E    
I got a guitar all my own 
                                             A  
Got a quarter for the telephone 
             E                           B7      A    E 
I ain't headed down this highway all alone 
                   E 
One, two, three and maybe four 
                                                     A 
Honey they're knocking on my door  
                  E                      B7             A           E         
Well you know I'm gonna miss you when I'm gone 

Ain't got no Daddy but I got a Ma 
I think she lives in Arkansas 
Well I might just go and see her some old day 
It ain't like she'd really care 
Ain't like she'd pay the fair 
But I might just blow on through there anyway 
Headed down to Alabam 
Cause some trouble if I can 
Old buddy would you like to come along 
It's a place I've never been 
Oh you know I could use a friend 
They say they'll give us 20 bucks a song 
I got a guitar all my own 
Got a quarter for the telephone 
Ain't headed down this highway all alone 
One, two, three and maybe four 
Honey they're knocking on my door 
I know you're gonna miss me when I'm gone 

This is played in standard tuning.  The first E chord in each verse is alternated from E to E7, 
back to E and so on.  The first A chord in each verse is played with all of the guitar strings  
open, then he hammers the entire A chord on to the open strings.  The most important part of 
the sound is after each A chord is played, he walks down to the E chord with a G bass note. 
That little walk-down is the hook of the song in my opinion.   

This is pretty simple, kind of a blues progression.  What makes it difficult is the finger picking  
style that Townes uses when he plays it.  It's the typical folk pattern, fingers play the high  
strings with the thumb playing alternating bass notes, but there are a lot of little intricate things  
that he does to make it sound good.  I haven't been able to find it anywhere, so If anyone can  
tab it, let me know------Jeff