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Did You Know? Wichita Lineman is considered by some to be the greatest song of all time. It stayed in the top 100 pop charts for 15 weeks on release.
It was written by Jimmy Webb for Glen Campbell after their success with By The Time I Get To Phoenix. Based on that song Glen decided they needed a song that was set in a specific place.
Jimmy Webb was heading westward on a straight road into the setting sun anddrove past a seemingly endless line of telephone poles, each looking exactly the same as the last. Then he noticed, in the distance, the silhouette of a solitary lineman atop a pole. He described it as "the picture of loneliness". Webb then "put himself atop that pole and put that phone in his hand" as he considered what the lineman was saying into the receiver.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Blue Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: Yellow Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Blue Pick (Orange when played with open chords only)
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Wichita Lineman Chords And Strumming, Glen Campbell
Open Chords:
Open G chord
Open C chord
Django C chord (dC)
Bb∆7, Bb
F∆7 chord
Open Am7 chord
Django A chord (dA)
Open D & Dm chords
Django D chord (dD)
Strumming:
"Straight 8s": |D U D U D U D U |
"1 Strum": |D |
"Miss 2 / Passenger*":
|D D D U | U D D U D U |
Tempo: 85 bpm Key: A
Intro - (1 Strum)
||F∆7 - - - |Bb - - - || x2
Verse 1 - (Straight 8s)
|Bb∆7 - - - |Am7 - - - |Bb - - - |Dm - Am7 - |G - - - |
|D dD D dD D dD D dD |D(1 strum)|
I am a lineman for the (Bb∆7)county (Am7) and I drive the main (Bb)road
(Dm½)Searchin' in the (Am7½)sun for a(G)nother over(Dx2)load
Chorus - (Miss 2/Passenger*)
|dC - - - |dC - - - |G/B - - - |Bb - - - |
|D - - - |dA - - - |
I hear you singing in the (dCx2)wire I can hear you through the (G/B)whine (Bb)
And the Wichita (D)lineman (dA) is still on the line
Bridge (1 Strum) -
Verse 2 - (Straight 8s)
|Bb∆7 - - - |Am7 - - - |Bb - - - |Dm - Am7 - |G - - - |
|D dD D dD D dD D dD |D(1 strum)|
I know I need a small va(Bb∆7)cation (Am7) but it don't look like (Bb)rain
And (Dm)if it snows that (Am7)stretch down south won't (G)ever stand the (Dx2)strain
Chorus - (Miss 2/Passenger*)
|dC - - - |dC - - - |G/B - - - |Bb - - - |
|D - - - |dA - - - |
And I need you more than (dCx2)want you and I want you for all (G/B)time (Bb)
And the Wichita (D)lineman (dA) is still on the line
Bridge (1 Strum) -
Verse 3 Instrumental - (Straight 8s)
|Bb∆7 - - - |Am7 - - - |Bb - - - |Dm - Am7 - |G - - - |
|D dD D dD D dD D dD |D(1 strum)|
Chorus - (Miss 2/Passenger*)
|dC - - - |dC - - - |G/B - - - |Bb - - - |
|D - - - |dA - - - |
And I need you more than (dCx2)want you and I want you for all (G/B)time (Bb)
And the Wichita (D)lineman (dA) is still on the line
Bridge (1 Strum) -
Ending -
| |Bb∆7 - - - |dC - - - | | x 2
Final Chord Strum: dC
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Blue Pick Level
Wichita Lineman Chords And Strumming, Glen Campbell
Open Chords:
Open G chord
Open G/B chord
Open G/Bb chord
Django C chord (dC)
F∆7 chord
Open Am7 & Am7+5 chord x0301x
Django A chord (dA)
Open D chord
Django D chord (dD)
Barre Chords:
C9sus4 chord x33333
Bb∆7 Barre chord x1323x
Dm7 barre chord xx0211
Strumming:
"Straight 8s": |D U D U D U D U |
"1 Strum": |D
"Miss 2 / Passenger*":
|D D D U | U D D U D U |
Tempo: 85 bpm Key: A
Intro - (1 Strum)
||F∆7 - - - |C9sus4 - - - || x2
Verse 1 - (Straight 8s)
|Bb∆7 - - - |Am7+5 - - - |C9sus4 - - - |Dm7 - Am7 - |G - - - |
|D dD D dD D dD D dD |D(1 strum)|
I am a lineman for the (Bb∆7)county (Am7+5) and I drive the main (C9sus4)road
(Dm7½)Searchin' in the (Am7½)sun for a(G)nother over(Dx2)load
Chorus - (Miss 2/Passenger*)
|dC - - - |dC - - - |G/B - - - |G/Bb - - - |
|D - - - |dA - - - |
I hear you singing in the (dCx2)wire I can hear you through the (G/B)whine (G/Bb)
And the Wichita (D)lineman (dA) is still on the line
Bridge (1 Strum) -
Verse 2 - (Straight 8s)
|Bb∆7 - - - |Am7+5 - - - |C9sus4 - - - |Dm7 - Am7 - |G - - - |
|D dD D dD D dD D dD |D(1 strum)|
I know I need a small va(Bb∆7)cation (Am7+5) but it don't look like (C9sus4)rain
And (Dm7)if it snows that (Am7)stretch down south won't (G)ever stand the (Dx2)strain
Chorus - (Miss 2/Passenger*)
|dC - - - |dC - - - |G/B - - - |G/Bb - - - |
|D - - - |dA - - - |
I hear you singing in the (dCx2)wire I can hear you through the (G/B)whine (G/Bb)
And the Wichita (D)lineman (dA) is still on the line
Bridge (1 Strum) -
Verse 3 Instrumental - (Straight 8s)
|Bb∆7 - - - |Am7+5 - - - |C9sus4 - - - |Dm7 - Am7 - |G - - - |
|D dD D dD D dD D dD |D(1 strum)|
Chorus - (Miss 2/Passenger*)
|dC - - - |dC - - - |G/B - - - |G/Bb - - - |
|D - - - |dA - - - |
I hear you singing in the (dCx2)wire I can hear you through the (G/B)whine (G/Bb)
And the Wichita (D)lineman (dA) is still on the line
Bridge (1 Strum) -
Ending -
| |Bb∆7 - - - |dC - - - | | x 2
Final Chord Strum: dC
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Wichita Lineman Videos
Wichita Lineman Lyrics
I am a lineman for the county
And I drive the main road
Searchin' in the sun for another overload
I hear you singing in the wire
I can hear you through the whine
And the Wichita lineman
Is still on the line
I know I need a small vacation
But it don't look like rain
And if it snows that stretch down south
Won't ever stand the strain
And I need you more than want you
And I want you for all time
And the Wichita lineman
Is still on the line
And I need you more than want you
And I want you for all time
And the Wichita lineman
Is still on the line
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