You Never Even Call Me By My Name Chords by Steve Goodman
Tempo:
121.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
A
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] So here's a song I was gonna do before I lost my mind.
John Prine and I wrote this.
We tried to put into one song everything that had ever been in any of the country songs we'd ever heard.
[B] [F#m]
[Bm] [F]
[G]
It was all I could do to keep from crying.
Sometimes it seems [D] so useless [G] to remain.
[C] You're the one who always tried [G] to change me.
That is why I will [D] always [G] stay the same.
[C] But I'll hang on as long as you [G] let me.
And I never minded standing in the rain.
[C] Well, you don't have to call me [G] darling or son.
But you never even [D] call me by [G] my [C] name.
[G]
[F#] [E]
I've seen my [A] name a few times in the phone booth.
[E] And on the neon sign above the bar.
A name
[A] [D#] that I'm [A] sure of.
I'm going to hear [D] it when my savior calls me home.
[A]
[D]
Oh well, we left out farms, prison, mother, trucks, trains, dead dogs like Old Shep, Christmas, and thanks to David Allen Co.
getting drunk.
And there's only time for this last stanza here.
[F#] Ever [Em] since the [G] dog got drunk and [D] died and mama [G] went to prison.
Well, there ain't nothing around this farm that's been the same.
[C] And you know, when mom broke out [G] last Christmas, she rolled a goddamn getaway laundry [D] truck right into [G] a tray.
But I'm going [C] to hang on as long as you [G] let me.
And I never [D] minded standing in the [G] rain.
[Em] [C] Well, you don't have to call me [G] darling or son.
[C] But you [G] never even call me by [C] my name.
[G]
[N]
John Prine and I wrote this.
We tried to put into one song everything that had ever been in any of the country songs we'd ever heard.
[B] [F#m]
[Bm] [F]
[G]
It was all I could do to keep from crying.
Sometimes it seems [D] so useless [G] to remain.
[C] You're the one who always tried [G] to change me.
That is why I will [D] always [G] stay the same.
[C] But I'll hang on as long as you [G] let me.
And I never minded standing in the rain.
[C] Well, you don't have to call me [G] darling or son.
But you never even [D] call me by [G] my [C] name.
[G]
[F#] [E]
I've seen my [A] name a few times in the phone booth.
[E] And on the neon sign above the bar.
A name
[A] [D#] that I'm [A] sure of.
I'm going to hear [D] it when my savior calls me home.
[A]
[D]
Oh well, we left out farms, prison, mother, trucks, trains, dead dogs like Old Shep, Christmas, and thanks to David Allen Co.
getting drunk.
And there's only time for this last stanza here.
[F#] Ever [Em] since the [G] dog got drunk and [D] died and mama [G] went to prison.
Well, there ain't nothing around this farm that's been the same.
[C] And you know, when mom broke out [G] last Christmas, she rolled a goddamn getaway laundry [D] truck right into [G] a tray.
But I'm going [C] to hang on as long as you [G] let me.
And I never [D] minded standing in the [G] rain.
[Em] [C] Well, you don't have to call me [G] darling or son.
[C] But you [G] never even call me by [C] my name.
[G]
[N]
Key:
G
C
D
A
F#
G
C
D
[G] So here's a song I was gonna do _ _ _ _ _ before I lost my mind. _ _
_ John Prine and I wrote this.
We tried to put into one song everything that had ever been in any of the country songs we'd ever heard.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It was all _ I could do to keep from crying. _ _ _ _ _
_ Sometimes it seems [D] so useless [G] to remain. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ You're the one who always tried [G] to change me. _
_ _ _ That is why I will [D] always [G] stay the same. _ _
_ _ _ [C] But I'll hang _ on as long as you [G] let me.
_ _ _ And I never minded _ standing in the rain. _
_ _ _ _ [C] Well, you don't have to call me [G] darling _ _ or son.
But you never even [D] call me by [G] my [C] _ name.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ I've seen my [A] name a few times in the phone booth.
[E] _ And on the neon sign above the bar.
_ A name _
[A] _ _ [D#] _ that I'm [A] sure of. _
_ _ I'm going to hear [D] it when my savior calls me home.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ Oh well, we left out farms, prison, mother, _ trucks, trains, dead dogs like Old Shep, _ Christmas, and thanks to David Allen Co.
getting drunk.
And there's only time for this last stanza here.
_ [F#] Ever [Em] since the [G] dog got drunk and [D] died and mama [G] went to prison. _
Well, _ there ain't nothing around this farm that's been the same. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] And you know, when mom broke out [G] last Christmas, _ she rolled a goddamn getaway laundry [D] truck right into [G] a tray. _ _
But I'm going [C] to hang on as long as you [G] let _ _ _ me.
And I never _ [D] minded standing in the [G] rain. _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [C] Well, you don't have to call me [G] darling or _ _ son.
[C] But you [G] never even call me by [C] my _ name.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ John Prine and I wrote this.
We tried to put into one song everything that had ever been in any of the country songs we'd ever heard.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It was all _ I could do to keep from crying. _ _ _ _ _
_ Sometimes it seems [D] so useless [G] to remain. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ You're the one who always tried [G] to change me. _
_ _ _ That is why I will [D] always [G] stay the same. _ _
_ _ _ [C] But I'll hang _ on as long as you [G] let me.
_ _ _ And I never minded _ standing in the rain. _
_ _ _ _ [C] Well, you don't have to call me [G] darling _ _ or son.
But you never even [D] call me by [G] my [C] _ name.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ I've seen my [A] name a few times in the phone booth.
[E] _ And on the neon sign above the bar.
_ A name _
[A] _ _ [D#] _ that I'm [A] sure of. _
_ _ I'm going to hear [D] it when my savior calls me home.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ Oh well, we left out farms, prison, mother, _ trucks, trains, dead dogs like Old Shep, _ Christmas, and thanks to David Allen Co.
getting drunk.
And there's only time for this last stanza here.
_ [F#] Ever [Em] since the [G] dog got drunk and [D] died and mama [G] went to prison. _
Well, _ there ain't nothing around this farm that's been the same. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] And you know, when mom broke out [G] last Christmas, _ she rolled a goddamn getaway laundry [D] truck right into [G] a tray. _ _
But I'm going [C] to hang on as long as you [G] let _ _ _ me.
And I never _ [D] minded standing in the [G] rain. _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [C] Well, you don't have to call me [G] darling or _ _ son.
[C] But you [G] never even call me by [C] my _ name.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _