[Intro]
| G  Am | D7    |
| G  Am | D7    |
| Bm/D  | C     |
| G     | D/F#  |
[Strophe]
G               Am              D7 
     We had an apartment in the city, 
G             Am                 D7 
     Me and Loretta liked living there.  
Bm/D                                C 
     Well it's been years since the kids had grown, 
       G                 D/F# 
A life of their own left us alone.
[Strophe]
G            Am            D7 
    John and Linda live in Omaha, 
G              Am               D7 
    And Joe is somewhere on the road. 
Bm/D                    C 
    We lost Davy in the Korean war, 
                  G                          D/F# 
And I still don't know what for don't matter anymore.
[Refrain]
F                                     G 
     Ya know that old trees just grow stronger, 
        F                        G 
And old rivers grow wilder every day. 
Bm/D                       C 
      Old people just grow lonesome 
            G              D/F#               G 
Waiting for someone to say Hello in there, hello.
[Instrumentale]
| G  Am | D7    |
| G  Am | D7    |
| Bm/D  | C     |
| G     | D/F#  |
[Strophe]
G              Am             D7 
      Me and Loretta we don't talk much more, 
G                  Am                           D7 
      She sits and stares through the back door screen. 
Bm/D                          C 
      And all the news just repeats itself 
             G                 D/F# 
Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen.
[Strophe]
G                 Am             D7 
     Someday I'll go and call up Rudy, 
G                Am                 D7 
     We worked together at the factory. 
Bm/D                     C 
     What could I say if asks What's new? 
        G                        D/F# 
Nothing what's with you? Nothing much to do.
[Refrain]
F                                    G 
    Ya know that old trees just grow stronger, 
        F                        G 
And old rivers grow wilder every day. 
Bm/D                      C 
     Old people just grow lonesome 
            G              D/F#               G 
Waiting for someone to say Hello in there, hello.
[Instrumentale]
| G  Am | D7    |
| G  Am | D7    |
| Bm/D  | C     |
| G     | D/F#  |
[Strophe]
G                 Am               D7 
     So if you're walking down the street sometime 
G                 Am             D7 
    And spot some hollow ancient eyes, 
Bm/D                             C 
     Please don't just pass them by and stare 
          G                D                 G 
As if you didn't care, say Hello in there, hello