Chords for "The Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" John Prine (cover by Kathleen Grace & David Steele)
Tempo:
136.15 bpm
Chords used:
B
A
E
F#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[B]
[E] You
[A]
[B]
[E]
[A]
[B]
[E]
come home late, you come [A] home early You [B] come home big when you're feeling [E] small
You come home straight, you come home [A] curly Sometimes [B] you don't come home [E] at all
And what in the world has [A] come over you?
[B] [F#m] [B] And what in heaven's name have you [E] done?
You've broken the speed of the sound, [A] the lonely thing
You're [B] out there running just to be [E] on the run
I've got a heart [B] that [A] burns with fever
And [B] I've got a weary and a jealous [E] mind
How can love that [B] lasts [A] forever
[B] get left so [E] far behind?
And what in the world has [A] come over you?
[B] [A] [B] And what in heaven's name [F#] [E] have you done?
You've broken the speed of the [A] sound, the lonely thing
[B] You're out there running just to be [E] on the run
[A]
[B]
[E]
[A]
[B]
[E]
It's a mighty meek dreadful [A] sorrow
That
[B] crossed the evil line [E] today
How can you ask about [A] tomorrow?
[B] We ain't got one word [E] to say
And what in the world has [A] come over you?
[B] And what in heaven's name have [E] you done?
You've broken the speed of the sound, [A] the lonely thing
[B] You're out there running just to be [E] on the run
You're [B] out there running just to be [E] on the run
[G#m] [C#] [B] You're out there running just to be [A] on the run
[E]
[N] [G] You hardly talk to me anymore
But I come through the
[B]
[E] You
[A]
[B]
[E]
[A]
[B]
[E]
come home late, you come [A] home early You [B] come home big when you're feeling [E] small
You come home straight, you come home [A] curly Sometimes [B] you don't come home [E] at all
And what in the world has [A] come over you?
[B] [F#m] [B] And what in heaven's name have you [E] done?
You've broken the speed of the sound, [A] the lonely thing
You're [B] out there running just to be [E] on the run
I've got a heart [B] that [A] burns with fever
And [B] I've got a weary and a jealous [E] mind
How can love that [B] lasts [A] forever
[B] get left so [E] far behind?
And what in the world has [A] come over you?
[B] [A] [B] And what in heaven's name [F#] [E] have you done?
You've broken the speed of the [A] sound, the lonely thing
[B] You're out there running just to be [E] on the run
[A]
[B]
[E]
[A]
[B]
[E]
It's a mighty meek dreadful [A] sorrow
That
[B] crossed the evil line [E] today
How can you ask about [A] tomorrow?
[B] We ain't got one word [E] to say
And what in the world has [A] come over you?
[B] And what in heaven's name have [E] you done?
You've broken the speed of the sound, [A] the lonely thing
[B] You're out there running just to be [E] on the run
You're [B] out there running just to be [E] on the run
[G#m] [C#] [B] You're out there running just to be [A] on the run
[E]
[N] [G] You hardly talk to me anymore
But I come through the
Key:
B
A
E
F#m
F#
B
A
E
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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] You _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ come home late, you come [A] home early _ You _ _ _ [B] _ _ come home big when you're feeling [E] small
You _ _ _ _ _ _ come home straight, you come home [A] curly _ _ Sometimes _ [B] _ _ _ you don't come home [E] at all _ _
_ _ _ _ And what in the world has [A] come over _ you?
[B] _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ And what in heaven's name have you [E] done? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You've broken the speed of the sound, [A] the lonely thing _
You're _ [B] _ _ out there running just to be [E] on the run _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I've got a heart [B] that _ [A] burns with fever _
And _ [B] _ _ I've got a weary and a jealous [E] _ mind _ _
_ _ _ _ How can love that [B] lasts [A] forever _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ get left so [E] far behind? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And what in the world has [A] come over you?
_ [B] _ [A] _ [B] _ And what in heaven's name [F#] [E] have you done? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You've broken the speed of the [A] sound, the lonely _ thing
_ _ _ [B] _ _ You're out there running just to be [E] on the run _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ It's a mighty _ meek dreadful [A] sorrow
That _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ crossed the evil line _ [E] today _ _
How _ _ _ _ _ can you ask about [A] tomorrow? _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ We ain't got one word [E] to _ _ say
_ _ And _ what in the world has [A] come over _ you?
_ _ _ [B] _ And what in heaven's name have [E] you done? _ _
_ _ _ _ You've broken the speed of the sound, [A] the lonely _ thing
_ _ [B] _ _ You're out there running just to be [E] on the run
_ You're _ [B] _ _ _ _ out there running just to be [E] on the _ run _
_ [G#m] _ [C#] _ [B] _ You're out there running just to be [A] on the _ _ run
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ [G] You hardly talk to me anymore
But I come through the
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] You _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ come home late, you come [A] home early _ You _ _ _ [B] _ _ come home big when you're feeling [E] small
You _ _ _ _ _ _ come home straight, you come home [A] curly _ _ Sometimes _ [B] _ _ _ you don't come home [E] at all _ _
_ _ _ _ And what in the world has [A] come over _ you?
[B] _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ And what in heaven's name have you [E] done? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You've broken the speed of the sound, [A] the lonely thing _
You're _ [B] _ _ out there running just to be [E] on the run _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I've got a heart [B] that _ [A] burns with fever _
And _ [B] _ _ I've got a weary and a jealous [E] _ mind _ _
_ _ _ _ How can love that [B] lasts [A] forever _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ get left so [E] far behind? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And what in the world has [A] come over you?
_ [B] _ [A] _ [B] _ And what in heaven's name [F#] [E] have you done? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You've broken the speed of the [A] sound, the lonely _ thing
_ _ _ [B] _ _ You're out there running just to be [E] on the run _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ It's a mighty _ meek dreadful [A] sorrow
That _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ crossed the evil line _ [E] today _ _
How _ _ _ _ _ can you ask about [A] tomorrow? _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ We ain't got one word [E] to _ _ say
_ _ And _ what in the world has [A] come over _ you?
_ _ _ [B] _ And what in heaven's name have [E] you done? _ _
_ _ _ _ You've broken the speed of the sound, [A] the lonely _ thing
_ _ [B] _ _ You're out there running just to be [E] on the run
_ You're _ [B] _ _ _ _ out there running just to be [E] on the _ run _
_ [G#m] _ [C#] _ [B] _ You're out there running just to be [A] on the _ _ run
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ [G] You hardly talk to me anymore
But I come through the