Sent to archive by: rkh2@ukc.ac.uk (Ryan Harding) Originally posted by: cseb@frodo.lfi.uni-hannover.de (Christian Sebeke) ---- The Proclaimers' version may use different chords but then you might want to transpose it for your voice anyway. Here we go (taken from a greatest hits collection): KING OF THE ROAD (Roger Miller)

^Bb Trailer for ^Ebsale or rent,^F rooms to let, ^Bbfifty cents, No phone, no ^Ebpool, no pets,^F I ain't got no cigarettes, ah but ^Bb Two hours of ^Ebpushing broom buys a^Fn eight by^Bb twelve fourbit room, I'm a man of ^Ebmeans by no means,^F King of the ^BbRoad

^Bb Third box car ^Ebmidnight train,^F destination ^BbBangor, Maine, Old worn out ^Ebsuit and shoes,^F I don't pay no ^Bbunion dues, I smoke Old stogies ^EbI have found,^F short, but not too ^Bbbig around, I'm a man of ^Ebmeans by no means,^F King of the ^BbRoad

I know ^Bevery engineer on ^Eevery train, ^F#All of the children and ^Ball of their names And every handout in ^Eevery town And ^F#ev'ry lock that ain't locked when

No one's around I sing ...

^B Trailer for ^Esale or rent,^F# rooms to let, ^Bfifty cents, No phone, no ^Epool, no pets,^F# I ain't got no cigarettes, ah but ^B Two hours of ^Epushing broom buys a^F# eight by twelve ^Bfourbit room, I'm a man of ^Emeans by no means,^F# King of the ^BRoad

rep. last verse

Proclaimers - King of the road