Artist: Roger Miller
Title: King Of The Road
Year: 1964
KING OF THE ROAD
Words and Music by Roger Miller
Chords used:
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
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1,3. Trail - er___ for sale or rent,___
2. Third box__ car mid - night train,__
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Rooms___ to let___ fif - ty cents.__
Des - ti - na - tion: Ban - gor, Maine.__
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No phone,__ no pool, no pets;__
Old worn___ out suit and shoes;_
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I ain't got no cig - a - rettes,_ Ah, but
I don't pay no un - ion dues.__ I smoke
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two hours_ of push - ing broom__ buys a
old sto - gies I have found,_
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eight__ by twelve four bit room.__ I'm a
Short__ but not too big a - round.__ I'm a
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man of means by no means,
man of means by no means,
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King___ Of The Road. (see note below)
King___ Of The Road. I know
(Continuation of 2nd verse only)
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ev - er - y en - gi - neer on ev - er - y train,__
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all of the chil - dren and all of their names, and
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ev - er - y hand - out in ev - er - y town,__ and
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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).
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KING OF THE ROAD
(R. Miller)
Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents,
No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes, ah but
Two hours of pushing broom buys a eight by twelve fourbit room,
I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road
Third box car midnight train, destination Bangor, Maine,
Old worn out suit and shoes, I don't pay no union dues, I smoke
Old stogies I have found, short, but not too big around,
I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road
I know every engineer on every train,
All of the children and all of their names
And every handout in every town
And ev'ry lock that ain't locked when
No one's around I sing ...
Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents,
No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes, ah but
Two hours of pushing broom buys a eight by twelve fourbit room,
I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road
rep. last verse