John Prine - Hello In There

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hello in there – john prine
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tabbed by : dave s .
email : prime – prine@hotmail . com

tuning : standard ( capo 5th fret )

G Am D7
we had an apartment in the city ,
G Am D7
me and loretta liked living there .
Bm C
well its been years since the kids had grown ,
G D
a life of their own left us alone .

G Am D7
john and linda live in omaha ,
G Am D7
and joe is somewhere on the road .
Bm C
we lost davy in the korean war ,
G D
and i still don’t know what for don’t matter anymore .

chorus :

F G
ya know that old trees just grow stronger ,
F G
and old rivers grow wilder every day .
Bm C
old people just grow lonesome
G D G
waiting for someone to say hello in there , hello .

G Am D7
me and loretta we don’t talk much more ,
G Am D7
she sits and stares through the back door screen .
Bm C
and all the news just repeats itself
G D
like some forgotten dream that we’ve both seen .

G Am D7
someday i’ll go and call up rudy ,
G Am D7
we worked together at the factory .
Bm C
but what could i say if asks what’s new
G D
nothing , what’s with you? nothing much to do .

( repeat chorus )

G Am D7
so if you’re walking down the street sometime
G Am D7
and spot some hollow ancient eyes ,
Bm C
please don’t just pass them by and stare
G D G
as if you didn’t care , say hello in there , hello

chords :

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