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You Never Even Called Me By My Name chords by
David Allan Coe
David Allan Coe

1975Country
4.7 (6)
Intro 1
C

Well, it was all
G
C

That I could do to keep from crying'
F

Sometimes it seemed so useless
C

to remain
F
C

But you don't have to call me darlin', darlin'
G
C
G

You never even called me by my name
Verse 1
C
G

You don't have to call me
C

Waylon Jennings
G

And you don't have to call me
C

Charlie Pride
F

And you don't have to call me
C
Am

Merle Haggard anymore
D
G

Even though you're on my fighting' side
Chorus 1
F
C

And I'll hang around as long as you will let me
G

And I never minded
C

standing' in the rain
F
C

But you don't have to call me darlin', darlin'
G
C
G

You never even called me by my name
Verse 2
C

Well, I've heard my name
G
C

A few times in your phone book

(hello, hello)
G

And I've seen it on signs
C

where I've played
F

But the only time I know
C
Am

I'll hear "David Allan Coe"
D
G

Is when Jesus has his final judgment day
Chorus 2
F
C

So I'll hang around as long as you will let me
G

And I never minded
C

standing' in the rain
F
C

But you don't have to call me darlin', darlin'
G
C
G

You never even called me by my name
Bridge 1
C

Well, a friend of mine

named Steve Goodman wrote that song

And he told me
G

it was the perfect country & western song

I wrote him back a letter and I told him

it was not the perfect country & western song
C

Because he hadn't said anything at all

about mama, or trains,
G
C
G

or trucks, or prison, or getting' drunk

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
C

the perfect country & western song

And I felt obliged to include it on this album

The last verse goes like this here
Verse 3
C

Well, I was drunk the day
G
C

my mom got out of prison
G
C

And I went to pick her up in the rain
F

But before I could get to the station
C
Am

in my pickup truck
D
G

She got run over by a damned old train
Chorus 3
F
C

And I'll hang around as long as you will let me
G

And I never minded
C

standing' in the rain, no
F
C

But you don't have to call me darlin', darlin'
G

You never even called me
C
F

Well, I wonder why you don't call me
C
G

Why don't you ever call me
F
C

by my name (ooh)

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