Tom: F
Intro: Bb C Bb C
Bb(add9)
I am a lineman for the county,
F Gm
And I drive the main road,
Dm7 Am7 G D
Searchin' in the sun for another overload.
C
I hear you singing in the wires,
G Gm
I can hear you through the whine,
D A7sus Bb C Bb C
And the Witchita Lineman is still on the line.
Bb(add9)
I know I need a small vacation,
F Gm
But it don't look like rain,
Dm7 Am7
And if it snows that stretch down south
G D
Won't ever stand the strain.
C
And I need you more than want you,
G Gm
And I want you for all time.
A7sus Bb C Bb C
And the Witchita Lineman is still on the line.
SOLO: As soon as C is being hit the second time the solo starts.
D|---0-2
G|----4-
then
G is strummed and hit
D let it ring:
(Note that the chords being played over the solo go as:
Bb Am7 Gm Dm C G D something like that)
C
And I need you more that want you
G Gm7
And I want you for all time
A7sus
Bb C Bb C
And the Witchita Lineman is still on the line
Bb C Bb C Bb