Biography:
Steve Goodman (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American folk music singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. The writer of "City of New Orleans", made popular by Arlo Guthrie, Goodman won two Grammy Awards.
The Chicago-born singer-songwriter, was discovered by Kris Kristofferson. He collaborated with close friend John Prine throughout his career. His superb guitar ability (honed at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music) and creative songwriting ability led him to success in the 1970s folk scene.
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- I Cant Sleep
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OK, this is the way I play "You Never Even Call Me By My Name",
written by Steve Goodman and embellished by D.A.C.
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You Never Even Call Me By My Name - Steve Goodman (and David Allen Coe?!?)
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
You don't have to call me darlin', darlin'
G D C G
You never even call me by my name
G D G
You don't have to call me Waylon Jennings
C D G
And 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're on my fightin' side
Chorus:
C G
And I'll hang around as long as you will let me
C D G
'Cause 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
G D G
Well I've seen my name a few times in your phone book
C D G
And I've seen it on the signs where I've played
C D G Em
But the only time I know I'll hear "David Allen Coe"
A7 D
Is when Jesus has his final judgement day
Chorus:
So I'll hang around...
Talk:
"Well, a friend of mine, Steve Goodman, wrote this song
and he said it was the perfect country and western song.
I wrote him back a letter and told him that it was not the
perfect country-western song because he hadn't said anything
at all about Momma, or trains, or trucks, or prison, or getting
drunk. Well, he sat down and wrote another verse to the song
and he sent it to me and, after reading it, I realized that
my friend had written the perfect country-western song, and I
felt obliged to include it on this album. The last verse goes
like this here:"
G D G
Well I was drunk the day my Momma got out of prison
C D G
And I went to pick her up in the rain
C D G Em
But before I could get to the station in my pickup truck
A7 D
My Momma, she got run over by a damned old train
Chorus:
C D G
So I'll hang around just as long as you will let me
C D G
'Cause I never minded standing in the rain
C D G Em
You don't have to call me darlin', darlin'
G D
But you never even call me...
G Em
I wonder why you don't call me...
G D C G
Why don't you even call me by my name?
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There it is -- if you have questions or corrections
E-mail me @:
[email protected]
[email protected]
D. Wesley Atwood
BLM-Utah State Office
Univ. of Utah - Dept. of Geography
Ph. 801-539-4241
Fax 801-539-4134
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
OK, this is the way I play "You Never Even Call Me By My Name",
written by Steve Goodman and embellished by D.A.C.
-------------------------------------
You Never Even Call Me By My Name - Steve Goodman (and David Allen Coe?!?)
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
You don't have to call me darlin', darlin'
G D C G
You never even call me by my name
G D G
You don't have to call me Waylon Jennings
C D G
And 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're on my fightin' side
Chorus:
C G
And I'll hang around as long as you will let me
C D G
'Cause 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
G D G
Well I've seen my name a few times in your phone book
C D G
And I've seen it on the signs where I've played
C D G Em
But the only time I know I'll hear "David Allen Coe"
A7 D
Is when Jesus has his final judgement day
Chorus:
So I'll hang around...
Talk:
"Well, a friend of mine, Steve Goodman, wrote this song
and he said it was the perfect country and western song.
I wrote him back a letter and told him that it was not the
perfect country-western song because he hadn't said anything
at all about Momma, or trains, or trucks, or prison, or getting
drunk. Well, he sat down and wrote another verse to the song
and he sent it to me and, after reading it, I realized that
my friend had written the perfect country-western song, and I
felt obliged to include it on this album. The last verse goes
like this here:"
G D G
Well I was drunk the day my Momma got out of prison
C D G
And I went to pick her up in the rain
C D G Em
But before I could get to the station in my pickup truck
A7 D
My Momma, she got run over by a damned old train
Chorus:
C D G
So I'll hang around just as long as you will let me
C D G
'Cause I never minded standing in the rain
C D G Em
You don't have to call me darlin', darlin'
G D
But you never even call me...
G Em
I wonder why you don't call me...
G D C G
Why don't you even call me by my name?
-------------------------
There it is -- if you have questions or corrections
E-mail me @:
[email protected]
[email protected]
D. Wesley Atwood
BLM-Utah State Office
Univ. of Utah - Dept. of Geography
Ph. 801-539-4241
Fax 801-539-4134
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