(verse 1)
G C D
We had an apartment in the city.
G C D
Me and Loretta liked living there.
Bm C
It's been years since the kids have grown,
G D
a life of their own, left us alone.
(verse 2)
G C D
John and Linda live in Omaha.
G C D
Joe is somewhere on the road.
Bm C
We lost Davy in the Korean war.
G D
I still don't know what for, don't matter anymore.
(chorus)
F G
You know old trees just grow stronger,
F G
old rivers grow wilder every day,
Bm C
old people, ust grow lonesome
G
waiting for someone to say,
D G - C - G - C
"Hello in there. Hello"
(verse 3)
G C D
Me and Loretta, we don't talk much now.
G C D
She sits and stares through the backdoor screen.
Bm C
And all the news just repeats itself
G D
Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen.
(verse 4)
G C D
Someday I'll go and call up Rudy.
G C D
We worked together at the factory.
Bm C
Ah, but what would I say when she asks what's new?
G D
"Nothing, what's with you? Nothing much to do."
(chorus)
F G
You know old trees just grow stronger,
F G
and old rivers grow wilder every day,
Bm C
but old people, just grow lonesome
G
waiting for someone to say,
D G - C - G - C
"Hello in there. Hello"
(verse 5)
G C D
So if you're walking down the street sometime
G C D
spot some hollow vacant eyes,
Bm C
please don't just pass them by and stare
G
as if you didn't care.
D G
Say, "Hello in there. Hello."
