Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness Chords by Nanci Griffith
Tempo:
73.65 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Bb
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
Good evening, Maxwell.
[F]
[G] [C]
[F]
[G] [C] You come home late and you come [F] home early.
[G] You come home big [C] when you feel you need to.
[F] [C]
You come home straight and [F] you come home girly.
[G] Sometimes you don't [C] come home in.
What in the [F] world has come over you?
[G] What in heaven's name [C] have you done?
You've broken the speed of the [F] sound of loneliness.
[G] You're out there running just to [C] be on my mind.
I got a heart that [F] burns with fear.
[G] I got a worry and a [C] jealousy.
I can't love that could [F] last forever.
[G] I can't love so [C] far again.
Sometimes [F] you don't come home in.
[G] What in [C] heaven's name have you done?
You've broken the [G] speed of the [F] sound of loneliness.
[C] [F]
[G] You're out there running just to be [C] on my mind.
[Bb] [F]
[G] [C] [G] [C]
[Gm] [F]
[G] [C]
What do you mean in a [F] dreadful sight?
[G] It's crossed an evil [C] line.
How can you ask the [F] bell to ring?
[G] We ain't got one [C] word to say.
Sing it to your last day.
What in the world [F] has come over [G] you?
[F]
[G] What in heaven's name [C] have you done?
You've broken the speed of the [F] sound of loneliness.
[G] You're out there running just to [C] be on my mind.
What in the [F] world has come over you?
[G] What in heaven's name [C] have you done?
You've broken the speed of the [F] sound of loneliness.
The spirit is the [G] lonely.
You're out there running just to [C] be on my mind.
[G] You're out there running just to [C] be on my mind.
[G] You're out there running just to [C] be on my mind.
[F] Where you going, huh?
[G] [C] [Cm]
[N]
Good evening, Maxwell.
[F]
[G] [C]
[F]
[G] [C] You come home late and you come [F] home early.
[G] You come home big [C] when you feel you need to.
[F] [C]
You come home straight and [F] you come home girly.
[G] Sometimes you don't [C] come home in.
What in the [F] world has come over you?
[G] What in heaven's name [C] have you done?
You've broken the speed of the [F] sound of loneliness.
[G] You're out there running just to [C] be on my mind.
I got a heart that [F] burns with fear.
[G] I got a worry and a [C] jealousy.
I can't love that could [F] last forever.
[G] I can't love so [C] far again.
Sometimes [F] you don't come home in.
[G] What in [C] heaven's name have you done?
You've broken the [G] speed of the [F] sound of loneliness.
[C] [F]
[G] You're out there running just to be [C] on my mind.
[Bb] [F]
[G] [C] [G] [C]
[Gm] [F]
[G] [C]
What do you mean in a [F] dreadful sight?
[G] It's crossed an evil [C] line.
How can you ask the [F] bell to ring?
[G] We ain't got one [C] word to say.
Sing it to your last day.
What in the world [F] has come over [G] you?
[F]
[G] What in heaven's name [C] have you done?
You've broken the speed of the [F] sound of loneliness.
[G] You're out there running just to [C] be on my mind.
What in the [F] world has come over you?
[G] What in heaven's name [C] have you done?
You've broken the speed of the [F] sound of loneliness.
The spirit is the [G] lonely.
You're out there running just to [C] be on my mind.
[G] You're out there running just to [C] be on my mind.
[G] You're out there running just to [C] be on my mind.
[F] Where you going, huh?
[G] [C] [Cm]
[N]
Key:
C
G
F
Bb
Gm
C
G
F
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Good evening, Maxwell. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] You _ _ _ _ come home late and you come [F] home early. _ _
_ [G] You come home big [C] when you feel you need to.
[F] _ [C] _
_ You come home straight and [F] you come home girly. _ _
[G] _ Sometimes you don't [C] come home in. _ _
_ What in the [F] world has come over you? _
[G] _ What in heaven's name [C] have you done? _ _
You've broken the speed of the [F] sound of loneliness. _ _
[G] You're out there running just to [C] be on my mind. _ _
I got a heart that [F] burns with fear. _ _
[G] I got a worry and a [C] jealousy. _ _ _
I can't love that could [F] last forever. _ _ _
[G] I can't love so [C] far again. _ _
_ _ Sometimes [F] you don't come home in. _ _
[G] What in [C] heaven's name have you done? _ _ _
You've broken the [G] speed of the [F] sound of loneliness.
[C] _ [F] _
[G] You're out there running just to be [C] on my mind. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ What do you mean in a [F] dreadful sight? _ _
[G] It's crossed an evil [C] line.
How _ _ can you ask the [F] bell to ring? _ _ _
[G] We ain't got one [C] word to say.
Sing it to your last day.
What in the world [F] has come over [G] you?
[F] _
[G] _ What in heaven's name [C] have you done? _ _
You've broken the speed of the [F] sound of loneliness. _ _
[G] You're out there running just to [C] be on my mind. _
_ What in the [F] world has come over you? _ _
[G] _ What in heaven's name [C] have you done? _ _
You've broken the speed of the [F] sound of loneliness.
The spirit is the [G] lonely.
You're out there running just to [C] be on my mind. _ _
[G] You're out there running just to [C] be on my mind. _ _
[G] _ You're out there running just to [C] be on my mind.
[F] Where you going, huh?
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Good evening, Maxwell. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] You _ _ _ _ come home late and you come [F] home early. _ _
_ [G] You come home big [C] when you feel you need to.
[F] _ [C] _
_ You come home straight and [F] you come home girly. _ _
[G] _ Sometimes you don't [C] come home in. _ _
_ What in the [F] world has come over you? _
[G] _ What in heaven's name [C] have you done? _ _
You've broken the speed of the [F] sound of loneliness. _ _
[G] You're out there running just to [C] be on my mind. _ _
I got a heart that [F] burns with fear. _ _
[G] I got a worry and a [C] jealousy. _ _ _
I can't love that could [F] last forever. _ _ _
[G] I can't love so [C] far again. _ _
_ _ Sometimes [F] you don't come home in. _ _
[G] What in [C] heaven's name have you done? _ _ _
You've broken the [G] speed of the [F] sound of loneliness.
[C] _ [F] _
[G] You're out there running just to be [C] on my mind. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ What do you mean in a [F] dreadful sight? _ _
[G] It's crossed an evil [C] line.
How _ _ can you ask the [F] bell to ring? _ _ _
[G] We ain't got one [C] word to say.
Sing it to your last day.
What in the world [F] has come over [G] you?
[F] _
[G] _ What in heaven's name [C] have you done? _ _
You've broken the speed of the [F] sound of loneliness. _ _
[G] You're out there running just to [C] be on my mind. _
_ What in the [F] world has come over you? _ _
[G] _ What in heaven's name [C] have you done? _ _
You've broken the speed of the [F] sound of loneliness.
The spirit is the [G] lonely.
You're out there running just to [C] be on my mind. _ _
[G] You're out there running just to [C] be on my mind. _ _
[G] _ You're out there running just to [C] be on my mind.
[F] Where you going, huh?
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _