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3. Hello In There   ^
John Prine

Intro:
C Dm G C Dm G 
     
Cmaj7 C F C G 
    

C            Dm              G   
We had an apartment in the city,
C           Dm                 G    
 Me and Loretta liked living there.
Cmaj7                 C               F         
Well, it'd been years since the kids had grown,
       C                    G      
A life of their own left us alone.

C          Dm            G    
John and Linda live in Omaha,
C              Dm            G    
And Joe is somewhere on the road.
Cmaj7                  F        
We lost Davy in the Korean war,
                  C                            G       
And I still don't know what for, don't matter anymore.

Chorus:
Bb                                C        
Ya know that old trees just grow stronger,
Bb                                C   
And old rivers grow wilder ev'ry day.
Em                       F    
Old people just grow lonesome
              C                G                C    
Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello."

Intstrumental:
C Dm G C Dm G 
     
Cmaj7 C F C G 
    

C         Dm                    G        
Me and Loretta, we don't talk much more,
C                Dm                         G     
She sits and stares through the back door screen.
Cmaj7             C       F          
And all the news just repeats itself
               C                      G         
Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen.

C            Dm              G    
Someday I'll go and call up Rudy,
C            Dm              G     
We worked together at the factory.
Cmaj7                         F            
But what could I say if asks "What's new?"
                     C                    G   
Nothing, what's with you? Nothing much to do.

Repeat Chorus:

C              Dm                G            
So if you're walking down the street sometime
C             Dm              G    
And spot some hollow ancient eyes,
Cmaj7             C          F          
Please don't just pass 'em by and stare
          C                    G                C    
As if you didn't care, say, "Hello in there, hello."