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King Of The Road

Mel O'Joe

by Roger Miller - 1965

G	C
Trailers for	sale or rent,

D	G
Rooms to let	fifty cents,

G	C
No phone, no	pool, no pets.

I ain't got no cigarettes.

	G	C
Ah, but..	two hours of	pushin' broom,

	D	G
Buys an...	eight-by-twelve	four-bit room.

	G	C
I'm a	man of	means by no means,

D	G
King of the	road.

G	C
Third boxcar,	midnight train,

D	G
Destination	Bangor, Maine.

G	C
Old worn out	suit and shoes,

I don't pay no union dues.

	G	C
I smoke...	old stogies	I have found,

D	G
Short, but not	too big around.

G	C
I'm a man of	means by no means,

D	G
King of the	road.

(Key change from G to G

	G#	C#
I know...	every engineer on	every train,

D#	G#
All their children, 'n all	of their names,

	G#	C#
And...	every handout in	every town,

	D#
And...	every lock that ain't locked when no one's around.

Refrain

	G#	C#
I sing...	trailers for	sale or rent,

D#	G#
Rooms to let,	fifty cents,

G#	C#
No phone, no	pool, no pets.

D#

I ain't got no cigarettes.

	G#	C#
Ah, but,	two hours of	pushin' broom,

	D#	G#
Buys an	eight by twelve	four-bit room.

	G#	C#
I'm a...	man of	means by no means,

D#	G#
King of the	road.

Instrumental 4 bars

Change from G

	A	D
I know...	every engineer on	every train,

E	A
All their children, 'n all	of their names,

	A	D
And...	every handout in	every town,

	E
And...	every lock that ain't locked when no one's around.

Refrain

	A	D
I sing...	trailers for	sale or rent,

E	A
Rooms to let,	fifty cents,

A	D
No phone, no	pool, no pets.

I ain't got no cigarettes.

	A	D
I smoke...	old stogies	I have found,

E	A
Short, but not	too big around.

A	D
I'm a man of	means by no means,

E	A
King of the	road.

Outro

(bass only)

	A	D
Ah, but,	two hours of	pushin' broom,

	E	A
Buys an	eight by twelve	four-bit room...

	A	D
I'm a...	man of	means by no means,

E	A
King of the	road

E	A
King of the	road

E	A
King of the	road