Chords for Colter Wall - Speed of the Sound of Loneliness - Written by John Prine

Tempo:
82.3 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

F#m

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Colter Wall - Speed of the Sound of Loneliness - Written by John Prine chords
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[A]
[D] [E] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[D] [E]
[A]
[D]
[C#m] [A]
Come on late and [D] come on early.
[E] Come on big when you [A] feel this.
Come on straight and you come [D] on curly.
[A] [E] Sometimes you don't come on [A] at all.
[E] [A] What in the world [D] has come over you?
[E] What in [G] heaven's name [A] have you done?
Broken the speed of [D]
soundliness.
[A] [E] You're out there running just to [A] be on the run.
It's a mighty mean and [D] dreadful sorrow.
[E]
A straw's evil [A] mind today.
How can you ask about [D] tomorrow?
[E]
We ain't got one [A] word to say.
What in the world has [D] come over you?
[A]
[E] What in heaven's name [A] have you done?
Broken the speed of [D] soundliness.
[A]
[E] You're out there running just to [A] be on the run.
[D]
[E] [A]
Next verse.
[D] I think I might have [E] mixed it up.
Other than that, one was the last one maybe.
[A] I got a heart that burns [D] with fever.
So I got [E] worried [A] and a jealous mind.
[E] I [D] [E]
[A] got a heart that burns with [D] fever.
[E]
I got [F] worried and a [A] jealous mind.
[D] I [E]
[D] [A] [D#] can't love that lasts [D] forever.
[A] [E] Get left so [A] far behind.
I can't.
What in the world [D] has come over you?
[E] What in heaven's name [A] have you done?
[D]
[A] Broken the speed of [D] soundliness.
[E] You're out there running just to [A] be on the run.
[E] You're out there running [A] just to be on the run.
[N] Found our way there.
Well, that's good, candid B-roll [C] for you.
Pretty good.
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ Come on late and [D] come on early.
_ _ [E] _ Come on big when you [A] feel this.
_ _ _ Come on straight and you come [D] on curly.
[A] _ _ [E] Sometimes you don't come on [A] at all.
_ [E] _ [A] What in the world [D] has come over you?
_ _ [E] _ What in [G] heaven's name [A] have you done?
_ _ _ Broken the speed of [D]
soundliness.
[A] _ _ _ [E] You're out there running just to [A] be on the run. _ _ _ _ _ _
It's a mighty mean and [D] dreadful sorrow.
_ _ [E]
A straw's evil [A] mind today. _ _ _
How can you ask about [D] tomorrow?
_ _ [E] _
We ain't got one [A] word to say. _ _
What in the world has [D] come over you?
[A] _ _
[E] What in heaven's name [A] have you done? _ _ _
_ Broken the speed of [D] soundliness.
[A] _ _
[E] You're out there running just to [A] be on the run. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Next verse. _ _
_ [D] _ I think I might have [E] mixed it up.
Other than that, one was the last one maybe.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ I got a heart that burns [D] with fever.
So I got _ [E] _ worried [A] and a jealous mind. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] I _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ got a heart that burns with [D] fever.
[E] _
I got [F] worried and a [A] jealous mind. _ _ _ _
_ [D] I _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [D#] can't love that lasts [D] forever.
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ Get left so [A] far behind.
I can't. _ _ _
_ What in the world [D] has come over you? _ _
[E] What in heaven's name [A] have you done?
_ _ [D] _
[A] _ Broken the speed of [D] soundliness. _ _
[E] _ You're out there running just to [A] be on the run. _ _
[E] _ You're out there running [A] just to be on the run. _
[N] _ Found our way there. _ _ _
Well, _ that's good, candid B-roll [C] for you.
Pretty good.

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