Hello in There Chords by John Prine

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[C] _ We had an [Dm] apartment _ in the [G] city _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Me and [Dm] Loretta like living [G] there
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_ Well, it's been years [F] since the kids are grown
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life of their own
_ _ _ [G] Left us alone
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_ _ [Dm] John and Linda
_ living [G] Omaha
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_ And Joe is [Dm] somewhere _ [G] on the road _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ We lost Davy in the [F] Korean War
_ And I still [C] don't know what for
_ Don't matter [G] anymore _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ You know that old trees just [C] grow stronger
_ _ _ _ And [Bb] old rivers _ grow wilder [C] every day _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ Old people just [F] grow lonesome
_ _ _ Waiting [C] for someone to say _ _ _ _
[G] hello in there _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ Me [Dm] and Loretta
We [G] don't talk much more _ _ _ _
[C] _ She sits [Dm] and stares through the back [G] door screen
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[C] _ _ _ all the news [F] just repeats itself
_ _ like some [C] forgotten dream _ _ _
[G] That we've both seen _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Someday [D] I'll go _
[G] Call up Rudy _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ We work [D] together at the [G] factory _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ What can I say? _
[F] If you ask what's new? _ _ _
[C] Nothing what for you? _ _ _ _
[G] Nothing much to do _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ You know that old trees just [C] grow stronger _ _ _ _ _
And [Bb] old rivers grow _ wilder [C] every day _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ Old people just [F] grow lonesome
_ _ _ Waiting [C] for someone to say _ _ _
[G] Hello in there _ _ _ _
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[G] _ So if you're [D] walking down the [G] street sometime
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[C] _ Spot [Dm] some hollow
ancient [G] ass
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_ Please don't just pass them [F] by and stare
_ _ _ As [C] if you didn't care
_ _ Say [G] hello in there _ _ _ _ _
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