Hello In There Chords by Joan Baez

_ [F] _ [Bb] Had an apartment in [C] the city, _ _ [F] me [Bb] and Loretta liked living [C] there.
_ _ [Am] It's been years [Bb] since the kids have grown, [F] lives of their own [C] left us alone.
_ _ [F] John [Bb] and Linda live [C] in Omaha, _ _ [F] Joey [Bb] somewhere [C] on the road.
_ _ [Am] We lost Davey in [Bb] the Korean War, still [F] don't know what for, don't [C] matter anymore.
_ [Eb] You know trees just [F] grow stronger, [Eb] oh rivers grow wider [F] every day.
[Am] But old people, they [Bb] just grow lonesome, [F] waiting for someone to say [C]
hello in [D] there.
[F] Hello. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Me and Loretta, [C] we don't talk much now.
_ [F] She sits and stares at [C] the back door screen.
_ [Am] _ All the news [Bb] just repeats itself, like [F] some forgotten dream.
[C] That we both seem.
[F] _ [Bb] Someday I'll go and [C] call up Rudy.
_ _ [F] We [Bb] work together at [C] the factory.
_ _ [Am] _ What'll I tell him [Bb] if he asks what's new?
[F] Nothing what's with you, [C] nothing much to do.
[Eb] You know trees [F] just grow stronger, _ [Eb] rivers grow wider [F] every _ day.
[Am] But old people, they [Bb] just grow lonesome, [F] waiting for someone to say [C]
hello in there.
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_ _ _ [F] So [Bb] if you're walking [C] down the street sometime, [F] _ [Bb] spot some hollow [C] ancient eyes.
_ [Am] _ _ Please don't [Bb] pass them by and stare [F] like you didn't care.
[C] Say hello in there.
[Dm] Hello.
_ [C] Say hello in there.
[F] Hello. _ _ _
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