Hello In There Chords
by Joan Baez
Hello In There by Joan Baez is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 5st fret. It uses the chords G, C, F, Em and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Walk bass up from G to C
C F G
Had an apartment in the city,
C F G
Me and Loretta liked living there.
Em F
It’s been years since the kids have grown,
C G
Lives of their own, left us alone.
C F G
John and Linda live in Omaha,
C F G
Joey’s somewhere on the road.
Em F
We lost Davy in the Korean war,
C G
Still don't know what for, don't matter anymore.
Bb C
You know old trees just grow stronger,
Bb C
Old rivers grow wider every day.
Em F
But old people they just grow lonesome
C G C
Waiting for someone to say, “Hello in there, hello.”
C F G
Me and Loretta we don't talk much now,
C F G
She sits and stares at the backdoor screen.
Em F
All the news just repeats itself
C G
Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen.
C F G
Someday I'll go and call up Rudy,
C F G
We worked together at the factory.
Em F
What’ll I tell him if he asks, “What's new?”
C G
“Nothing, what's with you? Nothing much to do.”
Bb C
You know old trees just grow stronger,
Bb C
Old rivers grow wider every day.
Em F
But old people they just grow lonesome
C G C
Waiting for someone to say, “Hello in there, hello.”
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