Roger Miller - King of the Road

By Mike Terrian - mike_terrian at hotmail.com


Bb  =  113331                       F  =  133211

Eb  =  xx5343  

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Chorus:
Bb           Eb            F            Bb
Trailers for sale or rent, rooms to let 50 cents.
            Eb            F
No phone no pool no pets, I ain't got no ciggaretes.
Bb           Eb                   F               Bb
Two hours of pushin broom, buys a eight by twelve forbit room.
      Eb                        F(strum once)
I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road.

Bb            Eb              F           Bb
Third Box car midnight train, destination Bangor Maine.
             Eb              F
Old worn out suit and shoes, I don't pay no union dues.
        Bb           Eb            F                Bb
I smoke old stogey's I have found, short but not to big around.
              Eb                 F (strum once)
I'm a mans of means by no means, King of the Road.

Bb                     Eb
I know every engine on every train,
F                     Bb
All of the chilin and all of there names.
                     Eb
And every handout in every town,
    F (strum once)
And every lock that ain't locked when no ones around.


Sing Chorus twice, fade on second time.