Speed of the Sound of Loneliness Chords by Nanci Griffith

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_ You come home late and you come [F] home early You _ [G] come home big [C] when you're feeling small _ _
_ You come home straight and you come [F] home curly Sometimes _ [G] _ you [C] don't come home at all _
_ So what in the world's [F] come over you And [G] what in heaven's name have [C] you done _ _
_ You've broken the speed of the [F] sound of loneliness You're [G] _ out there running just to be [C] on the run _
_ Well I got a heart that burns with a fever And _ [G] I got a worry and a jealous [C] mind _ _
_ Well how can a love that'll [F] last forever Get _ [G] _ left so [C] far behind _
_ So what in the [F] world's come over you _ [G] And 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 the run _
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_ It's a mighty mean and a [F] dreadful sorrow Just _ [G] _ crossed the evil [C] line today _
_ _ How can you ask about tomorrow When _ [G] _ we ain't got one [C] word to say _
_ So what in the [F] world's come over you And [G] _ what in heaven's name [C] have you done _
_ You've broken the speed of the sound of [F] loneliness _
_ [G] You're out there running just to [C] be on the run _
_ So what in the [F] world's come over you _ [G] And what in heaven's name [C] have you done _
_ _ You've broken the speed of the [F] sound of loneliness
_ [G] Loneliness
You're out there running just to [C] be on the run _
_ [G] _ You're out there running just to [C] be on the run _
_ [G] _ You're out there running just to [C] be on the run _
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