Fast Car — Chords

Tracy Chapman
Key C majorTuning StandardCapo 2nd fret

🎼 Main chord progression

Verse
C›G›Em›D
A fingerpicked C–G–Em–D cycle with a capo on 2 — the riff is the whole song.
Chord names for the main progression — a starting point, verify by ear. No lyrics or full tab reproduced.

🎸 How to play each chord

C×321
G213
Em23
D××132
Standard fingerings (low E → high e). Numbers = which finger; × = don’t play, ○ = open string.

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