Speed of the Sound of Loneliness chords
by Nanci GriffithSong Key: C Major
Time Signature: 2/2
Tempo: 80 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner 🟢
Guitar Chords: C, F, G
Easy Guitar Song: Ideal for beginners
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Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key C F G C
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C F
1. You come home late and you come home ear-ly
G C
You come on big when you're feel-ing small
C F
You come home straight and you come home cur-ly
G C
Some-times you don't come home at all
C F
Chorus: So what in the world's come o-ver you
G C
And what in hea-ven's name have you done
C F
You've broken the speed of the sound of lone-li-ness
G C
You're out there run-ning just to be on the run
C F
2. Well I got a heart that burns with a fe-ver
G C
And I got a worried and a jea-lous mind
C F
How can a love that'll last for-e-ver
G C
Get left so far be-hind
C F
Chorus: So what in the world's come o-ver you
G C
And what in hea-ven's name have you done
C F
You've broken the speed of the sound of lone-li-ness
G C
You're out there run-ning just to be on the run
C F G C
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C F
3. It's a migh-ty mean and a dread-ful sor-row
G C
It's crossed the evil line to-day
C F
How can you ask about to-mor-row
G C
When we ain't got one word to say
C F
Chorus: So what in the world's come o-ver you
G C
And what in hea-ven's name have you done
C F
You've broken the speed of the sound of lone-li-ness
G C
You're out there run-ning just to be on the run
C F
Chorus: So what in the world's come o-ver you
G C
And what in hea-ven's name have you done
C F
You've broken the speed of the sound of lone-li-ness
G C
You're out there run-ning just to be on the run
G C
You're out there run-ning just to be on the run
G C
You're out there run-ning just to be on the run
F G G C
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Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: C Major - no sharps or flats
- Time Signature: 2/2 — Two half-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately in 2
- Metronome: h = 80 (h represents a half-note)
- Voice Range: G4 - E5
- Nanci prefers to play with a capo on the 5th fret with chords G, C, D - audibly, still in C Major.
- Two guitarists: one can play with a Capo (G-C-D), and one without (C-F-G) - sounds great! 🎸🎶
Song Details:
- Songwriters: John Prine
- Date: 1986
- Lyrics Begin: You come home late, and you come home early.
- Genre: Country
- Featured Artist: Nanci Griffith
- Album: Other Voices, Other Rooms
Recorded: August–December 1992
Released: March 2, 1993
