You Never Even Call me by My Name
Steve Goodman / John Prine
Verse 1
G D G
It was all that I could do to keep from cryin'
C D G
Sometimes it seems so useless to remain
C D G Em
Your the one who always tried to change me
G D C G
That is why I will always stay the same
Chorus:
C G
And I'll hang around as long as you will let me
C D G
I never minded standin' in the rain
C D G Em
You don't have to call me Darlin', Darlin'
G D C G
But you never even call me by my name
Verse 2
G D G
You don't have to call me Waylon Jennings
C D G
No, you don't have to call me Charlie Pride
C D G Em
And you don't have to call me Merle Haggard...anymore
A7 D
Even though you know you're on my fightin' side
Chorus:
C G
And I'll hang around as long as you will let me
C D G
I never minded standin' in the rain
C D G Em
You don't have to call me Darlin', Darlin'
G D C G
But you never even call me by my name
Solo
Verse 3
G D G
I've seen my name a few times in the phone book
C D G
And on the neon sign above the bar I use to own
C D G Em
There is only one thing that I am really sure of
A7 D
I'll gonna hear it when my savoir calls me home
Spoken
Well we left out a lot of stuff.
We left out: farms, mother, prison, trucks, trains,
Getting drunk, thanks to Cole, and dead dogs like Old Shep,
And a big holiday like Christmas
And with all due respect you can’t have a good country song without
Mother, prison, farms, trucks, trains, Getting drunk,
And dead dogs like Old Shep.
So here’s the last verse.
Verse 4
G D G
Ever since the dog got drunk and died and mama went to prison
C D G
Why nothin’ 'round this farm’s been the same
C D G Em
You know when mom broke out last Christmas,
A7 D
She drove that damned old getaway laundry truck right in to a train
Chorus:
C G
And I'll hang around as long as you will let me
C D G
I never minded standin' in the rain
C D G Em
You don't have to call me Darlin', Darlin'
G D C G
But you never even call me by my name
