Hello In There

artist:John Prine

, writer:John Prine

Chords:

 {t: Hello In There }  
{key: C}  
{artist:John Prine}  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfwGkplB_sY                  
{sos}
[C] We had an a-[Dm]partment in the [G] city [G7] 
[C] Me and Lo-[Dm]retta liked living [G] there [G7] 
[Cmaj7] Well it's been years since the [F] kids have grown 
A life [C] of their own and left [G] us alone 
{eos}
{c: }  
[C] We had an a-[Dm]partment in the [G] city [G7] 
[C] Me and Lo-[Dm]retta liked living [G] there [G7] 
[Cmaj7] Well it's been years since the [F] kids have grown 
A life [C] of their own and left [G] us alone 
{c: }   
[C] John and [Dm] Linda live in [G] Omaha [G7] 
[C] And Joe is some-[Dm]where on the [G] road [G7] 
[Cmaj7] We lost Davy in the Ko-[F]rean war 
And still don't [C] know what for, it don't matter [G] any more 
{c: }   
[Bb] You know that old trees just grow [C] stronger 
[Bb] Old rivers grow wilder every [C] day 
[Em] Old people just grow [F] lonesome 
Waiting for some-[C]one to say hel-[G]lo in there, hel-[C]lo 
{c: } 
{sos}
[C] We had an a-[Dm]partment in the [G] city [G7] 
[C] Me and Lo-[Dm]retta liked living [G] there [G7] 
[Cmaj7] Well it's been years since the [F] kids have grown 
A life [C] of their own and left [G] us alone 
{eos}
   
[C] Me and Lo-[Dm]retta we don't [G] talk much more [G7] 
[C] She sits and [Dm] stares through the back door [G] screen [G7] 
[Cmaj7] And all the news just re-[F]peats itself 
Like some for-[C]gotten dream that [G] we've both seen 
{c: }   
[C] Someday I'll [Dm] go and call up [G] Rudy [G7] 
[C] We worked to-[Dm]gether at the [G] factory [G7] 
[Cmaj7] But what could I say if he [F] asks what's new 
Nothing [C] what's with you, nothing [G] much to do 
{c: }  
 [Bb] You know that old trees just grow [C] stronger 
[Bb] Old rivers grow wilder every [C] day 
[Em] Old people just grow [F] lonesome 
Waiting for some-[C]one to say hel-[G]lo in there, hel-[C]lo 
{c: }   
[C] So if you're out [Dm] walking down the [G] street sometime [G7] 
[C] And spot some [Dm] hollow ancient [G] eyes [G7] 
[Cmaj7] Please don't just pass them [F] by and stare 
As if you [C] didn't care say hel-[G]lo in there, hel-[C]lo

Song Info

Title: Hello In There

Artist: John Prine

Writer: John Prine

Song Types: Country

Key: C

Info: John Prine (born October 10, 1946) is an American country/folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a composer, recording artist, and live performer since the early-1970s.

Born and raised in Maywood, Illinois, Prine learned to play the guitar at the age of 14. After serving in West Germany with the U.S. armed forces, he moved to Chicago in the late-1960s, where he worked as a mailman, writing and singing songs as a hobby. Becoming a part of the city's folk revival, he was discovered by Kris Kristofferson, resulting in the production of Prine's self-titled debut album with Atlantic Records in 1971. After receiving critical acclaim, Prine focused on his musical career, recording three more albums for Atlantic. He then signed to Asylum Records, where he recorded an additional three albums.

John Prine wrote "Angel from Montgomery" after a friend suggested writing "another song about old people", referring to Prine's song "Hello In There". Although Prine had "said everything I wanted to [about seniors] in 'Hello In There'" he was intrigued by the idea of "a song about a middle-aged woman who feels older than she is...[Eventually] I had this really vivid picture of this woman standing over the dishwater with soap in her hands....She wanted to get out of her house and her marriage and everything. She just wanted an angel to come to take her away from all this". Prine believes he was likely drawn to Montgomery as the song's setting by virtue of being a fan of Hank Williams, who had ties to that city.

Hello in There has appeared on a number of albums

Use Auto-Formated Version?

Whoa! I didn't find any chords in your song -- it's probably not in ChordPro format. Here's the converted version…

No, Thanks!

Don't perform this check again.

Hello In There

artist:John Prine

, writer:John Prine

Edit Song

Song Info

Alts - Is barre easier?

Use Auto-Formated Version?

Chord Builder