Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
John Prine (1986)
:I: :IV: :V:
____________I__IV__V
Key of G----G--C---D
Key of C----C--F---G
Key of F----F--Bb--C
Key of D----D--G---A
Key of A----A--D---E7
Intro
| [I] | [I] | [IV] | [IV] | [V] | [V] | [I] | [I] |
| [I] | [I] | [IV] | [IV] | [V] | [V] | [I] | [I] |
| [I] ...You come home | late and you come home | [IV] early | [IV]
| [V] ...You come on | big when you're feeling | [I] small | [I]
| [I] ...You come home | straight and you come home | [IV] curly | [IV]
| [V] ...Sometimes you | don't come home at | [I] all | [I]
Chorus
| [I] ...So what in the | world's come | [IV] over you | [IV]
| [V] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [I] done | [I]
| [I] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [IV] loneliness | [IV]
| [V] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [I] run | [I]
| [I] ...Well, I got a | heart that burns with a | [IV] fever | [IV]
| [V] ...And I got a | worried and a jealous | [I] mind | [I]
| [I] ...How can a | love that'll last for- | [IV] ever | [IV]
| [V] ...Get | left so far be- | [I] hind | [I]
Chorus
| [I] ...So what in the | world's come | [IV] over you | [IV]
| [V] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [I] done | [I]
| [I] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [IV] loneliness | [IV]
| [V] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [I] run | [I]
Instrumental
| [I] | [I] | [IV] | [IV] | [V] | [V] | [I] | [I] |
| [I] | [I] | [IV] | [IV] | [V] | [V] | [I] | [I] |
| [I] ...It's a mighty | mean and a dreadful | [IV] sorrow | [IV]
| [V] ...It's crossed the | evil line to- | [I] day | [I]
| [I] ...How can you | ask about to- | [IV] morrow | [IV]
| [V] ...When we ain't | got one word to | [I] say | [I]
Chorus
| [I] ...So what in the | world's come | [IV] over you | [IV]
| [V] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [I] done | [I]
| [I] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [IV] loneliness | [IV]
| [V] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [I] run | [I]
Chorus
| [I] ...So what in the | world's come | [IV] over you | [IV]
| [V] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [I] done | [I]
| [I] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [IV] loneliness | [IV]
| [V] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [I] run | [I]
| [V] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [I] run | [I]
| [V] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [I] run | [I↓]
#Play along with John Prine original in this key (G).
#Nancy Griffith plays this song in key of C.
#Last Updated 5/25/20 JJ
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John Prine (1986)
:I: :IV: :V:
____________I__IV__V
Key of G----G--C---D
Key of C----C--F---G
Key of F----F--Bb--C
Key of D----D--G---A
Key of A----A--D---E7
Intro
| [I] | [I] | [IV] | [IV] | [V] | [V] | [I] | [I] |
| [I] | [I] | [IV] | [IV] | [V] | [V] | [I] | [I] |
| [I] ...You come home | late and you come home | [IV] early | [IV]
| [V] ...You come on | big when you're feeling | [I] small | [I]
| [I] ...You come home | straight and you come home | [IV] curly | [IV]
| [V] ...Sometimes you | don't come home at | [I] all | [I]
Chorus
| [I] ...So what in the | world's come | [IV] over you | [IV]
| [V] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [I] done | [I]
| [I] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [IV] loneliness | [IV]
| [V] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [I] run | [I]
| [I] ...Well, I got a | heart that burns with a | [IV] fever | [IV]
| [V] ...And I got a | worried and a jealous | [I] mind | [I]
| [I] ...How can a | love that'll last for- | [IV] ever | [IV]
| [V] ...Get | left so far be- | [I] hind | [I]
Chorus
| [I] ...So what in the | world's come | [IV] over you | [IV]
| [V] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [I] done | [I]
| [I] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [IV] loneliness | [IV]
| [V] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [I] run | [I]
Instrumental
| [I] | [I] | [IV] | [IV] | [V] | [V] | [I] | [I] |
| [I] | [I] | [IV] | [IV] | [V] | [V] | [I] | [I] |
| [I] ...It's a mighty | mean and a dreadful | [IV] sorrow | [IV]
| [V] ...It's crossed the | evil line to- | [I] day | [I]
| [I] ...How can you | ask about to- | [IV] morrow | [IV]
| [V] ...When we ain't | got one word to | [I] say | [I]
Chorus
| [I] ...So what in the | world's come | [IV] over you | [IV]
| [V] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [I] done | [I]
| [I] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [IV] loneliness | [IV]
| [V] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [I] run | [I]
Chorus
| [I] ...So what in the | world's come | [IV] over you | [IV]
| [V] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [I] done | [I]
| [I] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [IV] loneliness | [IV]
| [V] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [I] run | [I]
| [V] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [I] run | [I]
| [V] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [I] run | [I↓]
#Play along with John Prine original in this key (G).
#Nancy Griffith plays this song in key of C.
#Last Updated 5/25/20 JJ
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