WICHITA LINEMAN
Jimmy Webb

INTRO: (bass guitar riff)
e |----------------------|
B |----------------------|
G |---3--2---------------|
D |-----------3----0-----|
A |------------------3---|
E |----------------------|

Fmaj7     C9sus4    Fmaj7     C9sus4

VERSE 1:
C9sus4                 Bbmaj7  Fmaj7/A                  C9sus4
I am a lineman for the county,     and I drive the main road,
Dm7              Am7      G4     G   D    D4 D
Searching in the sun for another overload.
D                         Cadd9                             G/B     Gm/Bb
I hear you singing in the wires, I can hear you through the whine,
Gm/Bb           D/A     A7sus4              Bbmaj7   Csus2    Bbmaj7   C9sus4
And the Wichita lineman     is still on the line.

VERSE 2:
C9sus4                  Bbmaj7  Fmaj7/A                    C9sus4
I know I need a small vacation,     but it don't look like rain,
    Dm7               Am7                      G4   G         D      D4 D
And if it snows, that stretch down south won't ever stand the strain,
D                        Cadd9                            G/B     Gm/Bb
And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time,
Gm/Bb           D/A     A7sus4              Bbmaj7   Csus2    Bbmaj7   C9sus4
And the Wichita lineman     is still on the line.

INSTRUMENTAL: (first half verse chords) (lead guitar riff with tremolo effect)
     C9sus4                          Bbmaj7    Fmaj7/A                  C9sus4
e |---3------------------------|--------------|----------------------|--------------|
B |---3------------------------|-----1--------|----------------------|--------------|
G |---3-----------3-3--2-2--0--|--2-----------|-------------3--2-----|--------------|
D |---3-----3--5---------------|--------------|-------3--5--------3--|--------------|
A |---3--3---------------------|--------------|----------------------|---3------3---|
E |----------------------------|--------------|----------------------|--------------|
    Dm7          Am7           G4     G           D   D4                 D
e |--------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------|
B |--------------------------|-----3-----------|---------------------|-------|
G |-----5--5------5-5--5--5--|--5-----4--2--0--|--2------------------|-------|
D |--3--------3--------------|-----------------|------0-0--0-0--0-0--|---0---|
A |--------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------|
E |--------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------|

HALF VERSE 3:
D                        Cadd9                            G/B     Gm/Bb
And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time,
Gm/Bb           D/A     A7sus4              Bbmaj7   Csus2    Bbmaj7   C9sus4
And the Wichita lineman     is still on the line.

CODA:
Bbmaj7    C     (repeated with optional high pitched staccato 'morse code' ending)

Bbmaj7                            Csus2                               D *
| /_/_/_/  /__/_/  /_/__/  /_/__/ | /_/_/_/  /__/_/  /_/__/  /_/__/ |  / ||
  ^ ^   ^  ^  ^ ^    ^  ^  ^ ^  ^   ^ ^   ^  ^  ^ ^    ^  ^  ^ ^  ^    ^

CHORDS:
Fmaj7   = 133210 or xx3210    D4     = xx0233
C9sus4  = x33333              Cadd9  = x32030
Bbmaj7  = x13231              G/B    = x20033
Fmaj7/A = x03210              Gm/Bb  = x10033
Dm7     = xx0211              D/A    = x00232
Am7     = x02213              A7sus4 = x02030
G4      = 320013              Csus2  = 335533 or x30030
G       = 320003              C      = x32010
D       = xx0232              D *    = x57775