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You Dont Even Call Me By My Name

David Alan Coe
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It  was all that I could do
 to keep from cryin'
 sometimes  it seems so useless to remain
You  don't have to call me darlin',  darlin'
 You never even call  me by my name.
 You  don't have to  call me Waylon Jennings
 And  you don't have to call  me Charlie Pride.
 You  don't have to call me Merle Haggard,  anymore.
 Even  though your on my fightin' side.
 And I'll hang  around as long as you will let  me
 And I never minded standin'  in the rain.
 You  don't have to call me darlin',  darlin'
 You never even call  me by my name.
 I've heard my name a few times in your phone book
 I've seen it on signs where I've laid
 But the only time I know, I'll hear David Allan Coe
 Is when Jesus has his final judgement day.
 (enter now the Steve Goodman story. The first half is played with a background
  of C and G. Just before Steve writes back with the perfect Country and
 Western song, it is just a straight background C chord.
 Well, I was drunk the day my Mom got outta prison.
 And I went to pick her up in the rain.
 But, before I could get to the station in my pickup truck
 She got runned over by a damned old train.
 So I'll hang around as long as you will let me
 And I never minded standin' in the rain. No,
 You don't have to call me darlin', darlin'
 You  never even call  me, I wonder  why you don't call  me
 Why don't  you ever call  me by my name.

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Readable chord sheet for You Dont Even Call Me By My Name by David Alan Coe

[C]It was all that I could [G]do
to keep from cr[C]yin'
someti[F]mes it seems so useless to re[C]main
[F]You don't have to call me darlin',[C] darlin'
You never even ca[G]ll me by my n[C]ame.
Y[C]ou don't have t[G]o call me Waylon Jen[C]nings
A[C]nd you don't have to c[G]all me Charlie Pr[C]ide.
Y[F]ou don't have to call me Merle Ha[C]ggard, an[Am]ymore.
E[D]ven though your on my fightin' s[G]ide.

And I'll h[F]ang around as long as you will l[C]et me
And I never minded sta[G]ndin' in the rain.
Y[F]ou don't have to call me darlin'[C], darlin'
You never even c[G]all me by my n[C]ame.

I've heard my name a few times in your phone book
I've seen it on signs where I've laid
But the only time I know, I'll hear David Allan Coe
Is when Jesus has his final judgement day.

(enter now the Steve Goodman story.  The first half is played with a background
 of C and G.  Just before Steve writes back with the perfect Country and
Western song, it is just a straight background C chord.

Well, I was drunk the day my Mom got outta prison.
And I went to pick her up in the rain.
But, before I could get to the station in my pickup truck
She got runned over by a damned old train.

So I'll hang around as long as you will let me
And I never minded standin' in the rain. No,
You don't have to call me darlin', darlin'
Y[C]ou never even c[G]all me, I wo[F]nder why you don't c[C]all me
Why d[F]on't you ever c[C]all me by my n[G]ame.  [C]    [F]      [C]

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