Hello In There Chords by John Prine
Tempo:
134.5 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
B
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [Bm]
[E]
[A] [Bm]
[E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
We had [B] an apartment in [E] the city and
[A] me [B] and Loretta liked [E] living there.
[C#m] Well, it's been years [D] since the kids have grown [A] a life of their own and [E] left us alone.
[A]
John [B] and Linda live [E] in Omaha and [A]
Joe [B] is somewhere [E] on the road.
[C#m]
We lost baby in the [D] Korean War and I still [A] don't know what for.
It don't [E] matter anymore.
[G]
You know that old trees just [A] grow stronger and [G]
old rivers grow wilder [A] every day.
[C#m]
Old people just grow [D]
lonesome waiting [A] for someone to say [E]
hello in their area.
[A]
Me [B] and Loretta, we [E] don't talk much more.
[A]
She [B] sits and stares through the back door [E] screen
[A]
and all the news [D] just repeats itself like [A] some forgotten dream [E] that we both see.
[A]
Someday [Bm] I'll go and call up [E] Rudy.
[A]
We [Bm] work together at the [E] factory.
[A] But what can I say [D] if he asks what's new?
[A] Nothing works for you.
[E] Nothing much to do.
You [G]
know that old trees [A] just grow stronger and [G]
old rivers grow wilder [A] every day.
[C#m]
Old people just [D] grow lonesome waiting [A] for someone to say hello [E]
in their area.
[A]
So
[B] [Bm] [E]
[A]
[Bm]
[E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
if you're out [B] walking down the [E] street sometime and
[A] spot [E] [B] some hollow ancient [E] ash,
[C#m] well please don't just [D] pass and by and stare [A] as if you didn't care.
[E] Say hello in their [A] area.
[E]
[A] [Bm]
[E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
We had [B] an apartment in [E] the city and
[A] me [B] and Loretta liked [E] living there.
[C#m] Well, it's been years [D] since the kids have grown [A] a life of their own and [E] left us alone.
[A]
John [B] and Linda live [E] in Omaha and [A]
Joe [B] is somewhere [E] on the road.
[C#m]
We lost baby in the [D] Korean War and I still [A] don't know what for.
It don't [E] matter anymore.
[G]
You know that old trees just [A] grow stronger and [G]
old rivers grow wilder [A] every day.
[C#m]
Old people just grow [D]
lonesome waiting [A] for someone to say [E]
hello in their area.
[A]
Me [B] and Loretta, we [E] don't talk much more.
[A]
She [B] sits and stares through the back door [E] screen
[A]
and all the news [D] just repeats itself like [A] some forgotten dream [E] that we both see.
[A]
Someday [Bm] I'll go and call up [E] Rudy.
[A]
We [Bm] work together at the [E] factory.
[A] But what can I say [D] if he asks what's new?
[A] Nothing works for you.
[E] Nothing much to do.
You [G]
know that old trees [A] just grow stronger and [G]
old rivers grow wilder [A] every day.
[C#m]
Old people just [D] grow lonesome waiting [A] for someone to say hello [E]
in their area.
[A]
So
[B] [Bm] [E]
[A]
[Bm]
[E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
if you're out [B] walking down the [E] street sometime and
[A] spot [E] [B] some hollow ancient [E] ash,
[C#m] well please don't just [D] pass and by and stare [A] as if you didn't care.
[E] Say hello in their [A] area.
Key:
A
E
D
B
Bm
A
E
D
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ We had [B] an apartment in [E] the city _ and _ _ _
[A] _ _ me [B] and Loretta liked [E] living there. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] Well, it's been years [D] since the kids have grown _ _ _ _ [A] a life of their own _ _ and [E] left us alone.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ John [B] and Linda live [E] in Omaha _ _ and _ _ _ [A] _
_ Joe [B] is somewhere _ [E] on the road.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
We lost baby in the [D] Korean War _ and I still [A] don't know what for.
_ It don't [E] matter anymore.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
You know that old trees just [A] grow stronger _ _ and _ [G]
old rivers grow wilder [A] every _ _ day.
_ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ Old people just grow [D] _
lonesome _ _ waiting [A] for someone to say _ _ _ _ [E]
hello in their _ area.
[A] _
Me _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] and Loretta, we [E] don't talk much more.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
She [B] sits and stares through the back door [E] screen
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ and all the news [D] just repeats itself _ _ like [A] some forgotten dream _ _ _ [E] that we both see.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ Someday [Bm] I'll go and call up [E] Rudy.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ We [Bm] work together at the [E] factory. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] But what can I say _ [D] if he asks what's new?
_ _ _ _ [A] Nothing works for you.
_ _ _ _ [E] Nothing much to do.
You _ _ _ [G] _
_ know that old trees [A] just grow _ stronger _ and _ [G]
old rivers grow wilder [A] every _ _ _ _ day.
_ [C#m] _
_ _ Old people just [D] grow lonesome _ _ _ waiting [A] for someone to say _ _ hello [E] _
in their area.
_ _ [A] _
_ So _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ if you're out [B] walking _ down the [E] street sometime and _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ spot [E] [B] some hollow ancient [E] ash, _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ well please don't just _ [D] pass and by and stare _ _ _ [A] as if you didn't care. _ _ _
[E] Say hello in their _ _ _ [A] area. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ We had [B] an apartment in [E] the city _ and _ _ _
[A] _ _ me [B] and Loretta liked [E] living there. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] Well, it's been years [D] since the kids have grown _ _ _ _ [A] a life of their own _ _ and [E] left us alone.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ John [B] and Linda live [E] in Omaha _ _ and _ _ _ [A] _
_ Joe [B] is somewhere _ [E] on the road.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
We lost baby in the [D] Korean War _ and I still [A] don't know what for.
_ It don't [E] matter anymore.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
You know that old trees just [A] grow stronger _ _ and _ [G]
old rivers grow wilder [A] every _ _ day.
_ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ Old people just grow [D] _
lonesome _ _ waiting [A] for someone to say _ _ _ _ [E]
hello in their _ area.
[A] _
Me _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] and Loretta, we [E] don't talk much more.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
She [B] sits and stares through the back door [E] screen
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ and all the news [D] just repeats itself _ _ like [A] some forgotten dream _ _ _ [E] that we both see.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ Someday [Bm] I'll go and call up [E] Rudy.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ We [Bm] work together at the [E] factory. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] But what can I say _ [D] if he asks what's new?
_ _ _ _ [A] Nothing works for you.
_ _ _ _ [E] Nothing much to do.
You _ _ _ [G] _
_ know that old trees [A] just grow _ stronger _ and _ [G]
old rivers grow wilder [A] every _ _ _ _ day.
_ [C#m] _
_ _ Old people just [D] grow lonesome _ _ _ waiting [A] for someone to say _ _ hello [E] _
in their area.
_ _ [A] _
_ So _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ if you're out [B] walking _ down the [E] street sometime and _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ spot [E] [B] some hollow ancient [E] ash, _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ well please don't just _ [D] pass and by and stare _ _ _ [A] as if you didn't care. _ _ _
[E] Say hello in their _ _ _ [A] area. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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