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King Of The Road by Roger Miller
King Of The Road
[Verse 1]
Bb Eb F Bb
Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents,
Eb F
No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes, ah but
Bb Eb F Bb
Two hours of pushing broom buys a eight by twelve fourbit room,
Eb F Bb
I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road
[Verse 2]
Bb Eb F Bb
Third box car midnight train, destination Bangor, Maine,
Eb F Bb
Old worn out suit and shoes, I don't pay no union dues, I smoke
Eb F Bb
Old stogies I have found, short, but not too big around,
Eb F Bb
I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road
[Verse 3]
B E
I know every engineer on every train,
F# B
All of the children and all of their names
E
And every handout in every town
F#
And ev'ry lock that ain't locked when
No one's around I sing ...
[Verse 4]
B E F# B
Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents,
E F#
No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes, ah but
B E F# B
Two hours of pushing broom buys a eight by twelve fourbit room,
E F# B
I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road
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version 2
[Verse 1]
(A)Trailers for (D)sale or rent,
(E)rooms to let (A)fifty cents,
No phone, no (D)pool, no pets,
(E)I ain't got no cigarettes,
Ah, but (A)two hours of (D)pushin' broom,
buys a (E)eight by ten (A)four bit room,
I'm a man of (D)means by no means, (E)King of the (A)Road,
[Verse 2]
Third boxcar (D)midnight train,
(E)destination (A)Bangor Main,
Old worn out (D)suit and shoes,
(E)I don't pay no union dues,
I smoke (A)old stogies (D)I have found,
(E)short but not too (A)big around,
I'm a man of (D)means by no means, (E)King of the (A)Road,
[Middle Section]
I know (D)every engineer on (A)every train,
(E)All of their children and (A)all of their names,
And (D)every handout in (A)every town,
And (E)every lock that ain't locked when no ones around,
[Verse 3]
I sing, (A)trailers for (D)sale or rent,
(E)rooms to let (A)fifty cents,
No phone, no (D)pool, no pets,
(E)I ain't got no cigarettes,
Ah, but (A)two hours of (D)pushin' broom,
buys a (E)eight by ten (A)four bit room,
I'm a man of (D)means by no means, (E)King of the (A)Road,
I'm a man of (D)means by no means, (E)King of the (A)Road.
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version 3
D* = Clap the guitar, and stop the note. Then sing rest of the sentence without playing.
King of The Road (Rodger Miller)
(G)Trailers for (C)sale or rent,
(D)rooms to let (G)fifty cents,
No phone, no (C)pool, no pets,
(D*)I ain't got no cigarettes,
Ah, but (G)two hours of (C)pushin' broom,
buys a (D)eight by ten (G)four bit room,
I'm a man of (C)means by no means, (D*)King of the Road,
Third boxcar (C)midnight train,
(D)destination (G)Bangor Main,
Old worn out (C)suit and shoes,
(D*)I don't pay no union dues,
I smoke (G)old stogies (C)I have found,
(D)short but not too (G)big around,
I'm a man of (C)means by no means, (D*)King of the Road,
Middle Section:
I know (C)every engineer on (G)every train,
(D)All of their children and (G)all of their names,
And (C)every handout in (G)every town,
And (D*)every lock that ain't locked when no ones around,
I sing,(G)Trailers for (C)sale or rent,
(D)rooms to let (G)fifty cents,
No phone, no (C)pool, no pets,
(D*)I ain't got no cigarettes,
Ah, but (G)two hours of (C)pushin' broom,
buys a (D)eight by ten (G)four bit room,
I'm a man of (C)means by no means, (D*)King of the Road,
I'm a man of (C)means by no means, (D*)King of the Road.
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version 4
Tuning: Standard
[Verses]
C Dm7
Trailer for sale or rent
G7 C
Rooms to let...fifty cents.
Dm7
No phone, no pool, no pets
G7
I ain't got no cigarettes
C Dm7
Ah, but..two hours of pushin' broom
G7 C
Buys a eight by twelve four-bit room
F G7
I'm a man of means by no means
C
King of the road.
C Dm7
Third boxcar, midnight train
G7 C
Destination...Bangor, Maine.
Dm7
Old worn out suit and shoes,
G7
I don't pay no union dues,
C Dm7
I smoke old stogies I have found
G7 C
Short, but not too big around
F G7
I'm a man of means by no means
C
King of the Road.
F
I know every engineer on every train
G7 C
All of their children, and all of their names
F
And every handout in every town
G7
And every lock that ain't locked
G7
When no one's around. I sing:
C Dm7
Trailers for sale or rent
Gm7 C
Rooms to let, fifty cents
Dm7
No phone, no pool, no pets
G7
I ain't got no cigarettes
C Dm7
Ah, but, two hours of pushin' broom
Gm7 C
Buys a eight by twelve four-bit room
C F G7
I'm a man of means by no means
C
King of the Road.
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version 5
Tuning: Standard
Chords used:
A# D# F
e --6---6---1---|
B --6---8---1---|
G --7---8---2---|
D --8---8---3---|
A --6---6---3---|
E --6---x---1---|
A# D#
Trailer for sale or rent
F A#
Rooms to let...fifty cents.
D#
No phone, no pool, no pets
F
I ain't got no cigarettes
A# D#
Ah, but..two hours of pushin' broom
F A#
Buys a eight by twelve four-bit room
D#
I'm a, man of means by no means
F A#
King of the road.
A# D#
Third boxcar, midnight train
F A#
Destination...Bangor, Maine.
D#
Old worn out suit and shoes,
F
I don't pay no union dues,
A# D#
I smoke old stogies I have found
F A#
Short, but not too big around
D#
I'm a man of means by no means
F A#
King of the Road.
A# D#
I know every engineer on every train
F A#
All of their children, and all of their names
D#
And every handout in every town
F
And every lock that ain't locked
F
When no one's around. I sing:
A# D#
Trailers for sale or rent
F A#
Rooms to let, fifty cents
D#
No phone, no pool, no pets
F
I ain't got no cigarettes
A# D#
Ah, but, two hours of pushin' broom
F A#
Buys a, eight by twelve four-bit room
D#
I'm a man of means by no means
F A#
King of the Road.
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version 6
use cap. on 1st fret to play in key of the recording
A D
Trailers for sale or rent
E A
Rooms to let fifty cents
A D
No phone, no pool, no pets
E
I ain't got no cigarettes
A D
Ah, but..two hours of pushin' broom
E A
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room
A D
I'm a man of means by no means
E
King of the road.
A D
Third boxcar, midnight train
E A
Destination Bangor, Maine.
A D
Old worn out suit and shoes,
E
I don't pay no union dues,
A D
I smoke old stogies I have found
E A
Short, but not too big around
A D
I'm a man of means by no means
E
King of the road
Bb Eb
I know every engineer on every train
F Bb
All of their children, and all of their names
Bb Eb
And every handout in every town
F
And every lock that ain't locked when no one's around
I sing:
Bb Eb
Trailers for sale or rent
F Bb
Rooms to let, fifty cents
Bb Eb
No phone, no pool, no pets
F
I ain't got no cigarettes
Bb Eb
Ah, but, two hours of pushin' broom
F Bb
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room
Bb Eb
I'm a man of means by no means
F
King of the road.
[no chords]
Trailers for sale or rent
Rooms to let, fifty cents
No phone, no pool, no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes
[fade out]
Ah, but, two hours of pushin' broom
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room
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version 7
G C D7 G
Trailer for sale or rent rooms to let fifty cents
C D7
No phone no pool no pets I ain't got no cigarettes ah but
G C D7 G
Two hours of pushing broom buys a eight by twelve four-bit room
C D7 G
I'm a man of means by no means King of the Road
C D7 G
Third box car midnight train destination Bangor Maine
C D7
Old worn out suit and shoes I don't pay no union dues
G C D7 G
I smoke old stogies I have found short but not too big around
C D7 G
I'm a man of means by no means King of the Road
C
I know every engineer on every train
D7 G
All of the children and all of their names
C
And every handout in every town
D7
And every lock that ain't locked when no one's around
G C D7 G
I sing Trailer for sale or rent rooms to let fifty cents
C D7
No phone no pool no pets I ain't got no cigarettes ah but
G C D7 G
Two hours of pushing broom buys a eight by twelve four-bit room
C D7 G
I'm a man of means by no means King of the Road
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