[Chords]
e|---0-----0-----0-----1-----0-----2-----0-----0-----3-----1-----0-----|
B|---1-----3-----0-----1-----1-----3-----2-----3-----3-----3-----0-----|
G|---2-----4-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----2-----2-----|
D|---3-----5-----2-----2-----2-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----|
A|---3-----5-----2-----x-----0-----x-----0-----0-----2-----x-----2-----|
E|---1-----3-----0-----3-----x-----x-----x-----x-----3-----x-----0-----|
Fmaj7 G6 Em F/G Am D A Asus4 G Dm Esus4
[Intro]
Fmaj7 G6 Fmaj7 G6
[Verse 1]
N.C. Fmaj7 Em
I am a lineman for the county
F/G
and I drive the main road
Am Em D A Asus4 A
Searchin' in the sun for another overload
[Chorus 1]
N.C. G D Dm
I hear you singin' in the wire, I can hear you through the whine
A Esus4
And the Wichita Lineman
Fmaj7
is still on the line
G6 Fmaj7 G6
[Verse 2]
N.C. Fmaj7 Em
I know I need a small vacation
F/G
but it don't look like rain
Am Em D
And if it snows that stretch down south
A Asus4 A
won't ever stand the strain
[Chorus 2]
N.C. G D Dm
And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time
A Esus4
And the Wichita Lineman
Fmaj7
is still on the line
G6 Fmaj7 G6
[Solo]
N.C. Fmaj7
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------------0----3----3--2--3--2--0--|--2----2/5---------------------------|
A|-------3-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|--3----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Em F/G
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------0---3---2--0------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------3------------------3--------|-------------------------------------|
E|------3--------------------------3---|-----------------------------------3-|
Am Em D
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-------5---5------5---5------5---5---|--5---5/7-----2h4---2h4p2----0----0--|
A|---3----------3----------3-----------|--------------0-----0--------0----0--|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A Asus4 A
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------"And I need you more than..."-|
D|----0h2------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|----0--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
[Chorus 3]
N.C. G D Dm
And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time
A Esus4
And the Wichita Lineman
Fmaj7
is still on the line
G6 Fmaj7 G6 Fmaj7 G6 Fmaj7 G6 A
| N.C. No chord
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| x Mute noteWichita Lineman chords and lyrics
Free chords for Wichita Lineman by Johnny Cash. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
Fmaj7 G6 Em F/G Am D A Asus4 G Dm Esus4 [Intro] Fmaj7 G6 Fmaj7 G6 [Verse 1] N.C. Fmaj7 Em I am a lineman for the county [Chorus 1] G6 Fmaj7 G6 [Verse 2] N.C. Fmaj7 Em I know I need a small vacation [Chorus 2] G6 Fmaj7 G6 [Chorus 3] G6 Fmaj7 G6 Fmaj7 G6 Fmaj7 G6 A | N.C. No chord | / Slide up | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | x Mute note
Wichita Lineman Chords by Johnny Cash
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