Wichita Lineman Baritone Guitar chords by Glen Campbell

Baritone Guitar Wichita Lineman
Glen Travis Campbell
written by Jimmy Webb
1968 album Wichita Lineman

Changed a 5th for Baritone Guitar tuned to A
This is for the concert version at Souix Falls
You will need to adjust slightly for original version

Barre Chrods are best when tuned this low
see chart below for chord diagrams.

Baritone guitar tuned to A D G C E A
             6 5 4 3 2 1
  Intro
A_______________|___0___|________|____1___|
E_______________|___0___|________|____1___|
C_______________|___0___|___0_2__|____2___|
G___3_2_________|___2___|_2_____0|____0___|
D_______3_0_____|___3___|________|____x___|
A___________3___|___3___|________|____x___|

  A# A F D C   Cmaj7 A C B A  Dm7 (2X)

Verse 1


Dm7          Fmaj7 Em7         Dm7
I am a lineman for the county and I drive the main road

Am7       Em7   D   Dsus4 A  C-------2-----2
searchin' in the sun for another overload. G--2--4--4--2-- then A chord
                      D--------------

Verse 2

             Gadd9              D
I hear you singing in the wires, I can hear you in the whine

Dm       A    Em7       F  Em7 F
And the Wichita Lineman is still on the line.

Verse 3

Dm7          Fmaj7   Em7          Dm7
I know I need a small vacation, but it don't look like rain.

  Am7       Em7            D  Dsus4   A
And if it snows that stretch down south won't ever stand the strain.

 G-------2-----2
 D--2--4--4--2-- end on A chord
 A--------------

Bridge

A            Gadd9              D
And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time.

Dm       A   Em7        F
And the Wichita Lineman is still on the line.


Em7   F   Dm7  solo



A |---------------------------|----------------------|
E |---------------------------|----------------------|
C |-------------------------0-|----------------------|
G |-------0--3--3--2--0--2----|--------0--3--2-------|
D |----3----------------------|-----3----------3-----|
A |--3------------------------|--3----------------3--|



A |------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
C |------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
G |--------5--5-----5--5----5--5--5--7-------------|-------------------|
D |-----3--------3-------3------|-------9--7--5--7-|--------5--------5-|
A |--3---------------------------------------------|--5--h7---h7--5----|

Outro

 A            Em7               D
And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time.

Dm         A Em7        F
And the Wichita Lineman  is still on the line.

G   F  G   F  G  F G F G F G fade

A 5th fret   D 5th fret  Dm7 10th fret  Em7 7th fret  F# 9th fret
-x--|----|---- -x--|---|--- -x--|--|---|--  -x-|---|---|- -x-|---|--
-x--|----|---- ----|---|-x- -x--|--|---|--  ---|-x-|---|- ---|--x|--
----|--x-|---- ----|---|-x- -x--|--|---|--  -x-|---|---|- ---|--x|--
----|----|-x-- ----|---|-x- -x--|--|---|--  ---|---|-x-|- ---|--x|--
----|----|-x-- -x--|---|--- ----|--|-x-|--  -x-|---|---|- -x-|---|--
-x--|----|---- -x--|---|--- -x--|--|---|--  -x-|---|---|- -x-|---|--

Fmaj7 8thfret Gmaj 10th fret Gadd9 7th fret  Am7 10th fret  Dm 10th fret
-x--|--|--- -x--|---|----  -x-|---------- -----|---|--x- -x--|---|--
-x--|--|-x- ----|---|--x-  ---|-x-------- --x--|---|---- -x--|---|--
-x--|x-|--- ----|---|--x-  -x-|---------- --x--|---|--x- -x--|---|--
-x--|--|-x- ----|---|--x-  -x-|---------- --x--|---|---- ----|---|-x
-x--|--|--- -x--|---|----  -mute--------- --x--|---|---- ----|---|-x
-mute--|--- -mute---|----  -mute--------- -mute|---|---- -x--|---|--

D sus4 7th fret
------|---|---|----|
------|---|---|----|
-x----|---|---|----|
-x----|---|---|----|
-mute-|---|---|----|
-mute-|---|---|----|

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