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DID  SHE  MENTION  MY  NAME

Time signature:  4/4
Tempo: lively, with a "train" feel.
Gordon Lightfoot
UNDER CONSTRUCTION:  Everything needs to be checked.
Accordion Notation
Beats per bar = 4
Beat symbol  =  Dot ( . ) or equivalent
Either row (high) =  Buttons
Inside row (low) = Buttons  2 - 5*  plus o3* 

​For playing "low" on the accordion's inside row

INTRO:  D / / /   D / / /   G / / /  G / / /

Verse 1 of 4

G     /      /       /      |      G         /        /      /      |      G       
 /           /       /     |     G      /         /           /        |
    Dem big blue   |   trucks, dem  roll  tru'   |  town,  Dem  checkin  to   |   see  if  any  wires  blowed   | 

     G?          /            C             /         |    C  /  /  /     |       G      /               /         /            |   G  /   /   /     |    
Down.    Dem da Light  'n  Pow'r    |   b'ys___.    |     Dem  the  Light   'n Power     |    b'ys____.  |

  D7    /    /   /     |   D7         /        /          /     |    D7      /        /      /    |    D7      /         /          /       |
Dem rough and  | tough,  dem don't mind da  |   cold,  Dem driv'n  a -  | - long,  dem check'n ev'ry   |    

   D7        /             /           /       |        G  /   /   /       |       D7   /   /   /      |     G   /   /   /   |
Pole,   Dem da Light'n Pow'r  |    b'ys_____.        |                                 |           |              |




For playing 'high' on either row of the accordion
​
Verse 1 (of 7, or fewer)

  .8   |   .6    .6      "6   "6   "6  "6   |    .7      .7    .7  
That    big eight  wheel-er   roll-in'      down  the  track
    
   "7       "7   |   "8   '8   "8     .8   "8   "9* "8    |   .(10*)b  10*    "8    .7            
Means  your  true  lov-in'  dad-dy  ain't__           com__   -   in'  back

"6     "6   "6   |   ::4*~ | ~.     .7*    .6      .5*   |   ::5~ | ~.: 
I'm  mov-in'        on___,      I'll  soon   be      gone___

 "7*   "7    |  :( 8* 7*   8* )   :( 8*    7*  7 )    |   "8*  "7  "8*  .8     '8  '8      "7  "7*   |   ::6~ | ~.:
You  were      fly-in' too     high for my          lit-tle old sky,   so I'm  mov-in        on____.

​

Embedded youTube VIDEOS

​Some Country, some Blues, some R&R.
Some performers do fewer than the 7 original verses.
Performed in various keys:   A=2    C=2    Db=1    D=4    D,E=1     Eb=1    E=1    F=1    G=2

Key:  D

Singer:  Hank Snow

​Posted by:  Wicker Bill

​Original 1950 recording

Key:  D  from time 0 to 1:47
         E  from 1:48 to End


Singer:  Emmylou Harris

​Posted by:  ​Gaiaan08

Key: D

Singer:  Randy Travis:  

​Posted by:  Randy Travis

Key:  D

Singer:  Charlie Feathers

​Posted by Mariano Maccio

Key:   D

Singer:  Willie Nelson

Posted by:  WillieNelson

Key:  A

Singer:  Rosanne Cash

Posted by:  RosanneCashVEVO

​A slower, more mellow, rendition.  Beautiful.


Key: A

Group:   The Everly Brothers

Posted by: TheWorlfmanMark

A "Rock 'n Roll rendition, with changes in the lyrics from that given above.
​

Key:  C

Singers:  Johnny Cash

​Posted by:  NevermoreStranger

Key:  G

Singer:  Don Gibson

​Posted by:  Don Gibson - Topic

Key:  C

Group:   The Lawmen

Posted by:  The Lawmen - Topic



Key:  G

Singer:  Ray Charles

​Posted by:  gaia ferraro

Key:  F

Singer:  Elvis Presley

Posted by:  MrMazins1


Key:  Eb

Singer:   Ryan Jacobs

Posted by:  Ryan Jacobs

Ryan plays in key of D, with capo on
fret 1, to sound in Eb.

Key:   Db

Singers:  Terri Clark &  Dean Brody

​Posted by:  Radial by the Orchard



Key:  E

Singer:  Roy Acuff

​Posted by:  Maurito Torment

Guitar (Accompaniment) Chord Notation
Key of G     To sound in key of A, place capo on fret 2
Key of C      To sound in Db, D, Eb, E or F, place capo on fret 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5


Intro:    D7       G        D7    
             G7       C        G7 

Verse 1 (of 7 or fewer ):
         G      
         C    

That big eight wheeler a rollin' down the track
​   G     
   C     

Means your true lovin' daddy ain't comin' back.
                   C                          G    
                   F                          C     

I'm movin' on, I'll soon be gone.
​                  D7                                                                            G     
                  G7                                                                            C  

You were flyin' too high for my little old sky,  so I'm movin' on.
​

ALTERNATIVES:

Click HERE for full 5-verse in-line guitar chord arrangement in key of D.

Click HERE for full 5-verse over-text guitar chord arrangement in key of B.
​


             Background Information & Links

                                    Lyrics
​​Verse 1




Verse 2



​
Verse 3




Verse 4


​

Verse 5


It's so nice to meet an old friend and pass the time of day
And talk about the home town a million miles away
Is the ice still on the river, are the old folks still the same
And by the way, did she mention my name

Did she mention my name just in passing
And when the morning came, do you remember if she dropped a name or two
Is the home team still on fire, do they still win all the games
And by the way, did she mention my name

Is the landlord still a loser, do his signs hang in the hall
Are the young girls still as pretty in the city in the fall
Does the laughter on their faces still put the sun to shame
And by the way, did she mention my name

Did she mention my name just in passing
And when the talk ran high, did the look in her eye seem far away
Is the old roof still leaking when the late snow turns to rain
And by the way, did she mention my name
​
Did she mention my name just in passing
And looking at the rain, do you remember if she dropped a name or two
Won't you say hello from someone, they'll be no need to explain
And by the way, did she mention my name


Background Links:
Click HERE for additional (wikipedia) info about this song.

Click HERE  for (wikipedia) biographical info on Clarence Eugene ('Hank') Snow


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