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
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-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
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-mute-|---|---|----|
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God Bless Glen Travis Campbell