Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
John Prine (1986)
4/4 | t3 - D u t4 - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Intro
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] | [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] | [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [G] ...You come home | late and you come home | [C] early | [C]
| [D] ...You come on | big when you're feeling | [G] small | [G]
| [G] ...You come home | straight and you come home | [C] curly | [C]
| [D] ...Sometimes you | don't come home at | [G] all | [G]
Chorus
| [G] ...So what in the | world's come | [C] over you | [C]
| [D] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [G] done | [G]
| [G] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [C] loneliness | [C]
| [D] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [G] run | [G]
| [G] ...Well, I got a | heart that burns with a | [C] fever | [C]
| [D] ...And I got a | worried and a jealous | [G] mind | [G]
| [G] ...How can a | love that'll last for- | [C] ever | [C]
| [D] ...Get | left so far be- | [G] hind | [G]
Chorus
| [G] ...So what in the | world's come | [C] over you | [C]
| [D] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [G] done | [G]
| [G] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [C] loneliness | [C]
| [D] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [G] run | [G]
Instrumental
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] | [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] | [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [G] ...It's a mighty | mean and a dreadful | [C] sorrow | [C]
| [D] ...It's crossed the | evil line to- | [G] day | [G]
| [G] ...How can you | ask about to- | [C] morrow | [C]
| [D] ...When we ain't | got one word to | [G] say | [G]
Chorus
| [G] ...So what in the | world's come | [C] over you | [C]
| [D] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [G] done | [G]
| [G] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [C] loneliness | [C]
| [D] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [G] run | [G]
Chorus
| [G] ...So what in the | world's come | [C] over you | [C]
| [D] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [G] done | [G]
| [G] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [C] loneliness | [C]
| [D] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [G] run | [G]
| [D] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [G] run | [G]
| [D] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [G] run | [G↓]
#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)
4/4 | t3 - D u t4 - D u |
1 2 & 3 4 &
Intro
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] | [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] | [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [G] ...You come home | late and you come home | [C] early | [C]
| [D] ...You come on | big when you're feeling | [G] small | [G]
| [G] ...You come home | straight and you come home | [C] curly | [C]
| [D] ...Sometimes you | don't come home at | [G] all | [G]
Chorus
| [G] ...So what in the | world's come | [C] over you | [C]
| [D] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [G] done | [G]
| [G] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [C] loneliness | [C]
| [D] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [G] run | [G]
| [G] ...Well, I got a | heart that burns with a | [C] fever | [C]
| [D] ...And I got a | worried and a jealous | [G] mind | [G]
| [G] ...How can a | love that'll last for- | [C] ever | [C]
| [D] ...Get | left so far be- | [G] hind | [G]
Chorus
| [G] ...So what in the | world's come | [C] over you | [C]
| [D] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [G] done | [G]
| [G] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [C] loneliness | [C]
| [D] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [G] run | [G]
Instrumental
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] | [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] | [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [G] ...It's a mighty | mean and a dreadful | [C] sorrow | [C]
| [D] ...It's crossed the | evil line to- | [G] day | [G]
| [G] ...How can you | ask about to- | [C] morrow | [C]
| [D] ...When we ain't | got one word to | [G] say | [G]
Chorus
| [G] ...So what in the | world's come | [C] over you | [C]
| [D] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [G] done | [G]
| [G] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [C] loneliness | [C]
| [D] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [G] run | [G]
Chorus
| [G] ...So what in the | world's come | [C] over you | [C]
| [D] ...and what in | heaven's name have you | [G] done | [G]
| [G] ...You've broken the | speed of the sound of | [C] loneliness | [C]
| [D] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [G] run | [G]
| [D] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [G] run | [G]
| [D] ...You're out there | running just to be on the | [G] run | [G↓]
#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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