The Speed of the Sound of Loneliness - John Prine - 40 bpm

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

	
G
So what in the 

world's come 
C
over you

	
D
And what in 

heaven's name have you 
G
done

	
G
You've broken the 

speed of the sound of 
C
loneliness

	
D
You're out there 

running just to be on the 
G
run

G
Well I got a 

heart that burns with a 
C
fever

D
And I got a 

worried and a jealous 
G
mind

G
How can a 

love that'll last for
C
ever

D
Get 

left so far be
G
hind

repeat chorus

G
It's a mighty 

mean and a dreadful 
C
sorrow

D
It's crossed the 

evil line to
G
day

G
Well, how can you 

ask about to
C
morrow

D
We ain't 

got one word to 
G
say

repeat chorus

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