Hello In There chords by John Prine (Ver. 2)

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

G      Am       Dm
 We had an apartment in the city
G   Am            Dm
Me and Loretta liked living there
 G7               C
Well, it'd been years Since the kids had grown
    G         D
A life of their own left us alone
 G    Am        Dm
John and Linda live in Omaha
G      Am       Dm
And Joe is somewhere on the road
 G7         C
We lost Davy in the Korean war
          G              D
And I still don't know what for, don't matter anymore
F                 G
Ya' know that old trees just grow stronger
    F            G
And old rivers grow wilder ev'ry day
G7          C
Old people just grow lonesome
       G        D        G
Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello."
G   Am         Dm
Me and Loretta, we don't talk much more
 G      Am              Dm
She sits and stares through the back door screen
G7           C
And all the news just repeats itself
           G          D
Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen
 G   Am         Dm
Someday I'll go and call up Rudy
G     Am       Dm
We worked together at the factory
G7              C
But what could I say if asks "What's new?"
      G            D
"Nothing, what's with you? Nothing much to do."
G      Am        Dm
So if you're walking down the street sometime
G       Am      Dm
And spot some hollow ancient eyes
G7             C
Please don't just pass 'em by and stare
     G          D       G
As if you didn't care, say, "Hello in there, hello."