Hello In There

10000 Maniacs

Compositor: John Prine

Tom: G


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Intro: G C D

G                   C                     D
We had an apartment in the city
G                   C                     D
Me and Loretta like livin' there
Bm                                   C
It's been years since the kids have grown
G                                         D
All lives of their own    all left us alone
G                C                    D
John and Linda live in Omaha
G                C                    D
Joey's somewhere on the road
Bm                                    C
We lost Davy in the Korean War
G                                        D
Still don't know what for     guess it doesn't matter anymore
C                                   D                    C
Old trees               grow stronger       and old rivers grow wider every day
Bm                                         C
But old people they just grow lonesome
G                                           D
Waiting for someone to say    say hello in there...say
G              C            D
hello
G           C                        D
Me and Loretta, we don't talk much now
G                   C                       D
She just sits staring at the back porch screen
Bm                                     C
   While the news it just repeats itself, like some
G                              D
forgotten dream the we've both seen
G                     C                   D
  Someday I'll go and call up Billy
G                       C                           D
  We worked together at the Borderline
Bm                                     C
  But what'll I tell him if he asks what's new?  Say nothin'
G                                                    D
what's with you?  There's not much left to do
C                      D
Old trees grow stronger    and old rivers grow wider every day
Bm                                          C
But old people they just grow lonesome waiting for
G                               D
someone to say...say hello in there  say
G                  C                   D
hello

( G  C  D )

G                   C                        D
So if you're walking down the street one day
G                      C                     D
And spot some hollow ancient eyes
Bm                     C
Don't turn around as if you didn't care, or worse
G                             D
stop and stare.  Say hello in there.  Say
G              C              D
hello                                 Say
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hello                                 Say
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hello                                 Say say
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hello                                 Say say
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hello                                 Say say
G              C               D
hello                                 Say
G              C               D
hello!

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