[Intro]
(D) (Emaj) (D) (Amaj-sus2) x2

[Verse]
(D)    (Emaj)
They say there's a
(D)             (Amaj-sus2)
Storm rolling in
(D)          (Emaj)
A force we can't control
(D)               (Amaj-sus2)
It's out of our hands
(D)              (Emaj)
The feeling of danger
(D)            (Amaj-sus2)
Blows in the wind
(D)           (Emaj)
And when it passes
    (D)           (Amaj-sus2)
The true work begins

[Verse]
(D)  (Emaj)
No heat no lights
   (D)       (Amaj-sus2)
No food anywhere
(D)  (Emaj)
No gasoline
    (D)                   (Amaj-sus2)
For folks to get out of here
(D)       (Emaj)
So many wires
(D)            (Amaj-sus2)
Lying on the ground
(D)          (Emaj)
The sun is going down
        (D)              (Amaj-sus2)
On this worried little town

[Chorus]
(D)        (Emaj)
He's the man who puts his
(Amaj-sus2)
Life on the line
(D)        (Emaj)
He's the man we call
(D)    (Emaj)     F#m
Time after time
(D)           (Emaj)
Through the rain sleet and snow
     (D)        (Emaj)         F#m
He's ready to climb the pole
(D)                 (Emaj)
He's the man everybody
          (Amaj-sus2)
Calls The Lineman

[Verse]
(D)  (Emaj)
He leaves his home
        (D)             (Amaj-sus2)
To face danger on the line
(D)      (Emaj)
Always knowing he might
(D)                  (Amaj-sus2)
Not come back this time
(D)         (Emaj)
There's a family
     (D)                  (Amaj-sus2)
That waits for him back home
(D)       (Emaj)
Praying he'll return
   (D)                (Amaj-sus2)
So they're not left alone

[Chorus]
(D)        (Emaj)
He's the man who puts his
(Amaj-sus2)
Life on the line
(D)        (Emaj)
He's the man we call
(D)    (Emaj)     F#m
Time after time
(D)           (Emaj)
Through the rain sleet and snow
     (D)        (Emaj)         F#m
He's ready to climb the pole
(D)                 (Emaj)
He's the man everybody
          (Amaj-sus2)
Calls The Lineman

[Verse]
(D)            (Emaj)
And don't forget those
        (D)                  (Amaj-sus2)
Who did not come home that night
(D)            (Emaj)
The ones who tried in vain
    (D)                    (Amaj-sus2)
Who tried to make things right
(D)          (Emaj)
The fallen Lineman
    (D)                (Amaj-sus2)
Who paid the highest price
(D)          (Emaj)
The unsung heroes
    (D)                   (Amaj-sus2)
Who gave the line their life

[Chorus]
(D)           (Emaj)
They're the ones who put their
(Amaj-sus2)
Lives on the line
(D)           (Emaj)
They're the ones we call
(D)    (Emaj)     F#m
Time after time
(D)           (Emaj)
Through the rain sleet and snow
        (D)        (Emaj)         F#m
They're ready to climb the pole
            (D)         (Emaj)
They're the ones everybody
          (Amaj-sus2)
Calls The Lineman

[Outro]
          (D)        (Emaj)
Here's to you everyone
            (Amaj-sus2)
We call The Lineman...