Roger Miller - King of the road

^G Trailer for ^Am7 sale or rent ^D7 Rooms to let, ^G fifty cents ^G No phone, no ^Am7 pool, no pets ^D7 I ain't got no cigarettes, aah, but

^G Two hours of ^Am7 pushin' broom Buys a ^D7 eight to twelve ^G four-bit room I'm a ^G man of ^C means, by no means ^D7 King of the road. ^G

^G Third boxcar, ^Am7 midnight train ^D7 Destination: ^G Bangor, Maine ^G Old worn out ^Am7 suit and shoes ^D7 I don't pay no union dues

I smoke, ^G old stogies ^Am7 I have found ^D7 Short, but not too ^G big around I'm a ^G man of ^C means, by no means, ^D7 King of the road ^G

I ^E7 know ^A every engineer ^D on every train ^E7 All of the children and ^A all of their names ^A Every handout in ^D every town ^E6 Every lock that ain't locked when no one's around

They sing, ^A trailers for ^Bm7 sale or rent ^E7 Rooms to let, ^A fifty cents ^A No phone, no ^Bm7 pool, no pets ^E7 I ain't got no cigarettes

About ^A two hours of ^Bm7 pushin' broom Buys an ^E7 eight to twelve ^A four-bit room I'm a ^A man of ^D means, by no means ^E7 King of the road.