Subject: KingOfTheRoad.crd From: frank.palcat@synapse.org (Frank Palcat) 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:

e --^C0---^C70---^F1---^G71---| 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) From: cseb@frodo.lfi.uni-hannover.de (Christian Sebeke)

^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^F eight by ^Bbtwelve 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

Roger Miller - King of the road