Wichita Lineman tab by Glen Campbell

Tabs

Key: D MajorD major

NOTE: I tune to E MajorE flat

Intro Bass:

E MajorE|------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|------------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|---3--2-----------------|---3--2------------------|
D MajorD|--------3----0-----3~---|--------3----0-----3~----|
A augmentedA|---------------3--------|---------------3---------|
E MajorE|------------------------|-------------------------|

Verse 1:

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
G+G|-------------3--3--2--0--2-/5~---|------0--3--3--2-p0---------|
D MajorD|---------3-----------------------|---3-----------------3------|
A augmentedA|---3-/5--------------------------|-----------------------3~---|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
  I am a lineman for the county
and I drive the main road

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3~------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------4--2-p0-h2~-------|
D MajorD|---3-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 Searchin' in the sun for another
overload

e|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---2--2--2--2--0---------------|---2--2--2--2--0-----------------|
D MajorD|------------------4---0---2~---|------------------4--5-\4--------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|---------------------------5~----|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 I hear you singin' in the wires
I can hear you through the whine

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------5------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------0h1-3--3--3-3--3-3--3---3-1-p0-----|
G+G|----------2--0--------------------------------------------------------------2~--|
D MajorD|---0--0---------4--5-\4--------0--3--2--0---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------5~-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  And the Wichita Lineman  is still on the line

Solo Bass:

e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------3-3-2-3-2-0-2-/5~-------3-2-0------|--5--5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5--7~--4--2-p0-h2~--|
A augmentedA|----3-5---------------------3-5------3-----|---3-------3-------3-------3----5~---------------|
E MajorE|--3-----------------------3------------3~--|-------------------------------------------------|


Verse 2:

e|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
G+G|------------3--3--2--0--2-/5~---|------0--3--2-p0------------|
D MajorD|---------3----------------------|---3--------------3---------|
A augmentedA|---3-/5-------------------------|--------------------3~------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
 I know I need a small vacation, but it don't look like rain

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3~------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------4--2-p0-h2~--|
D MajorD|---3-------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 And if it snows that stretch down south won't ever, stand the strain

e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|---2--2--2--2--0---------------|---2--2--2--2--0----------------|
D MajorD|------------------4---0---2~---|-----------------4--5-\4--------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------5~~----|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------5------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------0h1-3--3--3-3--3-3--3---3-1-p0-----|
G+G|----------2--0--------------------------------------------------------------2~--|
D MajorD|---0--0---------4--5-\4--------0--3--2--0---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------5~-----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  And the Wichita Lineman  is still on the line


Solo:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------1~-------------------------------------3------------------|
G+G|------------3--3--2--2--0--2---------3--2------------5-5-5----5-5-5---5~--4--2--0--2~--|
D MajorD|-------3--5---------------------3--5------3--------3-------3---------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3--3--------------------------------------3--3~--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Outro:

e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|---2--2--2--2--0---------------|---2--2--2--2--0----------------|
D MajorD|------------------4---0---2~---|-----------------4--5-\4--------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-------------------------5~~----|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------0h1--3~~--|
G+G|----------2--0--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---0--0---------4--5-\4-------0--3--2--0~-----------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------5~-------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------|
  And the Wichita Lineman  is still on the  line

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--0h1--3--3---3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3---3-3-3-3---0h1--3---3--3-3-3-3--3-3---3--|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                  fade


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~ hold note with vibrato
h hammer on
p pull off
\ slide down
/ slide up

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