One Way Ticket Down chords by Guy Clark

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-2-0---------------------|-2-0---------------------|
D|-----2-0-----0-----------|-----2-0-----------------|
A|---------3-3-------------|---------3-3-0-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------1-1-3-----------|---------1-1-1-----------|
G|-2-0-----0-0-2-----------|-2-0-----0-0-2-----------|
D|-2-0-2-0-2-2-0-----------|-2-0-2-0-2-2-------------|
A|-----2-0-3-3-------------|-----2-0-3-3-0-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-1-1-1---1-1-1-----------|-------------------------|
G|-0-0-2---0-0-2-----------|-------------------------|
D|-2-2-----2-2-------------|-------0h2-------0h2-----|
A|-3-3-0---3-3-0-----------|-0-2-3-----0-2-3---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Verse 1:
Base line only is played on the below chords. I add the 3rd string on the up beat when playing solo.:

e|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|------1-------0-------0--|----0---1--------0------0----|
D|-------------------------|-0-------------------------0-|
A|-0---------2------3------|-----0-------2-------3-------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------|

   Am        Em     C       D    Am      Em      C      D
   I've been ridin  high so long I can't see the ground

e|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|------1--------0------0--|-----0--------1------0------0----|
D|-------------------------|-0-----------------------------0-|
A|-0-------2----------3----|---------0-------2-------3-------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------------|

    Am     Em          C     D       Am      Em      C
    Got no friend that I can call to talk me back    down

e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------1-1-1-----------|-------------------------|
G|-2-0---------0-0-2-----------|-------------------------|
D|-2-0---2-0-------------------|-------0h2-------0h2-----|
A|-------2-0---3-3-0-----------|-0-2-3-----0-2-3---------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
   Am    Em    C    Am
   Mm Mm Mm Mm M-Mm Mmmm

Verse 2:

e|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|------1-------0-------0--|--0----1---------0------0----|
D|-------------------------|0--------------------------0-|
A|-0---------2------3------|----0--------2-------3-------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------|

   Am     Em        C     D     Am      Em       C    D
   Train pulled out yesterday   in the  after    noon

e|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|---1---------0----------0--|----0------1-------0------0----|
D|---------------------------|0----------------------------0-|
A|-0-------2-------3---------|------0--------2-------3-------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------------|

   Am      Em       C         D     Am       Em       C    D
   I never got  a   chance to say   good bye to   the Moon

Chorus:

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------1---1---3---------|-----------------1---1---1------1---1---1------|
G|-2---0-----------0---0---2----2---2|-2---0-----------0---0---2------0---0---2------|
D|-2---0---2---0---2---2---0------0--|-2---0---2---0---2---2----------2---2----------|
A|---------2---0---3---3-------------|---------2---0---3---3---0------3---3---0------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

   Am      Em      C   C   D           Am      Em      C   C   Am     C   C   Am
   One way one way tic-ket down.       One way one way tic-ket down.

[Interlude played with other guitars.  Below is repeated 13 times.  Play fewer when soloing.

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------0h2-------0h2-----|
A|-0-2-3-----0-2-3---------|
E|-------------------------|

Verse 3:

e|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-----1----------0-------0----|--0-----1---------0------0----|
D|---------------------------0-|----------------------------0-|
A|-0---------2---------3-------|-----0--------2-------3-------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

   Am        Em        C     D       Am       Em      C     D
   I haven't been down in so long, I bet it's all bad news

e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----1--------0-------0----|--0----1-----0------0----|
D|-------------------------0-|-----------------------0-|
A|-0-------2---------3-------|-----0---2-------3-------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|

   Am      Em        C      D    Am    Em      C     D
   Has  anybody      seen   my   para-chute?

e|---------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----1--------0-------0-----|---0------1--------0-----0----|
D|-------------------------0-|----------------------------0-|
A|-0------2---------3--------|------0---------2------3------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|

   Am     Em        C      D        Am        Em     C     D
   Flying too close to the sun will burn your wings  away.


e|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|------1---------0-------0------|-0------1-------0------0----|
D|-----------------------------0-|--------------------------0-|
A|-0----------2-------3----------|----0-------2-------3-------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------|

   Am         Em      C        D      Am      Em      C      D
   If your're gonna   get that high,  there's always hell to pay.

Chorus:
N.C. Repeat once:
e|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------------1---1---3----|-----------------1---1---1------|
G|-2---0-----------0---0---2----|-2---0-----------0---0---2------|
D|-2---0---2---0---2---2---0----|-2---0---2---0---2---2----------|
A|---------2---0---3---3--------|---------2---0---3---3---0------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------|

   Am      Em      C   C   D      Am      Em      C   C   Am
   One way one way tic-ket down.  One way one way tic-ket down.

e|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------------1---1---3----|-----------------1---1---1------|
G|-2---0-----------0---0---2----|-2---0-----------0---0---2------|
D|-2---0---2---0---2---2---0----|-2---0---2---0---2---2----------|
A|---------2---0---3---3--------|---------2---0---3---3---0------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  C    Am       C      Am      C      Am
                Um-m - Um      Um-m - Um