Wichita Lineman Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	F
Capo:	no capo

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We have an official Wichita Lineman tab made by UG professional guitarists.

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Chords

Fmaj7

C9sus4

Bbmaj7

Fmaj7/A

Dm7

Am7

Gsus4

Dsus4

Cadd9

G/B

Gm/Bb

D/A

A7sus4

Csus2

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Song: Wichita lineman
Artist: Glen Campbell
Composer: Jimmy Webb
 
Tabbed by DJ  13th Oct 2012
 
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
option for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers
 
Fmaj7   = 133210   Gsus4 = 320013   Gm/Bb  = x10033
C9sus4  = x33333   G     = 320003   D/A    = x00232
Bbmaj7  = x13231   D     = xx0232   A7sus4 = x02030
Fmaj7/A = x03210   Dsus4 = xx0233   Csus2  = x35533
Dm7     = xx0211   Cadd9 = x32030   C      = x32010
Am7     = x02213   G/B   = x20033   D *    = x57775
 
N.C. = No chords
 
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=====================================================
  [Intro - bass riff]
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|---3--2---------------|
D|-----------3----0-----|
A|------------------3---|
E|----------------------|
 
   Fmaj7          C9sus4         Fmaj7
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
 
[Verse 1]
C9sus4    N.C.                   Bbmaj7
          I am a lineman for the county,
Fmaj7/A                        C9sus4
          And I drive the main road,
Dm7              Am7         Gsus4  G      D  Dsus4 D
Searching in the sun for a - nother over - load,
N.C.                      Cadd9
I hear you singing in the wires,
                           G/B    Gm/Bb
I can hear you through the whine,
                D/A      A7sus4
And the Wichita lineman...
                Bbmaj7  Csus2    Bbmaj7
Is still on the line----------!
 
[Verse 2]
C9sus4   N.C.                       Bbmaj7
         I know I need a small va - cation,
Fmaj7/A                         C9sus4
         But it don't look like rain,
     Dm7                Am7
And, if it snows, that stretch down south...
         Gsus4 G         D      Dsus4 D
...Won't ever  stand the strain,
N.C.                     Cadd9
And I need you more than want you,
                       G/B   Gm/Bb
And I want you for all time,
                D/A       A7sus4
And the Wichita lineman...
                Bbmaj7   Csus2    Bbmaj7
Is still on the line----------!
 
[Verse 3 - Lead riff through tremolo effect]
     C9sus4                     Bbmaj7
e|---3------------------------|------------------|
B|---3------------------------|-----1------------|
G|---3-----------3-3--2-2--0--|--2---------------|
D|---3-----3--5---------------|------------------|
A|---3--3---------------------|------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------|
   Fmaj7/A                     C9sus4
e|--------------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------3--2--------|--------------------|
D|--------3--5----------3---|--------------------|
A|--------------------------|---3------------3---|
E|--------------------------|--------------------|
    Dm7          Am7            Gsus4   G
e|--------------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------------|------3-------------|
G|-----5--5------5-5--5--5--|---5-------4--2--0--|
D|--3--------3--------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------|
    D   Dsus4              D
e|---------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------|
G|--2------------------|-------------------|
D|------0-0--0-0--0-0--|---0---------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|
 
N.C.                     Cadd9
And I need you more than want you,
                       G/B    Gm/Bb
And I want you for all time,
                D/A       A7sus4
And the Wichita lineman...
                Bbmaj7  Csus2   Bbmaj7  C9sus4
Is still on the line---------!
 
[Orchestral coda]
   Bbmaj7         C
||: /  /  /  / |  /  /  /  / :|| [Repeats to fade]
 
[Suggestion for staccato 'morse code' rhythm ending]
  Bbmaj7
| /_/_/_/  /__/_/  /_/__/  /_/__/ |
  ^ ^   ^  ^  ^ ^    ^  ^  ^ ^  ^
  Csus2                              D *
| /_/_/_/  /__/_/  /_/__/  /_/__/ |  /  ||
  ^ ^   ^  ^  ^ ^    ^  ^  ^ ^  ^    ^
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Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell

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looked at all the tabs to this classic and beautiful song and yours is by far the most accurate...thanks !

+16

Spot on!There is an instrumental break over the chord section that goes: e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------1--------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-0-----| G|---2-3-2-0-2--------2-3-2----------------------------0--2| D|--3-------3-------3-------3------3-----------------------| A|-3--------------3--3--------3--3-------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| This ends on the D chord.

+15

excellent the bass chord tones are a nice touch being a bass player, thanks