Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
John Prine
Key of G · Chords: I IV V
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongInstrumental
G G C C D D G G
Intro
G C You come home late and you come home early D G G You come on big when you're feeling small G C You come home straight and you come home curly D D7 G Sometimes you don't come home at all.
Verse 1
G G C So what in the world's come over you D G And what in heaven's name have you done. G G C You've broken the speed of the sound of loneliness D D7 G You're out there running just to be on the run.
Verse 2
G C Well I got a heart that burns with a fever, D G And I got a worried and a jealous mind. G C How can a love that'll last forever, D D7 G Get left so far behind.
Verse 3
G G C So what in the world's come over you D G And what in heaven's name have you done. G G C You've broken the speed of the sound of loneliness D D7 G You're out there running just to be on the run.
Instrumental, same chords as one verse
G G C It's a mighty mean and a dreadful sorrow, D G It's crossed the evil line today. G C How can you ask about tomorrow, D D7 G We ain't got one word to say.
Verse 4
G G C So what in the world's come over you D G And what in heaven's name have you done. G G C You've broken the speed of the sound of loneliness D D7 G You're out there running just to be on the run. D D7 G You're out there running just to be on the run. D D G You're out there running just to be on the run