Kris Kristofferson – Hello In There (Guitar)

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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

            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."