John Prine......... Hello In There

Intro:(C) (Dm) (G) (C) (Dm) (G) (Cmaj7) (C) (F) (C) (G)

(C)We had an apa(Dm)rtment in the ci(G)ty,
(C) Me and Lore(Dm)tta liked living th(G)ere.
(Cmaj7)Well, it'd been years (C)since the kids h(F)ad grown,
A life (C) of their own left us (G)alone.
(C)John and Li(Dm)nda live in Om(G)aha,
(C)And Joe is some(Dm)where on the r(G)oad.
(Cmaj7)We lost Davy in the Kor(F)ean war,
And I still don't (C)know what for, don't matter a(G)nymore.

Chorus:
(Bb)Ya know that old trees just grow s(C)tronger,
(Bb)And old rivers grow wilder ev'ry d(C)ay.
(Em)Old people just grow lone(F)some
Waiting for so(C)meone to say, "He(G)llo in there, hel(C)lo."

Intstrumental:(C) (Dm) (G) (C) (Dm) (G) (Cmaj7) (C) (F) (C) (G)

(C)Me and Lor(Dm)etta, we don't talk mu(G)ch more,
(C)She sits and star(Dm)es through the back door sc(G)reen.
(Cmaj7)And all the news j(C)ust repe(F)ats itself
Like some forgo(C)tten dream that we've b(G)oth seen.
(C)Someday I'll (Dm)go and call up R(G)udy,
(C)We worked tog(Dm)ether at the fac(G)tory.
(Cmaj7)But what could I say if asks "(F)What's new?"
Nothing, what's with (C)you? Nothing much to (G)do.
(Repeat Chorus)

(C)So if you're wa(Dm)lking down the str(G)eet sometime
(C)And spot some (Dm)hollow ancient e(G)yes,
(Cmaj7)Please don't just (C)pass 'em by(F) and stare
As if you (C)didn't care, say, "He(G)llo in there, hel(C)lo."