Hello In There Chords by John Prine

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[C] We [Dm] had an apartment [G] in the city, _ _ _
[C] me [Dm] and Loretta liked [G] living there. _ _
[C] Well it's been years since [F] the kids have grown, _ [C] a life of their own _ [G] left us alone. _ _
[C] _ [Dm] John and Linda [G] live in Omaha, _ _ _
[C] and [Dm] Joe is somewhere [G] on the road.
We _
[C] _ lost Davy [F] in the Korean War, and I still [C] don't know what for, don't [G] matter anymore. _ _
[Bb] You know that old trees [C] just grow stronger, _ [Bb] and old rivers grow wilder [C] every day. _ _
[Em] _ Old people [F] just grow lonesome, waiting [C] for someone to say [G] hello in their _
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[G] _ _ _ [C] home.
[Dm] Me and Loretta, [G] we don't talk much more, _ _ [C] she [Dm] sits and stares through the [G] back door screen.
_ _ [C] _ And all the news [F] just repeats itself, like [C] some forgotten dream that [G] we've both seen.
_ [C] _ [D] Someday I'll go and [G] call up Rudy, _ _ [C] we [D] worked [Dm] together at the [G] factory.
_ _ _ [C] _ What could I say [F] if he asked what you knew?
_ [C] Nothing much to do, _ [G] nothing much to view.
You [Bb] _ know that old trees [C] just grow stronger, _ [Bb] and old rivers grow wilder [C] every day.
_ [Em] _ Old people [F] just grow lonesome, waiting [C] for someone to say _
[G] hello in their home.
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[G] So if [Dm] you're walking [G] down the street sometime, _ _
[C] spot [Dm] some hollow [G] ancient ash, _ _
[C] please don't just pass [F] them by and stare, _ [C] cause if you didn't care, _ [G] say hello in there. _ _