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You Never Even Called Me By My Name

artist:David Allan Coe

, writer:Steve Goodman and John Prine


C chord x,3,2,0,1,0

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It was [C] all that I could [G] do to keep from [C] cryin'
Some-[F]times it seems so [G] useless to re-[C]main
[F] You don't have to call me darlin', [C] dar-[Am]lin'
You [C] never even [G] call me by my [C] name.

You don't have to [G] call me Waylon [C] Jennings
And [F] you don't have to [G] call me Charlie [C] Pride.
And [F] you don't have to call me Merle [C] Haggard any-[Am]more.
[D] Even though your on my fightin' [G] side. [G7] 

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And I'll [F] hang around as long as you will [C] let me
And I [F] never minded [G] standin' in the [C] rain.          [C7] 
But [F] you don't have to call me darlin', [C] dar[Am] lin'
You [C] never even [G7] called me by my [C] name.
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I've heard my name a [G] few times in your [C] phone book
I've [F] seen it on [G] signs where I have [C] played
But the [F] only time I know, I'll hear [C] David Allan [Am] Coe
Is when [D] Jesus has his final Judgement [G] Day.          [G7] 

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So I'll [F] hang around as long as you will [C] let me
And I [F] never minded [G] standin' in the [C] rain.          [C7] 
But [F] you don't have to call me darlin', [C] dar[Am] lin'
You [C] never even [G7] called me by my [C] name.
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[C] Well, a friend of mine named Steve Goodman wrote that song
and he told me [G] it was the perfect country and western song.
I wrote him back a letter and told him it was NOT the perfect
country and western song because he hadn't said [C] anything at all about
Momma, or trains, [G] or trucks, or prison, [C] or gettin' drunk.[G] 
Well, he sat down [C] and wrote another verse to the song and he sent
it to me and after reading it, I realized that my friend had written
the perfect country and western song. And I felt obliged to include it
on this album. The last verse goes like this here:


Well, I was [C] drunk the day my [G] Mom got outta [C] prison.
And I [F] went to pick her [G] up in the [C] rain.
But, be-[F]fore I could get to the station in my [C] pickup [Am] truck
[D] She got runned [D7] over by a damned old [G] train.  [G7] 

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And I'll [F] hang around as long as you will [C] let me
And I [F] never minded [G] standin' in the [C] rain.  [C7] 
No [F] you don't have to call me darlin', [C] dar-[Am]lin'
You [C] never even [F] call me, 
I [C] wonder why you don't [G] call me
Why [C] don't you ever [G] call me by my [F] name. [C] 
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WCell it was all that I could Gdo to keep from Ccryin' SometCimes it seemed so uGseless to rCemain But yFou don't have to call me darliCn' Amdarlin' You nCever even cGall me by my nCame

You don't have to caGll me Waylon JeCnnings And you don't have to caGll me Charley PrCide And yFou don't have to call me Merle HCaggard aAmnymore EDven though you're on my fightin' sGide And I'll hFang around as long as you will leCt me and I never minded sGtanding in thCe rain. But yFou don't have to call me darlCin' Amdarlin' you neCver even cGall me by my nCame

Well I've heard my name a Gfew times in your phoCnebook And I've seen it on sGigns where I've plCayed But the oFnly time I know I'll hCear David AllanAm Coe Is when JeDsus has his final judgment daGy So I'll hFang around as long as you will lCet me and I never minded sGtanding in the Crain. But yFou don't have to call me darClin', Amdarlin' you nCever even cGall me by my nCame

Well a man named Steve Goodman wrote that song and he told me it was the perfect country and western song. I wrote him back and told him it was not the perfect country and western song because it didn?t say anything at all about mama or trains or trucks or prison or gettin' drunk. Well he sat down and wrote another verse to the song and after reading it I realized that he had written the perfect country and western song. So I feel obliged to sing it. The last verse goes like this here?

Well I was dCrunk the day my mGomma got out Cof prison And I went to pick heGr up in thCe rain But befoFre I could get to the station in a Cpickup tAmruck SDhe got run'd over by a damned old trainG And I'll hFang around as long as you wilCl let me and I never mindedG standing in thCe rain. But yFou don't have to call me Cdarlin' Amdarlin' you nCever even cGalled me, well I wConder why you don't cGall me, why dCont you ever cGall me by my nFame. C