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king of the road Roger Miller
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # Subject: KingOfTheRoad.crd Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 00:19:00 -0500 Artist: Roger Miller Title:  King Of The Road Year:   1964                        KING OF THE ROAD                Words and Music by Roger Miller Chords used:     C   C7  F   G7 e --0---0---1---1--- B --1---1---1---0--- G --0---3---2---0--- D --2---2---3---0--- A --3---3---x---2--- E --x---x---x---3--- | - denotes the start or end of a measure. 4/4 time:  Key of C Moderately, with a bounce |C                                |F                          | 1,3.     Trail - er___   for       sale   or    rent,___ 2.       Third   box__   car       mid - night  train,__ |G7                               |C                          |       Rooms___   to   let___       fif - ty    cents.__       Des   -    ti - na - tion:   Ban - gor,  Maine.__ |C                                |F                          |           No     phone,__   no     pool,  no    pets;__           Old    worn___    out    suit   and   shoes;_ |G7                               |G7                         |       I    ain't    got    no      cig - a - rettes,_  Ah, but       I    don't    pay    no      un - ion  dues.__   I smoke |C                                |F                          |        two    hours_    of         push - ing   broom__ buys a        old    sto   -   gies       I      have  found,_ |G7                               |C                          |        eight__    by     twelve    four  bit  room.__   I'm  a        Short__    but   not  too   big    a - round.__  I'm  a |C7                               |F                          |           man             of       means   by    no   means,              man             of       means   by    no   means,    |G7                               |C                          |             King___    Of   The    Road.      (see note below)             King___    Of   The    Road.              I  know (Continuation of 2nd verse only) |C                                |F                          |  ev - er - y  en - gi - neer  on   ev - er - y    train,__ |G7                               |C                          |  all  of  the   chil - dren  and   all  of  their  names,  and |C                                |F                          |  ev - er - y    hand - out   in    ev - er - y    town,__  and |G7                                |G7                        |  ev-'ry lock that ain't locked when no one's a-round.  I sing (Go back to the top and do the 3rd verse) Note: Upon reaching this point in the song --       (1) after the 1st verse, go back to the top and do the 2nd verse.       (2) after the 3rd verse, stop (the song is over). -----------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                                                        KING OF THE ROAD                      (R. Miller) 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     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            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 ... 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 rep. last verse Back to index / m / miller_rog{e
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