Hello In There

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Intro: G C D

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We had an apartment in the city
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Me and Loretta like livin' there
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It's been years since the kids have grown
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All lives of their own    all left us alone
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John and Linda live in Omaha
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Joey's somewhere on the road
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We lost Davy in the Korean War
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Still don't know what for     guess it doesn't matter anymore
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Old trees               grow stronger       and old rivers grow wider every day
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But old people they just grow lonesome
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Waiting for someone to say    say hello in there...say
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hello
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Me and Loretta, we don't talk much now
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She just sits staring at the back porch screen
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   While the news it just repeats itself, like some
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forgotten dream the we've both seen
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  Someday I'll go and call up Billy
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  We worked together at the Borderline
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  But what'll I tell him if he asks what's new?  Say nothin'
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what's with you?  There's not much left to do
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Old trees grow stronger    and old rivers grow wider every day
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But old people they just grow lonesome waiting for
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someone to say...say hello in there  say
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hello

( G  C  D )

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So if you're walking down the street one day
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And spot some hollow ancient eyes
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Don't turn around as if you didn't care, or worse
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stop and stare.  Say hello in there.  Say
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hello                                 Say
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hello                                 Say
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hello                                 Say say
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hello                                 Say say
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hello                                 Say say
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hello                                 Say
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hello!

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