Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness - John Prine [Intro] [G] [C] [D] [G] x2 [Verse 1] [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 |[Chorus] |[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 [Verse 2] [G] Well, I got a heart that burns with a [C] fever [D] And I got a worried and a jealous [G] mind [G] Well, how can a love that'll last [C] forever [D] Get left so far [G] behind [Chorus] [Instrumental] [G] [C] [D] [G] [G] [C] [D] [G] [Verse 3] [G] It's a mighty mean and a dreadful [C] sorrow [D] It's crossed the evil line [G] today [G] Well, how can you ask about [C] tomorrow [D] When we ain't got one word to [G] say |[Chorus] |[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 Outro: [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]