Hello In There

	  		
verse 1 

G          Am              D      G 
We had an apartment in the city 
         Am                 D      Bm 
Me and Loretta liked living there 
                          C 
It's been years since the kids have grown 
          G                       D          G 
Oh, lives of their own, they left us alone 

  
verse 2 

         Am            D       G 
John and Linda live in Omaha 
       Am               D      Bm 
Joe is somewhere on the road 
                      C 
We lost Davy in the Korean war 
                  G                                      D         F 
And I still don't know what for, guess it doesn't matter anymore 


                            G 
We know old trees just grow stronger 
    F                        G 
Old rivers grow wilder every day 
        Bm               C 
But old people just grow lonesome 
            G                   D               G 
Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello" 


Interlude 

G  Am  D    G  Am  D    G 


verse 3 

         Am             D                G 
Me and Loretta we don't talk much more 
               Am                          D 
She just sits, stares through the back door screen 
    Bm                  C 
And all the news just repeats itself 
          G                    D                 G 
Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen 


verse 4 

             Am             D      G 
Someday I'll go and call up Rudy 
            Am                 D    Bm 
We worked together at the factory 
                          C 
But what'll I tell him if asks what's new 
          G                                          D             F 
I'd say, "Nothing, what's with you? There ain't much left to do" 


                            G 
We know old trees just grow stronger 
    F                        G 
Old rivers grow wilder every day 
        Bm               C 
But old people just grow lonesome 
            G                   D               G 
Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello" 



Interlude 

G  Am  D    G  Am  D    G 


Verse 5 
              Am               D                 G 
So, if you're walking down the street sometime 
              Am             D 
And spot some hollow ancient eyes 
Bm                          C 
Please don't just pass them by and stare 
          G                     D 
As if you didn't care, say, "Hello in there" 
         G  Am  D 
Say, "Hello" 
         G  Am  D 
Say, "Hello" 
         G   Am  D 
Say, "Hello" 
         G   Am  D    G 
Say, "Hello"