Chords for John Prine - Speed of the Sound of Loneliness - German Afternoons
Tempo:
162.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
A
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[A]
[C] [G]
[D] [A] [D]
[G]
You come home late [B] and you come [C] home early
[G]
[D] [A] You come home big and when you're feeling [G] small
You come home straight [D] and you come [G] home curly
[C] [G]
[D] Sometimes you don't [A] come home [G] at all
[D]
[G] So one [C] word's come over me
[D] Oh, what in [A] heaven's name [G] have you done
You've broken the speed of the [C] sound of loneliness
[D] You're out there running [Am] just to be [G] on the run
Like a heart [D] that burns [C] with a fever
[D] Like a weary and a jealous [G] man
I can't [D] love it last [C] forever
[G]
[D] [A] [D] Get left [A] so far [G] behind
[D] [G]
[D] One [A]
[C] word's come over me
[D] Oh, what in heaven's name [G] have you done
You've broken the [Bm] speed of the [C] sound of loneliness
You're
[D] out there running just to be on the run
[G] [D]
[C] [G]
[D] [A]
[G]
[C]
[D] [Am]
[G]
It's a maddening [D] and a [G] dreadful sorrow
Let's
[D] cross the evil [A] line [G] today
I
[D] can't ask about [G] tomorrow
[C] We
[D] ain't got one word [C] to [G] say
So one [C] word's come over me
[D] Oh, what in [A] heaven's name have [G] you done
You've broken the [Em] speed of the sound of [C] loneliness
[D]
You're out there running just to be [G] on the run
[D] You're out there running just to be [G] on the run
[D] [A] You're out [D] there running [A] just to be [C] on the run
[G]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[A]
[C] [G]
[D] [A] [D]
[G]
You come home late [B] and you come [C] home early
[G]
[D] [A] You come home big and when you're feeling [G] small
You come home straight [D] and you come [G] home curly
[C] [G]
[D] Sometimes you don't [A] come home [G] at all
[D]
[G] So one [C] word's come over me
[D] Oh, what in [A] heaven's name [G] have you done
You've broken the speed of the [C] sound of loneliness
[D] You're out there running [Am] just to be [G] on the run
Like a heart [D] that burns [C] with a fever
[D] Like a weary and a jealous [G] man
I can't [D] love it last [C] forever
[G]
[D] [A] [D] Get left [A] so far [G] behind
[D] [G]
[D] One [A]
[C] word's come over me
[D] Oh, what in heaven's name [G] have you done
You've broken the [Bm] speed of the [C] sound of loneliness
You're
[D] out there running just to be on the run
[G] [D]
[C] [G]
[D] [A]
[G]
[C]
[D] [Am]
[G]
It's a maddening [D] and a [G] dreadful sorrow
Let's
[D] cross the evil [A] line [G] today
I
[D] can't ask about [G] tomorrow
[C] We
[D] ain't got one word [C] to [G] say
So one [C] word's come over me
[D] Oh, what in [A] heaven's name have [G] you done
You've broken the [Em] speed of the sound of [C] loneliness
[D]
You're out there running just to be [G] on the run
[D] You're out there running just to be [G] on the run
[D] [A] You're out [D] there running [A] just to be [C] on the run
[G]
Key:
D
G
C
A
Am
D
G
C
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You come home late [B] and you come [C] home early
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ [A] You come home big and when you're feeling [G] small
_ You _ _ _ _ _ come home straight [D] and you come [G] home curly
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ Sometimes you don't [A] come home [G] at all
_ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ So one _ _ _ [C] word's come over me _ _ _ _
[D] _ Oh, what in [A] heaven's name [G] have you done
_ You've _ _ _ _ _ broken the speed of the [C] sound of loneliness _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ You're out there running [Am] just to be [G] on the run _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Like a heart [D] that burns [C] with a fever _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Like a weary and a jealous [G] _ man _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I can't [D] love it last [C] forever
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ [D] Get left [A] so far [G] behind
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] One _ _ [A] _
[C] word's come over me _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Oh, what in heaven's name [G] have you done
_ _ You've _ _ _ _ broken the [Bm] speed of the [C] sound of loneliness
_ _ You're _
[D] _ _ _ out there running just to be on the run _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ It's a maddening [D] and a [G] dreadful sorrow
_ Let's _ _ _
[D] _ _ cross the evil [A] line [G] today
_ I _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ can't ask about [G] tomorrow
_ _ [C] We _ _
[D] _ _ _ ain't got one word [C] to [G] say
_ So _ _ _ _ _ one _ _ _ [C] word's come over me _ _ _ _
[D] _ Oh, what in [A] heaven's name have [G] you done _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You've broken the [Em] speed of the sound of [C] loneliness
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ You're out there running just to be [G] on the run _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ You're out there running just to be [G] on the run _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] You're out [D] there running [A] just to be [C] on the run
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You come home late [B] and you come [C] home early
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ [A] You come home big and when you're feeling [G] small
_ You _ _ _ _ _ come home straight [D] and you come [G] home curly
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ Sometimes you don't [A] come home [G] at all
_ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ So one _ _ _ [C] word's come over me _ _ _ _
[D] _ Oh, what in [A] heaven's name [G] have you done
_ You've _ _ _ _ _ broken the speed of the [C] sound of loneliness _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ You're out there running [Am] just to be [G] on the run _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Like a heart [D] that burns [C] with a fever _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Like a weary and a jealous [G] _ man _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I can't [D] love it last [C] forever
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ [D] Get left [A] so far [G] behind
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] One _ _ [A] _
[C] word's come over me _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Oh, what in heaven's name [G] have you done
_ _ You've _ _ _ _ broken the [Bm] speed of the [C] sound of loneliness
_ _ You're _
[D] _ _ _ out there running just to be on the run _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ It's a maddening [D] and a [G] dreadful sorrow
_ Let's _ _ _
[D] _ _ cross the evil [A] line [G] today
_ I _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ can't ask about [G] tomorrow
_ _ [C] We _ _
[D] _ _ _ ain't got one word [C] to [G] say
_ So _ _ _ _ _ one _ _ _ [C] word's come over me _ _ _ _
[D] _ Oh, what in [A] heaven's name have [G] you done _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You've broken the [Em] speed of the sound of [C] loneliness
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ You're out there running just to be [G] on the run _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ You're out there running just to be [G] on the run _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] You're out [D] there running [A] just to be [C] on the run
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _