James Taylor – Wichita Lineman (Guitar)

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Chords

4/4 86 bpm [Intro]
  Bb2           Csus C          Bb2           C9sus4
| •  •  •  •  | •    •  •  •  | •  •  •  •  | •  •  •  • |
[Verse 1]
                       Bb2      F2/A                       C9sus4
I am a lineman for the county,        and I drive the main road

Dm7              Am7       G2         D2     G/D D
Searchin' in the sun for another overload
[Chorus 1]
                          C2      C2                              G/B      Gm7add4/Bb
I hear you singin' in the wire,      I can hear you through the whine

                 D2/A      A9sus4                          Bb2      C2      Bb2      C9sus4
And the Wichita Lineman,          well, he's still on the line......................
[Verse 2]
                        Bbmaj9      F2/A                        C9sus4
I know I need a small vacation,          but it don't look like rain

    Dm7              Am7                      G2                D2    G/D Dadd4
And if it snows that stretch down south won't ever stand the strain
[Chorus 2]
                        C2           C2                       G/B      Gm7add4/Bb
And I need you more than want you,      and I want you for all time

                 D2/A      A9sus4                          Bb2      C2      Bb2      C9sus4
And the Wichita Lineman,          well, he's still on the line......................
[Interlude]
  Bb2       F2/A      C9sus4    Dm7   Am7     G2        D2       G/D  D2
| • • • • | • • • • | • • • • | •  •  •  •  | • • • • | •  •  •  •  | • • • • |
[Chorus 3]
                          C2         C2                        G/B      Gm7add4/Bb
And I need you more than want you,      and I want you for all time

                 D2/A      A9sus4                     Bb2      C2      Bb2      C2
And the Wichita Lineman,          he's still on, the line......................
[Outro]
                   Bb2      C2      Bb2      C2
He's still on the line.........................

                   Bb2      C2                         Bb2      C2
He's still on the line,        yes, he's still on the line

                   Bb2      C2
He's still on the line,     Wichita lineman, still on the line
Bb2 C2 Bb2 C2
Bb2      C2      Bb2      C2
                             He's still on the line,

Bb2      C2               D2
            still on the line