You Never Even Called me by my Name

[Verse 1]
Well it was [G] all that I could [D] do to keep from [G] cryin'
Some- [C] times it seemed so useless to [G] remain
But [C] you don't have to call me darlin'  [G]   darlin'
You [G] never even [D] call me by my [G] name   [D]
 
[Verse 2]
[G] You don't have to [D] call me Waylon [G] Jennings
And [C] you don't have to [D] call me Charley [G] Pride
And [C]you don't have to call me Merle [G] Haggard anymore [Em]
[A]  Even though you're on my fightin' [D] side
 
[Chorus]
And I'll [C] hang around as long as you will [G] let me 
and I [C] never minded [D] standing in the [G] rain.   [G7] 
But [C] you don't have to call me darlin'  [G]  darlin' 
you [G] never even [D] call me by my [G] name [D]
 
[Verse 3]
Well [G] I've seen my name a [D] few times in your [G] phonebook  
And I've [C] seen it on [D] signs where I've [G] played   [G7] 
But the [C] only time I know I'll hear [G] Robert Andrews [Em]
Is when [A] Jesus has his final judgement [D] day
 
[Chorus] 
And I'll [C] hang around as long as you will [G] let me 
and I [C] never minded [D] standing in the [G] rain. 
[G7] But [C] you don't have to call me darlin' [G] darlin' 
you [G] never even [D] call me by my [G] name [D]
 
[Recitation]
[Random strumming]  [G] So I've heard this called the perfect country and western song. [D] Now it was a good song, but it was NOT the perfect country and western song, [G] because it doesn't say anything at all about [C] mama, or trains or trucks or prison or gettin' [G] drunk.  [G7]

So they [C] rewrote it a bit, but to me, it still wasn't the perfect country and western song.  [G] It doesn't mention dogs.  So after a night of drinkin, [D] Jasmmine told me "Robert, she said, [G] you gotta add in something about dogs." [D] I did . . . and here's how it goes now.

[Verse 4]
Well I was [G] drunk the day my [D] mama got out of [G] prison
And we [C] went to pick her [D] up in the [G] rain   [G7]
Before my [C] dog and I could get to the station in our [G] pickup [Em] truck
[A] She got run'd over by a damned old [D] train
 
[Chorus 2]
So I'll [C] hang around as long as you will [G] let me 
and I [C] never minded [D] standing in the [G] rain. 
[G7] But [C] you don't have to call me darlin' [G] darlin' 
you [G] never even [D] call me 
well I [G] wonder why you don't [C] call me, 
why [G] dont you ever [D] call me by my [C] name.  [G]