Speed of the Sound of Loneliness Nanci Griffith
<br/> SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS (John Prine) <br/> --------------------------------------------- <br/> <br/> [Nanci Griffith's version is actually in C, with <br/> a capo on the 5th fret.] <br/> [Each chord is one 2/2 measure] <br/> <br/> G G C C D D G G <br/> [intro] <br/> <br/> G G C C <br/> You come home late and you come home early <br/> D D G G <br/> You come on big when you're feeling small <br/> G G C C <br/> You come home straight and you come home curly <br/> D D G G <br/> Sometimes you don't come home at all <br/> <br/> G G C C <br/> So what in the world's come over you <br/> D D G G <br/> And what in heaven's name have I done <br/> G G C C <br/> You've broken the speed of the sound of loneliness <br/> D D G G <br/> You're out there running just to be on the run <br/> <br/> Well I got a heart that burns with a fever <br/> And I got a worried and a jealous mind <br/> How can a love that'll last forever <br/> Get left so far behind <br/> <br/> So what in the world's come over you <br/> And what in heaven's name have I done <br/> You've broken the speed of the sound of loneliness <br/> You're out there running just to be on the run <br/> <br/> [Instrumental, same chords as one verse] <br/> <br/> It's a mighty mean and a dreadful sorrow <br/> It's crossed the evil line today (?) <br/> How can you ask about tomorrow <br/> When we ain't got one word to say <br/> <br/> So what in the world's come over you <br/> And what in heaven's name have I done <br/> You've broken the speed of the sound of loneliness <br/> You're out there running just to be on the run <br/> <br/> So what in the world's come over you <br/> And what in heaven's name have I done <br/> You've broken the speed of the sound of loneliness <br/> You're out there running just to be on the run <br/> You're out there running just to be on the run <br/> D D G C D G. <br/> You're out there running just to be on the run <br/> <br/> <br/> ==-=--=---=----=-----=-------=---------=---------=-------=-----=----=---=--=-== <br/> Adam Schneider schn0170@maroon.tc.umn.edu Minneapolis, MN <br/> Mail me if you want guitar chords for Mary-Chapin Carpenter, <br/> Indigo Girls, Suzanne Vega, Lucinda Williams, etc. <br/> ==-=--=---=----=-----=-------=---------=---------=-------=-----=----=---=--=-== <br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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