Chords for Evan Dando - Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness (John Prine cover) & Why Do You Do This To Yourslef
Tempo:
158.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
You come on [C#m] straight and you come on [G] curly.
[A] You come on big when you're feeling [D] small.
You come on straight [A] and you come [G] on curly.
[A] Sometimes you don't [D] hold at all.
So what in the world's the color [G] of you?
[A]
What in the living hell have [D] you done?
You're broken speed and [G] sound and loneliness.
[A] You have to have running just to [D] be on the run.
I got a heart that burns like a [G] fever.
[A] And I got a worry and a jealous [D]
mind.
How can love last [G] forever?
[A] You get left [F#] so [D] far behind.
[Bm] So what in the world's the [G] color of you?
[A] What in heaven's name have [D] you done?
Broken speed and [G] sound and loneliness.
[E] You got to have running just to [D] be on the run.
It's a mighty mean [G] and dreadful sign.
[A]
[Am] Crossed the evil [D] line today.
How can you ask about [G] tomorrow?
[A] We ain't got one word [D] to say.
So what in the world's the [G] color of you?
[A]
What in heaven's name [D] have you done?
Broken speed and sound [G] and loneliness.
[Am] [A] You got to have running just to [D] be on the run.
[C#] Yes.
Woo!
I [E]
[A] ain't got a wish to drive [E] a car.
No prettier sight than looking back
[A] on a town you [B] left behind.
[G#] [E] You're the softest, busiest [C] little
I don't care about that.
I [E] messed it up.
[D] I messed it up really.
I gotta stop.
Okay.
You stayed awake for 14 days.
[A] And then you slept with me.
Why did you do this to [D] yourself?
[A] You drank out on a fire escape
until you could not speak.
[C#m] Why do [A] you do this to [D] yourself?
Why do [G] you do this to [A] yourself?
If it ain't kind of [Em]
help,
you're [G] not pertinent
to no [D] one else that you [Em] can see.
[A] Why do you do this to [Em] yourself?
If in you just how it [D] felt,
you're [E] not pertinent to no one else that you can see.
[D]
[A]
[Em] [Am] [B]
[D] You'll stay out again I'm sure.
I won't be losing [A] sleep.
Why do you do this to [G] yourself?
[Gm]
[D]
[A] You come on big when you're feeling [D] small.
You come on straight [A] and you come [G] on curly.
[A] Sometimes you don't [D] hold at all.
So what in the world's the color [G] of you?
[A]
What in the living hell have [D] you done?
You're broken speed and [G] sound and loneliness.
[A] You have to have running just to [D] be on the run.
I got a heart that burns like a [G] fever.
[A] And I got a worry and a jealous [D]
mind.
How can love last [G] forever?
[A] You get left [F#] so [D] far behind.
[Bm] So what in the world's the [G] color of you?
[A] What in heaven's name have [D] you done?
Broken speed and [G] sound and loneliness.
[E] You got to have running just to [D] be on the run.
It's a mighty mean [G] and dreadful sign.
[A]
[Am] Crossed the evil [D] line today.
How can you ask about [G] tomorrow?
[A] We ain't got one word [D] to say.
So what in the world's the [G] color of you?
[A]
What in heaven's name [D] have you done?
Broken speed and sound [G] and loneliness.
[Am] [A] You got to have running just to [D] be on the run.
[C#] Yes.
Woo!
I [E]
[A] ain't got a wish to drive [E] a car.
No prettier sight than looking back
[A] on a town you [B] left behind.
[G#] [E] You're the softest, busiest [C] little
I don't care about that.
I [E] messed it up.
[D] I messed it up really.
I gotta stop.
Okay.
You stayed awake for 14 days.
[A] And then you slept with me.
Why did you do this to [D] yourself?
[A] You drank out on a fire escape
until you could not speak.
[C#m] Why do [A] you do this to [D] yourself?
Why do [G] you do this to [A] yourself?
If it ain't kind of [Em]
help,
you're [G] not pertinent
to no [D] one else that you [Em] can see.
[A] Why do you do this to [Em] yourself?
If in you just how it [D] felt,
you're [E] not pertinent to no one else that you can see.
[D]
[A]
[Em] [Am] [B]
[D] You'll stay out again I'm sure.
I won't be losing [A] sleep.
Why do you do this to [G] yourself?
[Gm]
[D]
Key:
A
D
G
E
Em
A
D
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You come on [C#m] straight and you come on [G] curly.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ You come on big when you're feeling [D] small. _
_ _ _ _ _ You come on straight [A] and you come [G] on curly. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ Sometimes you don't [D] hold at all. _ _ _ _
_ _ So what in the _ world's the color [G] of you?
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ What in the living hell have [D] you done?
_ _ _ _ _ _ You're broken speed and [G] sound and _ _ loneliness.
_ _ [A] _ _ You have to have running just to [D] be on the run. _ _
_ _ _ I got a heart that burns like a [G] fever. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ And I got a worry and a jealous [D]
mind. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
How can love last _ [G] forever? _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ You get left [F#] so [D] far behind. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] So what in the world's the [G] color of you? _ _ _
[A] _ _ What in heaven's name have [D] you done? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Broken speed and [G] sound and loneliness.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ You got to have running just to [D] be on the run. _ _ _
_ _ It's a mighty mean [G] and dreadful sign.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Am] Crossed the evil [D] line today.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
How can you ask about [G] tomorrow? _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ We ain't got one word [D] to say. _ _ _ _
_ _ So what in the world's the [G] color of you?
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ What in heaven's name [D] have you done? _ _ _ _ _ _
Broken speed and sound [G] and loneliness. _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [A] You got to have running just to [D] be on the run. _ _ _ _
[C#] Yes.
Woo!
_ _ I [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ ain't got a wish to drive [E] a car. _ _ _
_ No prettier sight than looking back
[A] on a town you [B] left behind. _ _
_ [G#] _ _ [E] You're the softest, busiest [C] little_
I don't care about that.
I [E] messed it up.
[D] _ I messed it up really.
I gotta stop.
_ Okay.
_ _ _ You stayed _ awake for 14 days.
[A] And then you slept with me.
_ _ _ Why did you do this to _ [D] yourself?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] You drank out on a fire escape
until you could not speak.
_ [C#m] _ _ Why _ do [A] you do this to [D] yourself? _
_ _ _ _ Why do [G] you do this to _ [A] yourself?
If it _ ain't _ kind of [Em]
help,
you're [G] not pertinent
to no [D] one else that you [Em] can see.
_ _ [A] _ Why do you do this to [Em] yourself? _
If in you just how it [D] felt,
you're [E] not _ pertinent to no one else that you can see.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] You'll stay out again I'm sure.
I won't be losing [A] sleep. _ _ _
_ Why do you do this to _ _ _ _ _ [G] yourself? _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You come on [C#m] straight and you come on [G] curly.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ You come on big when you're feeling [D] small. _
_ _ _ _ _ You come on straight [A] and you come [G] on curly. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ Sometimes you don't [D] hold at all. _ _ _ _
_ _ So what in the _ world's the color [G] of you?
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ What in the living hell have [D] you done?
_ _ _ _ _ _ You're broken speed and [G] sound and _ _ loneliness.
_ _ [A] _ _ You have to have running just to [D] be on the run. _ _
_ _ _ I got a heart that burns like a [G] fever. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ And I got a worry and a jealous [D]
mind. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
How can love last _ [G] forever? _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ You get left [F#] so [D] far behind. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] So what in the world's the [G] color of you? _ _ _
[A] _ _ What in heaven's name have [D] you done? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Broken speed and [G] sound and loneliness.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ You got to have running just to [D] be on the run. _ _ _
_ _ It's a mighty mean [G] and dreadful sign.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Am] Crossed the evil [D] line today.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
How can you ask about [G] tomorrow? _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ We ain't got one word [D] to say. _ _ _ _
_ _ So what in the world's the [G] color of you?
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ What in heaven's name [D] have you done? _ _ _ _ _ _
Broken speed and sound [G] and loneliness. _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [A] You got to have running just to [D] be on the run. _ _ _ _
[C#] Yes.
Woo!
_ _ I [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ ain't got a wish to drive [E] a car. _ _ _
_ No prettier sight than looking back
[A] on a town you [B] left behind. _ _
_ [G#] _ _ [E] You're the softest, busiest [C] little_
I don't care about that.
I [E] messed it up.
[D] _ I messed it up really.
I gotta stop.
_ Okay.
_ _ _ You stayed _ awake for 14 days.
[A] And then you slept with me.
_ _ _ Why did you do this to _ [D] yourself?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] You drank out on a fire escape
until you could not speak.
_ [C#m] _ _ Why _ do [A] you do this to [D] yourself? _
_ _ _ _ Why do [G] you do this to _ [A] yourself?
If it _ ain't _ kind of [Em]
help,
you're [G] not pertinent
to no [D] one else that you [Em] can see.
_ _ [A] _ Why do you do this to [Em] yourself? _
If in you just how it [D] felt,
you're [E] not _ pertinent to no one else that you can see.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] You'll stay out again I'm sure.
I won't be losing [A] sleep. _ _ _
_ Why do you do this to _ _ _ _ _ [G] yourself? _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _