Wichita Lineman tab by Glen Campbell

Key: D major

NOTE: I tune to E flat

Intro Bass:

E|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---3--2-----------------|---3--2------------------|
D|--------3----0-----3~---|--------3----0-----3~----|
A|---------------3--------|---------------3---------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|

Verse 1:

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

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3~------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------4--2-p0-h2~-------|
D|---3-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 Searchin' in the sun for another
overload

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

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


Solo Bass:

e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------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|----3-5---------------------3-5------3-----|---3-------3-------3-------3----5~---------------|
E|--3-----------------------3------------3~--|-------------------------------------------------|


Verse 2:

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

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

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

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


Solo:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------1~-------------------------------------3------------------|
G|------------3--3--2--2--0--2---------3--2------------5-5-5----5-5-5---5~--4--2--0--2~--|
D|-------3--5---------------------3--5------3--------3-------3---------------------------|
A|--3--3--------------------------------------3--3~--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Outro:

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

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------0h1--3~~--|
G|----------2--0--------------------------------------------|
D|---0--0---------4--5-\4-------0--3--2--0~-----------------|
A|-------------------------5~-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
    And the Wichita Lineman    is still on the   line

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                    fade


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

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