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KING OF THE ROAD
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KING OF THE ROAD

Roger Miller


[C] Trailer for [F] sale or rent,
[G7] rooms to let [C] fifty cents
[C] No phone, no [F] pool, no pets
[G] I ain't got no [G7] cigarettes
Ah, but [C] two hours of [F] pushin' broom
Buys a [G7] eight-by-twelve [C] four-bit room
I'm a [C7] man of [F] means, by no means
[G7] King of the [C] Road

[C] Third boxcar, [F] midnight train,
[G7] destination [C] Bangor, Maine
[C] Old worn-out [F] suit and shoes,
[G] I don't pay no [G7] union dues
I smoke [C] old stogies [F] I have found
[G7] Short, but not too [C] big around
I'm a [C7] man of [F] means, by no means
[G7] King of the [C] Road

I know [C] every engineer on [F] every train
[G7] All of their children, and [C] all of their names
And [C] every handout in [F] every town
And [G] every lock that ain't locked,
When [G7] no one's around, I sing

[C] Trailer for [F] sale or rent,
[G7] rooms to let [C] fifty cents
[C] No phone, no [F] pool, no pets
[G] I ain't got no [G7] cigarettes
Ah, but [C] two hours of [F] pushin' broom
Buys a [G7] eight-by-twelve [C] four-bit room
I'm a [C7] man of [F] means, by no means
[G7] King of the [C] Road
[G7] King of the [C] Road
[G7] King of the [C] Road