Chords for John Prine & Nanci Griffith - The Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
Tempo:
152.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] Nancy and I are gonna sing the speed of the sound of loneliness now.
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You come home late and you come home [C] early
You
[D] come home big and you're feeling [G] small
You come home straight and you come [C] home curly
[G] [D] Sometimes you don't come home [G] at all
So when the worst [C] come over you
[G] [D] What in heaven's name have [G] you done?
You've broken the [D] speed of the [G] sound of [C] loneliness
[D] You're out there running just to be [G] on the run
Well I gotta hide the burns [C] with a fever
And
[D] I gotta worry than a jealous [G] man
How can a love that'll [C] last forever
Get
[D] left so far [G] behind?
When the worst [C] come over you
[D] What in heaven's name have [G] you done?
You've broken the speed of the sound [C] of loneliness
You're [D] out there running just to be [G] on the run
[C] It's
[D]
[G]
[C]
[D]
[G]
a man ain't mean and a dreadful [C] sorrow
He's [G] [D] crossed the evil [G] line today
How can you [D] ask about [C] tomorrow
When [D] we ain't got one word [G] to say?
When the worst [C] come over you
[D] What in heaven's name [G] have you done?
You've broken the speed of the [C] sound of loneliness
You're [D] out there running just to be [G] on the run
[D]
You're out there running just to be on [G] the run
[D] You're out there running just to be [G] on the run
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[C]
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[G]
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[G] [D]
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You come home late and you come home [C] early
You
[D] come home big and you're feeling [G] small
You come home straight and you come [C] home curly
[G] [D] Sometimes you don't come home [G] at all
So when the worst [C] come over you
[G] [D] What in heaven's name have [G] you done?
You've broken the [D] speed of the [G] sound of [C] loneliness
[D] You're out there running just to be [G] on the run
Well I gotta hide the burns [C] with a fever
And
[D] I gotta worry than a jealous [G] man
How can a love that'll [C] last forever
Get
[D] left so far [G] behind?
When the worst [C] come over you
[D] What in heaven's name have [G] you done?
You've broken the speed of the sound [C] of loneliness
You're [D] out there running just to be [G] on the run
[C] It's
[D]
[G]
[C]
[D]
[G]
a man ain't mean and a dreadful [C] sorrow
He's [G] [D] crossed the evil [G] line today
How can you [D] ask about [C] tomorrow
When [D] we ain't got one word [G] to say?
When the worst [C] come over you
[D] What in heaven's name [G] have you done?
You've broken the speed of the [C] sound of loneliness
You're [D] out there running just to be [G] on the run
[D]
You're out there running just to be on [G] the run
[D] You're out there running just to be [G] on the run
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Key:
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ Nancy and I are gonna sing the speed of the sound of loneliness now. _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You come home late and you come home [C] early
_ You _
_ _ _ [D] _ come home big and you're feeling [G] small
You _ _ _ _ _ _ come home straight and you come [C] home curly _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ Sometimes you don't come home [G] at all _ _ _
_ _ _ So when the worst _ [C] come over you _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ What in heaven's name have [G] you done? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You've broken the [D] speed of the [G] sound of [C] loneliness _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ You're out there running just to be [G] on the run _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well I gotta hide the burns [C] with a fever
_ And _
_ _ [D] _ _ I gotta worry than a jealous [G] man
_ How _ _ _ _ _ _ can a love that'll [C] last forever
_ Get _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ left so far [G] behind? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ When the _ worst [C] come over you _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ What in heaven's name have [G] you done?
You've _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ broken the speed of the sound [C] of loneliness
_ _ You're _ _ [D] _ _ out there running just to be [G] on the run _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] It's _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ a man ain't mean and a dreadful [C] sorrow
_ He's _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ crossed the evil [G] line today
_ How _ _ _ _ _ _ can you [D] ask about [C] tomorrow
_ _ When _ _ [D] _ _ we ain't got one word [G] to say? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ When the worst [C] come over you _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ What in heaven's name [G] have you done? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You've broken the speed of the [C] sound of loneliness _ _
You're _ [D] _ _ _ out there running just to be [G] on the run
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ You're out there running just to be on [G] the run _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ You're out there running just to be [G] on the run _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You come home late and you come home [C] early
_ You _
_ _ _ [D] _ come home big and you're feeling [G] small
You _ _ _ _ _ _ come home straight and you come [C] home curly _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ Sometimes you don't come home [G] at all _ _ _
_ _ _ So when the worst _ [C] come over you _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ What in heaven's name have [G] you done? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You've broken the [D] speed of the [G] sound of [C] loneliness _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ You're out there running just to be [G] on the run _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well I gotta hide the burns [C] with a fever
_ And _
_ _ [D] _ _ I gotta worry than a jealous [G] man
_ How _ _ _ _ _ _ can a love that'll [C] last forever
_ Get _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ left so far [G] behind? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ When the _ worst [C] come over you _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ What in heaven's name have [G] you done?
You've _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ broken the speed of the sound [C] of loneliness
_ _ You're _ _ [D] _ _ out there running just to be [G] on the run _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] It's _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ a man ain't mean and a dreadful [C] sorrow
_ He's _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ crossed the evil [G] line today
_ How _ _ _ _ _ _ can you [D] ask about [C] tomorrow
_ _ When _ _ [D] _ _ we ain't got one word [G] to say? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ When the worst [C] come over you _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ What in heaven's name [G] have you done? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You've broken the speed of the [C] sound of loneliness _ _
You're _ [D] _ _ _ out there running just to be [G] on the run
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ You're out there running just to be on [G] the run _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ You're out there running just to be [G] on the run _ _ _
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