Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Love this 1968 song! It was written by Jimmy Webb, who gave it to Glen Campbell but said the song wasn't finished yet. Glen Campbell liked it so much, he didn't wait for Webb to finish it and went ahead and recorded the song with assistance from the Wrecking Crew. Hope you like my cover!

Here are the chords I used:
intro: [Dmaj7 Em7 Dmaj7 ]
[Em7] I am a lineman for the [Gmaj7] county
[F#m7] and I drive the main [Em7] road
[Bm7] Searchin' in the [F#m7] sun for a[E]nother over[B]load
I hear you singin' in the [A] wire
I can hear you through the [E] whine
[Em] And the Wichita [B] lineman
[F#m7] is still on the [Gmaj7] line [F#m7 Gmaj7]

[A] I know I need a small va[Gmaj7]cation
[F#m7] but it don't look like [Em7] rain
And [Bm7] if it snows that [F#m7] stretch down south
won't [E] ever stand the [B] strain
And I need you more than [A] want you
And I want you for all [E] time
[Em] And the Wichita [B] lineman
[F#m7] is still on the [Gmaj7] line [F#m7 Gmaj7]

[ solo: A /// Gmaj7 /// F#m7 /// Em7 ///
Bm7 / F#m7 / E /// B /// ]
And I need you more than [A] want you
And I want you for all [E] time
[Em] And the Wichita [B] lineman
[F#m7] is still on the [Gmaj7] line
//: [F#m7 Gmaj7] :// (repeat and fade]