Standard (EADGBE)

It was all that I could do

 to keep from cryin'

 sometimes it seems so useless to remain

You don't have to call me darlin', darlin'

 You never even call me by my name.

 You don't have to call me Waylon Jennings

 And you don't have to call me Charlie Pride.

 You don't have to call me Merle Haggard, anymore.

 Even though your on my fightin' side.

Chorus

 And I'll hang around as long as you will let me

 And I never minded standin' in the rain.

 You don't have to call me darlin', darlin'

 You never even call me by my name.

I've heard my name a few times in your phone book

I've seen it on signs where I've laid

But the only time I know, I'll hear David Allan Coe

Is when Jesus has his final judgement day.

Chorus

(enter now the Steve Goodman story. The first half is played with a background

of C and G. Just before Steve writes back with the perfect Country and

Western song, it is just a straight background C chord.

Well, I was drunk the day my Mom got outta prison.

And I went to pick her up in the rain.

But, before I could get to the station in my pickup truck

She got runned over by a damned old train.

Chorus

So I'll hang around as long as you will let me

And I never minded standin' in the rain. No,

You don't have to call me darlin', darlin'

 You never even call me, I wonder why you don't call me

 Why don't you ever call me by my name.