says his body's too old for working, Bm A His body's too young to look like his. Gmaj7 D Bm A My mama went off and left him, she wanted more from life than he could give, Gmaj7 D I said, "Somebody's got to take care of him." Bm A So I quit school and that's what I did. [Instrumental] Gmaj7 D Bm A (x2) [Chorus] Gmaj7 D You got a fast car. Bm A But is it fast enough so we can fly away? Gmaj7 D We gotta make a decision: Bm A Leave tonight or live and die this way. [Instrumental] Gmaj7 D Bm A (x2) [Verse 3] Gmaj7 G D So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car, G D The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk, Bm G City lights lay out before us Bm A And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder. G Bm A And I had a feeling that I belonged G Bm A Bm G Bm And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone. [Instrumental] Gmaj7 D Bm A (x2) [Chorus] Gmaj7 D You got a fast car. Bm A And we go cruising to entertain ourselves; Gmaj7 D you still ain't got a job Bm A And I work in a market as a checkout girl. Gmaj7 D I know things will get better: Bm A You'll find work and I'll get promoted, Gmaj7 D We'll move out of the shelter Bm A Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs. [Instrumental] Gmaj7 D Bm A (x2) [Verse 4] Gmaj7 G D So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car, G D The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk, Bm G City lights lay out before us Bm A And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder. G Bm A And I had a feeling that I belonged G Bm A Bm G Bm And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone. [Instrumental] Gmaj7 D Bm A (x2) [Chorus] Gmaj7 D You got a fast car. Bm A And I got a job that pays all our bills. Gmaj7 D You stay out drinking late at the bar, Bm A You see more your friends than you do your kids. Gmaj7 D I'd always hoped for better, Bm A Thought maybe together you and me would find it, Gmaj7 D I got no plans I ain't going nowhere, Bm A so take your fast car and keep on driving. [Instrumental] Gmaj7 D Bm A (x2) [Verse 5] Gmaj7 G D So I remember when: we were driving, driving in your car, G D The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk, Bm G City lights lay out before us Bm A And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder. G Bm A And I had a feeling that I belonged G Bm A Bm G Bm And I had a feeling I could -- be someone, be someone, be someone. [Instrumental] Gmaj7 D Bm A (x2) [Chorus] Gmaj7 D You got a fast car. Bm A But is it fast enough so we can fly away? Gmaj7 D We gotta make a decision: Bm A Leave tonight or live and die this way. [Outro] Gmaj7 D Bm A (x3) Gmaj7 D(let it fade)