q   q    e  e  e  q  q  q  q
E|--2--2--2-2-2-3-2-0-2------|
B|--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|
G|--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|
D|--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Intro (Play twice):  G C D D-Progression

G                   C                     D                 D-Progression
   We had an apartment in the city

G                   C                     D                 D-Progression
   Me and Loretta like livin' there

Bm                                   C
    It's been years since the kids have grown

G                                         D                  D-Progression
   All lives of their own    all left us alone

G                    C                    D                 D-Progression
  John and Linda live in Omaha

G                    C                    D                 D-Progression
  Joey's somewhere on the road

Bm                                    C
  We lost Davy in the Korean War

G                                        D                   D-Progression
  Still don't know what for     guess it doesn't matter anymore

C                                   D                    C    
                             D
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        D-Progression
hello

G           C                        D                     D-Progression
Me and Loretta, we don't talk much now

G                   C                                    D    
       D-Progression
She just sits staring at the back porch screen

Bm                                      C
   While the news it just repeats itself, like some

G                              D                           D-Progression
forgotten dream the we've both seen

G                     C                   D         D-Progression
  Someday I'll go and call up Billy

G                       C                           D        D-Progression
  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              D-Progression      
                                       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                   D-Progression
someone to say...say hello in there  say

G                  C                   D               D-Progression
hello

G           C              D               
(this measure arpeggiated)

G                   C                        D                
    D-Progression (this measure arpeggiated)
So if you're walking down the street one day

G                      C                     D           
(this measure arpeggiated)
And spot some hollow ancient eyes

Bm (arpeggiated)                 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             D-Progression
hello                                           Say

G              C              D             D-Progression
hello                                           Say

G              C              D              D-Progression
hello                                            Say say

G               C              D             D-Progression
hello                                             Say say

G              C               D             
(this measure arpeggiated)
hello                              Say say

G              C               D              
(this measure arpeggiated)
hello                                              Say