Tuning: G C E A

X-POP3-Rcpt: gvaughn@skye2 Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 22:11:53 -0700 From: Hakan Sjostrom MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cowpie@olga.net Subject: CRD: SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS rec. by Nancy Griffith X-URL: http://www.roughstock.com/cowpie/ SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS Recorded by Nancy Griffith Written by John Prine INSTRUMENTAL (C F G7 C twice, first time slowly)

^CYou come home late and you come home ^Fearly ^G7 You come on big when you're feelin' sm^Call You come home straight and you come home c^Furly ^G7 Sometimes you don't come home at ^Call

CHORUS:

So what in the world's come ^Fover you ^G7 And what in heavens name have you d^Cone You broken the speed of the sound of l^Foneliness ^G7 You're out there runnin' just to be on the r^Cun

Well I've got a heart that burns wit^Fh a fever ^G7 And I've got a worried and a jealous m^Cind How can a love that'll last for^Fever ^G7 Now get left so far beh^Cind

CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL (Same as chorus)

^CIt's mighty mean and a dreadful s^Forrow ^G7 It's crossed the evil line tod^Cay How can you ask about tom^Forrow ^G7 When we ain't got one word to s^Cay

CHORUS (Repeated twice)

^G7 You're out there runnin' just to be on the r^Cun (Repeated twice) INSTRUMENTAL (C F G7 C)

Nanci Griffith - Speed of snd of loneliness