"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
Thunder, thunder, thunder, thunder
Thunder, thunder, thunder, thunder
Thunder, thunder
I was caught
In the middle of a railroad track (thunder)
I looked 'round
And I knew there was no turning back (thunder)
My mind raced
And I thought, what could I do? (Thunder)
And I knew
There was no help, no help from you (thunder)
Sound of the drums
Beating in my heart
The thunder of guns
Tore me apart
You've been
Thunderstruck
Rode down the highway
Broke the limit, we hit the town
Went through to Texas, yeah, Texas, and we had some fun
We met some girls
Some dancers who gave a good time
Broke all the rules
Played all the fools
Yeah, yeah, they, they, they blew our minds
And I was shaking at the knees
Could I come again, please?
Yeah, them ladies were too kind
You've been
Thunderstruck, thunderstruck
Yeah, yeah, yeah, thunderstruck
Ooh, thunderstruck, yeah
I was shaking at the knees
Could I come again, please? Oh
Thunderstruck, thunderstruck
Yeah, yeah, yeah, thunderstruck, thunderstruck
Yeah, yeah, yeah, said, yeah, it's alright, we're doin' fine
Yeah, it's alright, we're doin' fine, so fine
Thunderstruck, yeah, yeah, yeah
Thunderstruck, thunderstruck
Thunderstruck, whoa, baby, baby
Thunderstruck, you've been thunderstruck
Thunderstruck, thunderstruck
Thunderstruck, you've been thunderstruck
Thunder, thunder, thunder, thunder
Thunder, thunder
I was caught
In the middle of a railroad track (thunder)
I looked 'round
And I knew there was no turning back (thunder)
My mind raced
And I thought, what could I do? (Thunder)
And I knew
There was no help, no help from you (thunder)
Sound of the drums
Beating in my heart
The thunder of guns
Tore me apart
You've been
Thunderstruck
Rode down the highway
Broke the limit, we hit the town
Went through to Texas, yeah, Texas, and we had some fun
We met some girls
Some dancers who gave a good time
Broke all the rules
Played all the fools
Yeah, yeah, they, they, they blew our minds
And I was shaking at the knees
Could I come again, please?
Yeah, them ladies were too kind
You've been
Thunderstruck, thunderstruck
Yeah, yeah, yeah, thunderstruck
Ooh, thunderstruck, yeah
I was shaking at the knees
Could I come again, please? Oh
Thunderstruck, thunderstruck
Yeah, yeah, yeah, thunderstruck, thunderstruck
Yeah, yeah, yeah, said, yeah, it's alright, we're doin' fine
Yeah, it's alright, we're doin' fine, so fine
Thunderstruck, yeah, yeah, yeah
Thunderstruck, thunderstruck
Thunderstruck, whoa, baby, baby
Thunderstruck, you've been thunderstruck
Thunderstruck, thunderstruck
Thunderstruck, you've been thunderstruck
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae, edited by schnauf, LHGL
Thunderstruck Lyrics as written by Malcolm Mitchell Young Angus Mckinnon Young
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in my thought, this is an awsome song. that beginning riff on the guitar just blows my mind away. i've tried playing it many times and its a lot harder than you'd think to play. its all good though. wicked song though. a classic.
Like every AC/DC song, it's just about havin a good time.
But the intro is on the B string, not the E string.
AWSOME FUKIN SONG! I LOVE AC/DC!!! THEY FUKIN ROCK AND KICK ASS!
I LOVE THIS SONG
in case anyone was wondering that kick ass intro goes
e--4--0--8--0--4--0--8--0--4--0--8--0 play till change
e--5--0--9--0--5--0--9--0--5--0--9--0 then
e--12--0--10--0--9--0--12--0--10--0--9--0
angus young rocks my world
@drewsar-p944 It's actually 0 4 0 7 and 0 5 0 8 followed by 0 12 0 10 0 9 0 10 0 9 0 7 0 9 0 5 0 7 0 4 0 5 0 4 0 5 0 4 0 5 0 4. Don't believe me? Watch Justin Guitar on YouTube, any reliable tab source, or your own ears, if they work.
@drewsar-p944 ...and as others have noted, that's on the B string, NOT the E string, ffs. My goodness.
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ANGUS IS A GENIUS
this song kicks ass......see the bit where he says "sound of the guns" and the guitar starts in the background, im odd, i think tht bit rocks so much. Its one of their best songs, but not their best
angus writes aweosme riffs no doubt .... that tab is off by miles.... yes it is on the b string..... yes this is the #1 pump up song!