Chords for John Prine You Never Even Call Me By My Name Live
Tempo:
122.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
E
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] Thank you very much.
I'm very [C] proud to be here in tribute [G] to my good buddy Steve [Ab] Goodman and also for the Old Town School of Folk Music.
I haven't been [Gb] in this place since I was 10.
I was a patrol boy in Maywood and they sent a whole bunch of us on a school bus down here to see the Shrine [G] Circus.
When I walked in here yesterday for rehearsals, I was sitting up there in the balcony looking down at the stage
trying to figure out how they got three elephants and a trapeze up here.
Which leads me to this song that [E] Steve and I wrote.
We was, I think maybe the summer of 1971, we were sharing a hotel room at the Hotel Roosevelt in New York City.
[N] And I went out for the evening and Steve stayed back at the hotel.
I come in pretty late and there was just one little light on in the corner and Steve was sitting there writing something on this hotel station here.
So I looked over his shoulder and the words were,
It was all that I could do to keep from crying.
Sometimes it seemed so useless to remain.
And I was feeling pretty good so I jumped up on the bed and acted like I had an imaginary fiddle.
And I said, you don't have to call me darling, darling, but you never even call me by [Em] my name.
So Steve and I started laughing and we just decided to have [Abm] some fun with it and this is what came [G] out of it.
[A] [Am] [G]
[D] [G] It was all that I [D] could do to keep [G] from crying.
Sometimes it seems [D] so useless to [G] remain.
[C] You're the one who always tried [G] to change me.
And that is why I'll always stay the [G] same.
But [C] I'll hang around as long as you [G] will let me.
No, I never mind [D] just standing in the rain.
And you [C] don't have to call me [G] darling, darling, but you never even [D] call me by my name.
Well, I've seen my name a few times in the phone book.
And on the neon sign above the [D] bar that I [G] used to own,
[C] there's really only one thing that I'm sure of.
I'm gonna hear it when my [D] savior [G] calls me home.
Till then I'm gonna hang around as long as you will let me.
I never mind [D] just standing in [G] the rain.
And you don't have to call me darling, darling, but you never even [D] call me by [G] my name.
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [E]
[G]
Now you don't have to [D] call me [G] Waylon Jennings.
No, you don't have to [D] call me [G] Charlie Pratt.
[C] And you don't have to call me [G] Merle Haggard anymore.
Even though you know [D] you're on my [G] fighting side.
Now, long about then in this song, it was pretty evident that Steve and I was running out of ideas.
So I just left it at that.
And I thought, well, there's the song.
Let's go to bed.
And about a month later, Stevie called me up.
Said, hey, I did it.
I said, did what?
He said, I [D] finished that song.
[G] It went about darling, darling.
And I said, really?
I said, what else was there left to write about?
He said, oh, we left out lots of things.
Christmas, Mom, purple pickup trucks, trains, snow, and [D] David Allen Coe.
Ever since the dog got drunk and died, and Mama and David Allen [G] Coe went to prison.
Things around this [D] farm don't seem the same.
[C] And you know when Mama and David broke out last [G] Christmas,
they drove the damned old purple [D] pickup into [G] a train.
But I'm [C] going to hang around as long as you will let me.
No, I never minded [D] standing in [G] the rain.
[C] And you don't have to call me [G] darling, darling.
But you never even [D] call me.
[G] I wonder why you don't [C] call me.
No, you never even [D] call me by my [C]
name.
[G] Come on, come on up here, Stevie.
[N]
[B]
I'm very [C] proud to be here in tribute [G] to my good buddy Steve [Ab] Goodman and also for the Old Town School of Folk Music.
I haven't been [Gb] in this place since I was 10.
I was a patrol boy in Maywood and they sent a whole bunch of us on a school bus down here to see the Shrine [G] Circus.
When I walked in here yesterday for rehearsals, I was sitting up there in the balcony looking down at the stage
trying to figure out how they got three elephants and a trapeze up here.
Which leads me to this song that [E] Steve and I wrote.
We was, I think maybe the summer of 1971, we were sharing a hotel room at the Hotel Roosevelt in New York City.
[N] And I went out for the evening and Steve stayed back at the hotel.
I come in pretty late and there was just one little light on in the corner and Steve was sitting there writing something on this hotel station here.
So I looked over his shoulder and the words were,
It was all that I could do to keep from crying.
Sometimes it seemed so useless to remain.
And I was feeling pretty good so I jumped up on the bed and acted like I had an imaginary fiddle.
And I said, you don't have to call me darling, darling, but you never even call me by [Em] my name.
So Steve and I started laughing and we just decided to have [Abm] some fun with it and this is what came [G] out of it.
[A] [Am] [G]
[D] [G] It was all that I [D] could do to keep [G] from crying.
Sometimes it seems [D] so useless to [G] remain.
[C] You're the one who always tried [G] to change me.
And that is why I'll always stay the [G] same.
But [C] I'll hang around as long as you [G] will let me.
No, I never mind [D] just standing in the rain.
And you [C] don't have to call me [G] darling, darling, but you never even [D] call me by my name.
Well, I've seen my name a few times in the phone book.
And on the neon sign above the [D] bar that I [G] used to own,
[C] there's really only one thing that I'm sure of.
I'm gonna hear it when my [D] savior [G] calls me home.
Till then I'm gonna hang around as long as you will let me.
I never mind [D] just standing in [G] the rain.
And you don't have to call me darling, darling, but you never even [D] call me by [G] my name.
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [E]
[G]
Now you don't have to [D] call me [G] Waylon Jennings.
No, you don't have to [D] call me [G] Charlie Pratt.
[C] And you don't have to call me [G] Merle Haggard anymore.
Even though you know [D] you're on my [G] fighting side.
Now, long about then in this song, it was pretty evident that Steve and I was running out of ideas.
So I just left it at that.
And I thought, well, there's the song.
Let's go to bed.
And about a month later, Stevie called me up.
Said, hey, I did it.
I said, did what?
He said, I [D] finished that song.
[G] It went about darling, darling.
And I said, really?
I said, what else was there left to write about?
He said, oh, we left out lots of things.
Christmas, Mom, purple pickup trucks, trains, snow, and [D] David Allen Coe.
Ever since the dog got drunk and died, and Mama and David Allen [G] Coe went to prison.
Things around this [D] farm don't seem the same.
[C] And you know when Mama and David broke out last [G] Christmas,
they drove the damned old purple [D] pickup into [G] a train.
But I'm [C] going to hang around as long as you will let me.
No, I never minded [D] standing in [G] the rain.
[C] And you don't have to call me [G] darling, darling.
But you never even [D] call me.
[G] I wonder why you don't [C] call me.
No, you never even [D] call me by my [C]
name.
[G] Come on, come on up here, Stevie.
[N]
[B]
Key:
G
D
C
E
Ab
G
D
C
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Thank you very much.
I'm very [C] proud to be here in tribute [G] to my good buddy Steve [Ab] Goodman and also for the Old Town School of Folk Music.
_ _ I haven't been [Gb] in this place since I was 10. _ _ _ _
I was a patrol boy in Maywood and they sent a whole bunch of us on a school bus down here to see the Shrine [G] Circus. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ When I walked in here yesterday for rehearsals, I was sitting up there in the balcony looking down at the stage
trying to figure out how they got three elephants and a trapeze up here.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Which leads me to this song that [E] Steve and I wrote. _
_ We was, I think maybe the summer of 1971, we were sharing a hotel room at the Hotel Roosevelt in New York City.
_ _ [N] And I went out for the evening and Steve stayed back at the hotel.
I come in pretty late and there was just one little light on in the corner and Steve was sitting there writing something on this hotel station here.
So I looked over his shoulder and the words were,
It was all that I could do to keep from crying.
_ Sometimes it seemed so useless to remain.
_ And I was feeling pretty good so I jumped up on the bed and acted like I had an imaginary fiddle.
And I said, you don't have to call me darling, darling, but you never even call me by [Em] my name.
So Steve and I started laughing and we just decided to have [Abm] some fun with it and this is what came [G] out of it. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] It was all that I [D] could do to keep [G] from crying. _
_ _ _ _ Sometimes it seems [D] so useless to [G] remain. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] You're the one who always tried [G] to change me. _ _
_ _ _ And that is why I'll always stay the [G] same. _ _ _
_ _ But [C] I'll hang around as long as you [G] will let me. _ _ _
_ No, I never mind [D] just standing in the rain. _ _ _
_ _ And you [C] don't have to call me [G] darling, darling, _ _ _ _ but you never _ even [D] call me by my name. _ _ _ _
_ Well, I've seen my name a few times in the phone book. _ _ _ _
And on the neon sign above the [D] bar that I [G] used to own, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] there's really only one thing that I'm sure of. _ _ _ _ _
I'm gonna hear it when my [D] savior _ [G] calls me home.
_ _ _ Till then I'm gonna hang around as long as you will let me. _ _ _ _ _
I never mind [D] just standing in [G] the rain. _ _ _ _ _
And you don't have to call me darling, _ darling, _ _ _ _ but you never even [D] call me by [G] my name. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now you don't have to [D] call me _ [G] Waylon Jennings. _ _ _ _ _
No, you don't have to [D] call me _ [G] Charlie Pratt. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] And you don't have to call me [G] Merle Haggard _ anymore. _ _
Even though you know [D] you're on my [G] fighting side. _ _ _ _
Now, long about then in this song, it was pretty evident that Steve and I was running out of ideas.
_ _ _ So I just left it at that.
And I thought, well, there's the song.
Let's go to bed.
And about a month later, Stevie called me up.
Said, hey, I did it.
I said, did what?
He said, I [D] finished that song.
[G] It went about darling, darling.
_ And I said, really?
I said, what else was there left to write about?
He said, oh, we left out _ lots of things.
_ _ Christmas, Mom, _ _ _ purple pickup trucks, trains, _ _ snow, _ and [D] David Allen Coe. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Ever since the dog got drunk and died, and Mama and David Allen [G] Coe went to prison. _ _ _ _ _ _
Things around this [D] farm don't seem the same.
_ _ _ _ [C] And you know when Mama and David broke out last [G] Christmas, _
_ _ _ they drove the damned old purple [D] pickup into [G] a train. _
_ _ But I'm [C] going to hang around as long as you will let me. _
_ _ _ No, I never minded [D] standing in [G] the rain. _
_ _ _ _ [C] And you don't have to call me [G] darling, darling. _
_ _ _ _ But you never even [D] call me.
_ [G] I wonder why you don't [C] call me.
No, you never even [D] call me by my [C] _ _
name.
_ _ _ _ [G] Come on, come on up here, Stevie. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm very [C] proud to be here in tribute [G] to my good buddy Steve [Ab] Goodman and also for the Old Town School of Folk Music.
_ _ I haven't been [Gb] in this place since I was 10. _ _ _ _
I was a patrol boy in Maywood and they sent a whole bunch of us on a school bus down here to see the Shrine [G] Circus. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ When I walked in here yesterday for rehearsals, I was sitting up there in the balcony looking down at the stage
trying to figure out how they got three elephants and a trapeze up here.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Which leads me to this song that [E] Steve and I wrote. _
_ We was, I think maybe the summer of 1971, we were sharing a hotel room at the Hotel Roosevelt in New York City.
_ _ [N] And I went out for the evening and Steve stayed back at the hotel.
I come in pretty late and there was just one little light on in the corner and Steve was sitting there writing something on this hotel station here.
So I looked over his shoulder and the words were,
It was all that I could do to keep from crying.
_ Sometimes it seemed so useless to remain.
_ And I was feeling pretty good so I jumped up on the bed and acted like I had an imaginary fiddle.
And I said, you don't have to call me darling, darling, but you never even call me by [Em] my name.
So Steve and I started laughing and we just decided to have [Abm] some fun with it and this is what came [G] out of it. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] It was all that I [D] could do to keep [G] from crying. _
_ _ _ _ Sometimes it seems [D] so useless to [G] remain. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] You're the one who always tried [G] to change me. _ _
_ _ _ And that is why I'll always stay the [G] same. _ _ _
_ _ But [C] I'll hang around as long as you [G] will let me. _ _ _
_ No, I never mind [D] just standing in the rain. _ _ _
_ _ And you [C] don't have to call me [G] darling, darling, _ _ _ _ but you never _ even [D] call me by my name. _ _ _ _
_ Well, I've seen my name a few times in the phone book. _ _ _ _
And on the neon sign above the [D] bar that I [G] used to own, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] there's really only one thing that I'm sure of. _ _ _ _ _
I'm gonna hear it when my [D] savior _ [G] calls me home.
_ _ _ Till then I'm gonna hang around as long as you will let me. _ _ _ _ _
I never mind [D] just standing in [G] the rain. _ _ _ _ _
And you don't have to call me darling, _ darling, _ _ _ _ but you never even [D] call me by [G] my name. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now you don't have to [D] call me _ [G] Waylon Jennings. _ _ _ _ _
No, you don't have to [D] call me _ [G] Charlie Pratt. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] And you don't have to call me [G] Merle Haggard _ anymore. _ _
Even though you know [D] you're on my [G] fighting side. _ _ _ _
Now, long about then in this song, it was pretty evident that Steve and I was running out of ideas.
_ _ _ So I just left it at that.
And I thought, well, there's the song.
Let's go to bed.
And about a month later, Stevie called me up.
Said, hey, I did it.
I said, did what?
He said, I [D] finished that song.
[G] It went about darling, darling.
_ And I said, really?
I said, what else was there left to write about?
He said, oh, we left out _ lots of things.
_ _ Christmas, Mom, _ _ _ purple pickup trucks, trains, _ _ snow, _ and [D] David Allen Coe. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Ever since the dog got drunk and died, and Mama and David Allen [G] Coe went to prison. _ _ _ _ _ _
Things around this [D] farm don't seem the same.
_ _ _ _ [C] And you know when Mama and David broke out last [G] Christmas, _
_ _ _ they drove the damned old purple [D] pickup into [G] a train. _
_ _ But I'm [C] going to hang around as long as you will let me. _
_ _ _ No, I never minded [D] standing in [G] the rain. _
_ _ _ _ [C] And you don't have to call me [G] darling, darling. _
_ _ _ _ But you never even [D] call me.
_ [G] I wonder why you don't [C] call me.
No, you never even [D] call me by my [C] _ _
name.
_ _ _ _ [G] Come on, come on up here, Stevie. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _