Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness

John Prine, German Afternoons, 1986
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{title: Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness}
{artist: John Prine}
{key: G}

{comment: Intro}
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[G] [C] [D] [G]

[G]You come home late and you come home [C]early
[D]You come on big when you're feeling [G]small
[G]You come home straight and you come home [C]curly
[D]Sometimes you don't come home at [G]all

{start_of_chorus}
So what in the world's come [C]over you
[D]And what in heaven's name have you [G]done
You've broken the speed of the sound of [C]loneliness
[D]You're out there running just to be on the [G]run
{end_of_chorus}

[G]Well I got a heart that burns with a [C]fever
[D]And I got a worried and a jealous [G]mind
How can a love that'll last fo[C]rever
[D]Get left so far be[G]hind

{start_of_chorus}
So what in the world's come [C]over you
[D]And what in heaven's name have you [G]done
You've broken the speed of the sound of [C]loneliness
[D]You're out there running just to be on the [G]run
{end_of_chorus}

{comment: Instrumental}
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[G] [C] [D] [G]

[G]It's a mighty mean and a dreadful [C]sorrow
[D]It's crossed the evil line to[G]day
Well, how can you ask about to[C]morrow
[D]We ain't got one word to [G]say

{start_of_chorus}
So what in the world's come [C]over you
[D]And what in heaven's name have you [G]done
You've broken the speed of the sound of [C]loneliness
[D]You're out there running just to be on the [G]run
{end_of_chorus}

{comment: Ending}
[D]You're out there running just to be on the [G]run
[D]You're out there running just to be on the [G]run
[D]You're out there running just to be on the [G]run [C] [G]