King of the Road [G]
Roger Miller
Intro:
[G] [G]
Verse 1:
[G] Trailer for [C] sale or rent
[D7] Rooms to let [G] fifty cents
No phone, no [C] pool, no pets
[D*] Ain't got no cigarettes, ah [D7] 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
Verse 2:
[G] Third boxcar [C] midnight train
[D7] Destination [G] Bangor, Maine
Old worn out [C] suit and shoes
[D*] I don't pay no union dues, I [D7] 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
Bridge:
I know [G] every engineer on [C] every train
[D7] All of their children [G] all of their names
And every handout in [C] every town
[D] Every lock that ain't locked when [D7] no one's around, I sing
Verse 3:
[G] Trailer for [C] sale or rent
[D7] Rooms to let [G] fifty cents
No phone, no [C] pool, no pets
[D*] Ain't got no cigarettes, ah [D7] 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
Outro:
[D7*] King of the [G] road
[D7*] King of the [G] road
[G - Double Strum]
King of the Road [G]Roger Miller
Intro GG
Verse 1 G Trailer for C sale or rent D7 Rooms to let G fifty cents No phone, no C pool, no pets D* Ain't got no cigarettes, ah D7 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
Verse 2 G Third boxcar C midnight train D7 Destination G Bangor, Maine Old worn out C suit and shoes D* I don't pay no union dues, I D7 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
Bridge I know G every engineer on C every train D7 All of their children G all of their names And every handout in C every town D Every lock that ain't locked when D7 no one's around, I sing
Verse 3 G Trailer for C sale or rent D7 Rooms to let G fifty cents No phone, no C pool, no pets D* Ain't got no cigarettes, ah D7 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
Outro D7* King of the G road D7* King of the G road G - Double Strum