Tono: G
Introducción:
G Am D G
We had an apartment in the city
Am D Bm
Me and Loretta liked living there
C
It's been years since the kids have grown
G D G
Oh, lives of their own, they left us alone
verse 2
Am D G
John and Linda live in Omaha
Am D Bm
Joe is somewhere on the road
C
We lost Davy in the Korean war
G D F
And I still don't know what for, guess it doesn't matter anymore
G
We know old trees just grow stronger
F G
Old rivers grow wilder every day
Bm C
But old people just grow lonesome
G D G
Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello"
Interlude
G Am D G Am D G
verse 3
Am D G
Me and Loretta we don't talk much more
Am D
She just sits, stares through the back door screen
Bm C
And all the news just repeats itself
G D G
Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen
verse 4
Am D G
Someday I'll go and call up Rudy
Am D Bm
We worked together at the factory
C
But what'll I tell him if asks what's new
G D F
I'd say, "Nothing, what's with you? There ain't much left to do"
G
We know old trees just grow stronger
F G
Old rivers grow wilder every day
Bm C
But old people just grow lonesome
G D G
Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello"
Interlude
G Am D G Am D G
Verse 5
Am D G
So, if you're walking down the street sometime
Am D
And spot some hollow ancient eyes
Bm C
Please don't just pass them by and stare
G D
As if you didn't care, say, "Hello in there"
G Am D
Say, "Hello"
G Am D
Say, "Hello"
G Am D
Say, "Hello"
G Am D G
Say, "Hello"