Chords with lyrics
[Verse 1]
G+G A minorAm D MajorD G+G
We had an apartment in the city
A minorAm D MajorD B minorBm
Me and Loretta liked living there
C majorC
It's been years since the kids have grown
G+G D MajorD G+G
Oh, lives of their own, they left us alone
[Verse 2]
A minorAm D MajorD G+G
John and Linda live in Omaha
A minorAm D MajorD B minorBm
Joe is somewhere on the road
C majorC
We lost Davy in the Korean war
G+G D MajorD FF
And I still don't know what for, guess it doesn't matter anymore
[Chorus]
G+G
We know old trees just grow stronger
FF G+G
Old rivers grow wilder every day
B minorBm C majorC
But old people just grow lonesome
G+G D MajorD G+G
Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello"
[Interlude]
G+G A minorAm D MajorD G+G A minorAm D MajorD G+G
[Verse 3]
A minorAm D MajorD G+G
Me and Loretta we don't talk much more
A minorAm D MajorD
She just sits, stares through the back door screen
B minorBm C majorC
And all the news just repeats itself
G+G D MajorD G+G
Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen
[Verse 4]
A minorAm D MajorD G+G
Someday I'll go and call up Rudy
A minorAm D MajorD B minorBm
We worked together at the factory
C majorC
But what'll I tell him if asks what's new
G+G D MajorD FF
I'd say, "Nothing, what's with you? There ain't much left to do"
[Chorus]
G+G
We know old trees just grow stronger
FF G+G
Old rivers grow wilder every day
B minorBm C majorC
But old people just grow lonesome
G+G D MajorD G+G
Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello"
[Interlude]
G+G A minorAm D MajorD G+G A minorAm D MajorD G+G
[Verse 5]
A minorAm D MajorD G+G
So, if you're walking down the street sometime
A minorAm D MajorD
And spot some hollow ancient eyes
B minorBm C majorC
Please don't just pass them by and stare
G+G D MajorD
As if you didn't care, say, "Hello in there"
G+G A minorAm D MajorD
Say, "Hello"
G+G A minorAm D MajorD
Say, "Hello"
G+G A minorAm D MajorD
Say, "Hello"
G+G A minorAm D MajorD G+G