You Never Even Call Me By My Name

by David Allen Coe · posted by Peanut_Shack

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

 6    6    6   6   6   6  -5 -5    -5 5
You don't have to call me Waylon Jennings
 6   6   -6    -6  -7  -7  -7   8  8    7
And you don't have to call me Charlie Pride
 6   6   6     6   6   6   6   -5    -5 5
And you don't have to call me Mirle Hargger 
 5 5 6
anymore
7 7     7    -8  -8 -8   8 8    7
Even though your on my fighten side

(Refrain)
7   7    7     7 7  7    7  7   7    8   7  6
So I'll hang around as long as you will let me
 8  8   8    8   -8   -6 -6 7   7   7 
And i never mind it standin in the rain
 6   6    6   6   6   6   -5 5 
You dont have to call me darlin 
 5  8
Darlin
 6   6 -6  7 7  -7  -7 8  8   7
You never even call me by my name
(Reafrain over)

 6   6   6   6   6   6  6    6   -5  -5    -5
Well i heard my name a few times in your phone 
 5 
book 
 6   6   -6  -6 -7  -7   -7    -7    8    7
And ive seen it on the sighns where ive played
 6   6   6 6   6  6   6    6   6    6 6  -6 -6
But the only time i knowe ill hear david allen
 7
coe
7   7    7 7  -8  -8  -8 -8  8   8    7 
Is when jesus has his final judgment day

(Refrain)
 6   6  6    6    6   6  6   6  -5  -5  -5
Well i was drunk the day my mom got out of 
 -5 5
prison
 6  6  6   6   6    6  6  6   6   7 
And i went to pick her up in the rain
 7   7  7  7   7    7  7   7    7  7  7  7 
but before i could get to the station in my 
 8  8   -7
pickup truck
 7   7    7      7  7  7   7     7    7 
She got runned over by a damned old train
 7   7   7    7 7   7   7   7   7   8    7  6
And ill hang around as long as you will let me
 8  8   8     8  -8  -8 -8  7   7   7
And i never mind it standin in the rain
 6   6    6   6   6   6   -5 5
You dont have to call me darlin
 5  8 
darlin 
 6   6 -6  7 7  -7  7
You Never even call me
 7   7  7 7    7   7    8   7   6
well i wonder why you dont call me
 8   8    8   8    -8  -7 8  8   7
Why dont you ever call me by my name

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