**Chords:**
G C G D G
G C
Well, it was all that I could do to keep from cryin'
G D
Sometimes it seems so useless to remain
G C
You don't have to call me darlin', darlin'
G D G
You never even called me by my name
G C
You don't have to call me Warden, Warden
G D
Although my name is Jim
G C
And if you don't know by now, I’m sure you’ll never know
G D G
You never even called me by my name
G C
Well, I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison
G D
And I went to pick her up in the rain
G C
But before I could get to the station in my pickup truck
G D G
She got runned over by a damned old train
G C
And I'll hang around as long as you will let me
G D
I never minded
Never Even Called Me By My Name
by David Allan Coe
Date Added
8/11/2025