I think that there are two acoustic guitars, two National Steels (unless Chowning used an echoplex on the solo, then only one NS), and one electric guitar in this song - it's hard to tell with the piano & overdubbing in the recording. I'm going to show you the two acoustic rhythm parts which should be played on acoustic. Be sure to visit my tab page in order to understand how I write tablature on the web.

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THE CHORDS:
 
 
E
(GUITAR & PIANO INTRO)
 
 
well, I'm walkin' down the road with my hat on my head
 
       G
had to leave my mama in my big brass bed
 
      A                                               E
well, sun is shinin' on me and you know it sure feels fine
 
 
Lord, I made it to the station with my suitcase in my hand
 
G
walked up to the window like a nat'ral born man
 
       A                                           E   
said I   sure do hope that choo-choo train runs on time
 
(choo-choo, choo-choo)
 
        B7                                        E 
Lord, I sure do hope that choo-choo train runs on time
 
 
 
well, these two dollar shoes, Lord, they hurt my feet,
 
         G
but that fifty-cent liquor, well it could not be beat
 
      A                           E 
and I see no reason, reason to be sad
 
 
'cause I'm goin' where them cold, cold winds don't blow
 
          G
where the streams and rivers, Lord, they all run slow
 
A                                            E 
ain't no use in cryin', cryin' over what you had
 
      B7                                          E 
Lord, ain't no use in cryin', cryin over what you had
 
 
E   G   A   E
(ahhh, ahhh)
 
E   G   A   E  B7  E 
(NATIONAL STEEL SOLO)



 
 
 
well, I'm walkin' down the road with my hat on my head
 
       G
had to leave my mama in my big brass bed
 
      A                                               E
well, sun is shinin' on me and you know it sure feels fine
 
 
Lord, I made it to the station with my suitcase in my hand
 
G
walked up to the window like a nat'ral born man
 
       A                                           E   
said I   sure do hope that choo-choo train runs on time
 
(choo-choo, choo-choo)
 
        B7                                        E 
Lord, I sure do hope that choo-choo train runs on time
 
D  A  E
(national steel ditty)
 

THE TAB:

E

1 -|| ----0----------------------------0
2 -|| ----0----------------------------0
3 -|| ----------1----------------------1
4 -|| ----------------3----------------2
5 -|| ----------------2----------------2
6 -|| ----0----------------------------0

G

1 -|| -----------------------4--------3
2 -|| -----0--------------------------0
3 -|| -----0--------------------------0
4 -|| -----0--------------------------0
5 -|| ---------------2----------------2
6 -|| -----------------------3--------3

A

1 -|| -----0--------------------------0
2 -|| ---------------2----------------2
3 -|| ---------------2----------------2
4 -|| ---------------2----------------2
5 -|| -----0--------------------------0
6 -|| ---------------------------------

B7

1 -|| ---------------4----------------2
2 -|| -----0--------------------------0
3 -|| ---------------3----------------2
4 -|| ---------1----------------------1
5 -|| ---------------2----------------2
6 -|| ---------------------------------

D

1 -|| ---------------2----------------2
2 -|| -----------------------3--------3
3 -|| ---------------1----------------2
4 -|| -----0--------------------------0
5 -|| ---------------------------------
6 -|| ---------------------------------

TIPS:

It sounds like one of the acoustic guitars plays on the 'up' beats while the other is playing 'double time' - a kind of shuffle feel that sounds...., well, like a train!....