Tracy Chapman - Fast car

Pre-intermediate exercise designed by Viv Quarry (www.vivquarry.com)

Put the verses of the song in the correct order, and try to find a grammatical mistake.

1____2____3____4____5____6____7____8____9____10____11____12____13____14____15____

A						I

You see my old man's got a problem 		You got a fast car

He live with the bottle that's the way it is 		I got a job that pays all our bills

He says his body's too old for working 		You stay out drinking late at the bar

His body's too young to look like his		See more of your friends than you do your kids

B						J

CHORUS 2					My mama went off and left him

						She wanted more from life than he could give

C						I said somebody's got to take care of him

You got a fast car 				So I quit school and that's what I did

Is it fast enough so you can fly away? 

You gotta make a decision 			K

You leave tonight or live and die this way		CHORUS 1

						So remember when we were driving, 

D						driving in your car

Won't have to drive too far			The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk

Just cross the border and into the city		City lights lay out before us

You and I can both get jobs			And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder

Finally see what it means to be living		And I had a feeling that I belonged

						I had feeling I could be someone,

E						be someone, be someone

Anyplace is better

Starting from zero we got nothing to lose		L

Maybe we'll make something			You got a fast car

Me myself I got nothing to prove			I want a ticket to anywhere

						Maybe we can make a deal

F						Maybe together we can get somewhere

You got a fast car

We go cruising, entertain ourselves			M

You still ain't got a job				You got a fast car

And I work in a market as a checkout girl		I got a plan to get us out of here

						I been working at the convenience store

G						Managed to save just a little bit of money

You got a fast car

But is it fast enough so we can fly away		N

We gotta make a decision				I'd always hoped for better

We leave tonight or live and die this way		Thought maybe together you and me would find it

						I got no plans I ain't going nowhere

						Take your fast car and keep on driving

H	

I know things will get better			O

You'll find work and I'll get promoted		CHORUS 3

We'll move out of the shelter	

Buy a big house and live in the suburbs