Wichita Lineman Baritone Guitar chords by Glen Campbell

Chords with lyrics

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

Changed a 5th for Baritone Guitar tuned to A augmentedA
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 augmentedA D MajorD G+G C majorC E MajorE A augmentedA
             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# A augmentedA FF D MajorD C majorC   Cmaj7Cmaj7 A augmentedA C majorC BB A augmentedA  Dm7Dm7 (2X)

Verse 1

Dm7Dm7          Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minor 7Em7         Dm7Dm7
I am a lineman for the county and I drive the main road

Am7Am7       E minor 7Em7   D MajorD   Dsus4Dsus4 A augmentedA  C-------2-----2
searchin' in the sun for another overload. G--2--4--4--2-- then A augmentedA chord
                      D--------------

Verse 2

             Gadd9Gadd9              D MajorD
I hear you singing in the wires, I can hear you in the whine

DmDm       A augmentedA    E minor 7Em7       FF  E minor 7Em7 FF
And the Wichita Lineman is still on the line.

Verse 3

Dm7Dm7          Fmaj7Fmaj7   E minor 7Em7          Dm7Dm7
I know I need a small vacation, but it don't look like rain.

  Am7Am7       E minor 7Em7            D MajorD  Dsus4Dsus4   A augmentedA
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 augmentedA chord
 A--------------

Bridge

A augmentedA            Gadd9Gadd9              D MajorD
And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time.

DmDm       A augmentedA   E minor 7Em7        FF
And the Wichita Lineman is still on the line.

E minor 7Em7   FF   Dm7Dm7  solo


A augmentedA |---------------------------|----------------------|
E MajorE |---------------------------|----------------------|
C majorC |-------------------------0-|----------------------|
G+G |-------0--3--3--2--0--2----|--------0--3--2-------|
D MajorD |----3----------------------|-----3----------3-----|
A augmentedA |--3------------------------|--3----------------3--|


A augmentedA |------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
E MajorE |------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
C majorC |------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
G+G |--------5--5-----5--5----5--5--5--7-------------|-------------------|
D MajorD |-----3--------3-------3------|-------9--7--5--7-|--------5--------5-|
A augmentedA |--3---------------------------------------------|--5--h7---h7--5----|

Outro

 A augmentedA            E minor 7Em7               D MajorD
And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time.

DmDm         A augmentedA E minor 7Em7        FF
And the Wichita Lineman  is still on the line.

G+G   FF  G+G   FF  G+G  FF G+G FF G+G FF G+G fade

A augmentedA 5th fret   D MajorD 5th fret  Dm7Dm7 10th fret  E minor 7Em7 7th fret  F#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-|---|--

Fmaj7Fmaj7 8thfret Gmaj 10th fret Gadd9Gadd9 7th fret  Am7Am7 10th fret  DmDm 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 MajorD sus4 7th fret
------|---|---|----|
------|---|---|----|
-x----|---|---|----|
-x----|---|---|----|
-mute-|---|---|----|
-mute-|---|---|----|

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