{t:King Of The Road}
{st:Roger Miller (1964)}
{c:capo 2}
{c:strum: | d - D u d - D u | (weak STRONG and) 1 2 & 3 4 & }
{c:intro}
[G]/ [C]/ [D7]/ /
[G]/ [C]/ [D7]/ /
{c:verse 1}
[G]Trailers for [C]sale or rent
[D7]Rooms to let [G]fifty cents
[G]No phone no [C]pool no pets
[D]↓ I ain't got no [D7]cigarettes
Ah, but… [G]two hours of [C]pushing broom
Buys a… [D7]eight by twelve [G]four bit room
I'm a… [G7]man of [C]means, by no means.
[D7]↓↓ King of the [G]road
{c:verse 2}
[G]Thirdbox car [C]midnight train
[D7]Destination [G]Bangor Maine
[G]Old wornout [C]suit and shoes
[D]↓ I don't pay no [D7]Union dues
I smoke... [G]old stogies [C]I have found
[D7]Short but not too [G]big around
I'm a... [G7]man of [C]means, by no means...
[D7]↓↓ King of the [G]road
{c:bridge}
I know [G]every engineer on [C]every train
[D7]All of the children and [G]all of their names
And [G]every handout in [C]every town
And [D]↓ every lock that ain't locked when [D7]no one's around,
I sing...
{c:verse 1}
[G]Trailers for [C]sale or rent
[D7]Rooms to let [G]fifty cents
[G]No phone no [C]pool no pets
[D]↓ I ain't got no [D7]cigarettes
Ah, but… [G]two hours of [C]pushing broom
Buys a… [D7]eight by twelve [G]four bit room
I'm a… [G7]man of [C]means, by no means.
[D7]↓↓ King of the [G]road
[D7]↓↓ King of the [G]road
[D7]↓↓ King of the [G]↓ road
