wichita lineman

by glen campbell · posted by harpmeister

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

3  4 -4 -5 -5   5  -4   5  6
i am a lineman for the county
 3 -3  -5    5   4    3
and i drive the main road
 4    6    6  6   6   6   6 6-6   5 4 -4
searching in the sun for another overload
6   6   6   6  6   -5  5  4 -4
i hear you singing in the wire
6  6    6   6    -5     5  -5 5 4
i can hear you through the whine
 4   4   5 -4 4 -4 4 3
and the wichita lineman
4   -4    4  4   7
is still on the line

3  4  -4  -5  -5  5   -4 -6 5 6
i know i need a small vacation
 3  -3  -4     4   3    2
but it don`t look like rain
 3   3  6    6   6      6     6     6
and if this snow that stretch down south
  6   6 -6   5    4   -4
don`t ever stand the strain
 6  6   6   6  -5    5    4   -4
and i need you more than want you
 6  6  6    6  -5   5 -5 5 4
and i want you for all time
 4   4   5-4 4  -4 4 3
and the wichita lineman
4   -4    4  4    7
is still on the line

repeat last 4 lines of song and fade.

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound