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You Never Even Called Me By My Name (Perfect Country & Western Song) chords by
David Allan Coe
David Allan Coe
Johnny Paycheck
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
C
C

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Well, it was all
G
G

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That I could do to keep from
C
C

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crying'
F
F

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C
C

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Sometimes it seemed so useless to remain
F
F

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

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darlin'
G
G

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You never even called me by

my name
C
C

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G
G

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Verse 2
C
C

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G
G

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You don't have to call me
C
C

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Am
Am

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G
G

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Waylon Jennings
C
C

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G
G

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And you don't have to call
C
C

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me Charlie Pride
F
F

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Dm
Dm

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And you don't have to call me
C
C

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Am
Am

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D
D

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Merle Haggard anymore

Even though you're on my fighting' side
G
G

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Verse 3

F
F

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And I'll hang around as
C
C

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long as you will let me
G
G

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And I never minded
C
C

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standing' in the rain
F
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But you don't have to call me darlin',
C
C

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darlin'
G
G

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You never even called me
C
C

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G
G

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by my name
Verse 4
C
C

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Well, I've heard my name
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C
C

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A few times in your phone book
F
F

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(hello, hello)
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C

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G
G

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And I've seen it on signs
C
C

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where I've played
F
F

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But the only time I know
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C

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Am
Am

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I'll hear "David Allan Coe"
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Is when Jesus has his final judgment day
Verse 5
F
F

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So I'll hang around as
C
C

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long as you will let me
G
G

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And I never minded
C
C

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standing' in the rain
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F

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

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darlin'
G
G

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You never even called me
C
C

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G

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by my name
Verse 6
C
C

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Well, a friend of mine named Steve

Goodman wrote that song
Am
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G

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And he told me 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
C

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Because he hadn't said any

thing at all about mama
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G
G

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Or trains, or trucks, or prison,
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or getting' drunk
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C

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Well, he sat down 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 & western song

And I felt obliged to include

it on this album

The last verse goes like this here
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Well, I was drunk
Verse 7
C
C

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the day my
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C
C

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mom got out of prison
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G

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C

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And I went to pick her up in the rain
F
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But be fore I could get to the station
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D

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in my pickup truck
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G

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She got run over by a damned old train
Verse 8
F
F

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And I'll hang around as
C
C

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long as you will let me
G
G

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C
C

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And I never minded standing' in the rain,

no
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But you don't have to call me darlin',
C
C

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darlin'
G
G

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You never even called me
C
C

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F
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Well, I wonder why you don't call me
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Why don't you ever call me by my name
C
C

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • G

  • F

  • Am

  • Dm

  • D

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of You Never Even Called Me By My Name (Perfect Country & Western Song) by David Allan Coe, Johnny Paycheck is C major.

The primary chords used in You Never Even Called Me By My Name (Perfect Country & Western Song) are C, G, F, Am, Dm, D.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, G, F, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of You Never Even Called Me By My Name (Perfect Country & Western Song) is approximately 105 beats per minute.

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