Tuning:  Standard



Tab for "D-Progression" (the last notes are syncopated with the tempo)



       q   q    e  e  e  q  q  q  q

e|--2--2--2-2-2-3-2-0-2------|

B|--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|

G|--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|

D|--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|

A|---------------------------|

E|---------------------------|



Intro (Play twice):  G C D D-Progression



G                   C                     D                 D-Progression

   We had an apartment in the city



G                   C                     D                 D-Progression

   Me and Loretta like livin' there



Bm                                   C

    It's been years since the kids have grown



G                                         D                  D-Progression

   All lives of their own    all left us alone



G                    C                    D                 D-Progression

  John and Linda live in Omaha



G                    C                    D                 D-Progression

  Joey's somewhere on the road



Bm                                    C

  We lost Davy in the Korean War



G                                        D                   D-Progression

  Still don't know what for     guess it doesn't matter anymore



C                                   D                    C    

                             D

Old trees               grow stronger       and old rivers grow wider every day



Bm                                         C

But old people they just grow lonesome



G                                           D

 Waiting for someone to say    say hello in there...say



G              C            D        D-Progression

hello



G           C                        D                     D-Progression

Me and Loretta, we don't talk much now



G                   C                                    D    

       D-Progression

She just sits staring at the back porch screen



Bm                                      C

   While the news it just repeats itself, like some



G                              D                           D-Progression

forgotten dream the we've both seen



G                     C                   D         D-Progression

  Someday I'll go and call up Billy



G                       C                           D        D-Progression

  We worked together at the Borderline



Bm                                     C

  But what'll I tell him if he asks what's new?  Say nothin'



G                                                    D

what's with you?  There's not much left to do



C                      D              D-Progression      

                                       D

Old trees grow stronger                         and old rivers grow wider every day



Bm                                          C

But old people they just grow lonesome waiting for



G                               D                   D-Progression

someone to say...say hello in there  say



G                  C                   D               D-Progression

hello



G           C              D               

(this measure arpeggiated)



G                   C                        D                

    D-Progression (this measure arpeggiated)

So if you're walking down the street one day



G                      C                     D           

(this measure arpeggiated)

And spot some hollow ancient eyes



Bm (arpeggiated)                 C

Don't turn around as if you didn't care, or worse



G                             D

stop and stare.  Say hello in there.  Say



G              C              D             D-Progression

hello                                           Say



G              C              D             D-Progression

hello                                           Say



G              C              D              D-Progression

hello                                            Say say



G               C              D             D-Progression

hello                                             Say say



G              C               D             

(this measure arpeggiated)

hello                              Say say



G              C               D              

(this measure arpeggiated)

hello                                              Say



G              C               D              D-Progression

hello!



G        C          D           D-Progression