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Hello In There

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[Verse 1]
GWe had an apCartment in the cDity.
GMe and LoCretta liked living thDere.
BmIt's been years since the kCids have grown,
a life oGf their own, lDeft us alone.
[Verse 2]
GJohn and LCinda live in ODmaha.
GJoe is somCewhere on the rDoad.
BmWe lost Davy in the KCorean war.
I still don't kGnow what for, don't matter Danymore.
[Chorus]
FYou know old trees just grGow stronger,
oFld rivers grow wilder eveGry day,
Bmold people, ust grow Clonesome
waiting for Gsomeone to say,
                D   G-  C-  G- C  
"Hello in there. Hello"
[Verse 3]
GMe and LoretCta, we don't talDk much now.
GShe sits and sCtares through thDe backdoor screen.
BmAnd all the news just repeaCts itself
GLike some forgotten dream Dthat we've both seen.
[Verse 4]
GSomeday I'Cll go and caDll up Rudy.
GWe workeCd together at Dthe factory.
BmAh, but what would I say whCen she asks what's new?
G"Nothing, what's with you? NDothing much to do."
[Chorus]
FYou know  old trees just grow sGtronger,
and old rFivers grow wilder everGy day,
Bmbut old people,  just grow lConesome
waiting for Gsomeone to say,
                  D   G-  C-  G- C  
"Hello in there. Hello"
[Verse 5]
GSo if you're wCalking down the sDtreet sometime
sGpot some Chollow Dvacant eyes,
Bmplease don't just Cpass them by and stare
as if you dGidn't care.
Say, "HeDllo in there. HeGllo."

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Hello In There

by Kris Kristofferson

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[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

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

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

as if you didn't care.

D G

Say, "Hello in there. Hello."

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