Chords for Jimmy Webb - Wichita Lineman
Tempo:
79.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
Bb
C
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
talk about here.
Oh yes, [G] this song, [C] which I always thought was a very nice little song,
and I wrote it [G] quickly, and I wrote it in, actually I wrote it in the [C] afternoon, because
Len Campbell and Alva Lori were calling me every 10, 15 minutes and saying, is it done yet?
Is it
[E] done yet?
[Bb] I should know because I was having [Em] problems that day because I lived, I lived in a
house with, [G] [D]
[Bb] including the keys, so it's a harmless [C] prank.
So there I'm [Em] sitting with these green
fingers [C] and I'm trying to, he
[G] [D]
[Bb] [Em]
[Em]
[G] [Em]
said, it is now.
[G]
[C] It went on to have, as I was saying before,
that some songs have, [Gm] you know, there's [G] no harm in that.
[G]
[Em] It's responsible for one of them.
[G]
[Ab]
[C] I am a lion in my own little [G] book of books.
[Am] [G]
[D] [Am] Searching in the sun [G] for a new love.
[E] [D]
I hear you singing [C] in the fire.
I can hear you through the wire.
[G] [Gm]
And the witch taught [D] my hand.
[A]
You still [Bb] hold up the line.
[C]
[Bb] [Gm]
I know I need a small vacation.
[Am]
But it [G] don't look like a rain.
[D]
And the [Am] red snow that stretched [G] down the south won't ever stand the [A] same.
[E] [D] And I [C] need you more than I want you.
[A] I [G] want you for all time.
[Bb] [Gm] And the witch taught
[D] my [A] hand.
[Em] You still hold up [Bb] the line.
[E]
[Bb] [G]
[Am] [F] This is the [G] unfinished part.
[Dm] [Am]
[D]
[Dm] [E] [Dm]
[D]
[C] And [C] I [Bm] need you more than I
[Bb] want you.
And [D] I want you for all time.
And the witch taught [Bm] my [E] hand.
You [Em] still hold up the [Bb] line.
[C] [Bb]
[Em] [Bb]
[G] [Bb]
[G] [Dm]
[Em] [Bb] [G]
[Bb]
[Gm]
[G]
[E]
[Gm]
Oh yes, [G] this song, [C] which I always thought was a very nice little song,
and I wrote it [G] quickly, and I wrote it in, actually I wrote it in the [C] afternoon, because
Len Campbell and Alva Lori were calling me every 10, 15 minutes and saying, is it done yet?
Is it
[E] done yet?
[Bb] I should know because I was having [Em] problems that day because I lived, I lived in a
house with, [G] [D]
[Bb] including the keys, so it's a harmless [C] prank.
So there I'm [Em] sitting with these green
fingers [C] and I'm trying to, he
[G] [D]
[Bb] [Em]
[Em]
[G] [Em]
said, it is now.
[G]
[C] It went on to have, as I was saying before,
that some songs have, [Gm] you know, there's [G] no harm in that.
[G]
[Em] It's responsible for one of them.
[G]
[Ab]
[C] I am a lion in my own little [G] book of books.
[Am] [G]
[D] [Am] Searching in the sun [G] for a new love.
[E] [D]
I hear you singing [C] in the fire.
I can hear you through the wire.
[G] [Gm]
And the witch taught [D] my hand.
[A]
You still [Bb] hold up the line.
[C]
[Bb] [Gm]
I know I need a small vacation.
[Am]
But it [G] don't look like a rain.
[D]
And the [Am] red snow that stretched [G] down the south won't ever stand the [A] same.
[E] [D] And I [C] need you more than I want you.
[A] I [G] want you for all time.
[Bb] [Gm] And the witch taught
[D] my [A] hand.
[Em] You still hold up [Bb] the line.
[E]
[Bb] [G]
[Am] [F] This is the [G] unfinished part.
[Dm] [Am]
[D]
[Dm] [E] [Dm]
[D]
[C] And [C] I [Bm] need you more than I
[Bb] want you.
And [D] I want you for all time.
And the witch taught [Bm] my [E] hand.
You [Em] still hold up the [Bb] line.
[C] [Bb]
[Em] [Bb]
[G] [Bb]
[G] [Dm]
[Em] [Bb] [G]
[Bb]
[Gm]
[G]
[E]
[Gm]
Key:
G
Bb
C
D
Em
G
Bb
C
talk about here.
Oh yes, [G] this song, _ [C] which I always thought was a very nice little song,
and I wrote it [G] quickly, and I wrote it in, actually I wrote it in the [C] afternoon, because
Len Campbell and Alva Lori were calling me every 10, 15 minutes and saying, is it done yet?
Is it
[E] done yet? _
_ [Bb] _ I should know because I was having [Em] problems that day because I lived, I lived in a
house with, [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ including the keys, so it's a harmless [C] prank.
So there I'm [Em] sitting with these green
fingers [C] and I'm trying to, he _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
said, it is now.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] It went on to have, as I was saying before,
that some songs have, [Gm] _ you know, there's [G] no harm in that.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] It's responsible for one of them. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [C] _ I am a lion in my own little [G] book of books.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Am] Searching in the sun [G] for a new love.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
I hear you singing [C] in the fire. _ _ _ _
I can hear you through the wire.
[G] _ _ _ [Gm] _
And the witch taught [D] my hand.
[A] _ _
You still [Bb] hold up the line.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm]
I know I need a small vacation.
_ _ [Am] _ _
But it [G] don't look like a rain.
_ _ [D]
And the [Am] red snow that stretched [G] down the south won't ever stand the [A] same.
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ And I [C] need you more than I want you.
[A] _ _ I [G] want you for all time.
_ [Bb] _ [Gm] And the witch taught _
[D] my [A] hand.
_ _ [Em] You still hold up [Bb] the line.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [F] This is the [G] unfinished part.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C] And [C] I [Bm] need you more than I _ _
[Bb] want you.
And [D] I want you for all time.
And _ the witch taught [Bm] my [E] hand.
_ _ You [Em] still hold up the [Bb] line.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Em] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh yes, [G] this song, _ [C] which I always thought was a very nice little song,
and I wrote it [G] quickly, and I wrote it in, actually I wrote it in the [C] afternoon, because
Len Campbell and Alva Lori were calling me every 10, 15 minutes and saying, is it done yet?
Is it
[E] done yet? _
_ [Bb] _ I should know because I was having [Em] problems that day because I lived, I lived in a
house with, [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ including the keys, so it's a harmless [C] prank.
So there I'm [Em] sitting with these green
fingers [C] and I'm trying to, he _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
said, it is now.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] It went on to have, as I was saying before,
that some songs have, [Gm] _ you know, there's [G] no harm in that.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] It's responsible for one of them. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [C] _ I am a lion in my own little [G] book of books.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Am] Searching in the sun [G] for a new love.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
I hear you singing [C] in the fire. _ _ _ _
I can hear you through the wire.
[G] _ _ _ [Gm] _
And the witch taught [D] my hand.
[A] _ _
You still [Bb] hold up the line.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm]
I know I need a small vacation.
_ _ [Am] _ _
But it [G] don't look like a rain.
_ _ [D]
And the [Am] red snow that stretched [G] down the south won't ever stand the [A] same.
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ And I [C] need you more than I want you.
[A] _ _ I [G] want you for all time.
_ [Bb] _ [Gm] And the witch taught _
[D] my [A] hand.
_ _ [Em] You still hold up [Bb] the line.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [F] This is the [G] unfinished part.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C] And [C] I [Bm] need you more than I _ _
[Bb] want you.
And [D] I want you for all time.
And _ the witch taught [Bm] my [E] hand.
_ _ You [Em] still hold up the [Bb] line.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Em] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _