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King Of The Road

Mel O'Joe

by Roger Miller - 1965

E	A
Trailers for	sale or rent,

B	E
Rooms to let	fifty cents,

E	A
No phone, no	pool, no pets.

I ain't got no cigarettes.

	E	A
Ah, but..	two hours of	pushin' broom,

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

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

B	E
King of the	road.

E	A
Third boxcar,	midnight train,

B	E
Destination	Bangor, Maine.

E	A
Old worn out	suit and shoes,

I don't pay no union dues.

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

B	E
Short, but not	too big around.

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

B	E
King of the	road.

(Key change from G to G

	F	A#
I know...	every engineer on	every train,

C	F
All their children, 'n all	of their names,

	F	A#
And...	every handout in	every town,

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

Refrain

	F	A#
I sing...	trailers for	sale or rent,

C	F
Rooms to let,	fifty cents,

F	A#
No phone, no	pool, no pets.

I ain't got no cigarettes.

	F	A#
Ah, but,	two hours of	pushin' broom,

	C	F
Buys an	eight by twelve	four-bit room.

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

C	F
King of the	road.

Instrumental 4 bars

Change from G

	F#	B
I know...	every engineer on	every train,

C#	F#
All their children, 'n all	of their names,

	F#	B
And...	every handout in	every town,

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

Refrain

	F#	B
I sing...	trailers for	sale or rent,

C#	F#
Rooms to let,	fifty cents,

F#	B
No phone, no	pool, no pets.

I ain't got no cigarettes.

	F#	B
I smoke...	old stogies	I have found,

C#	F#
Short, but not	too big around.

F#	B
I'm a man of	means by no means,

C#	F#
King of the	road.

Outro

(bass only)

	F#	B
Ah, but,	two hours of	pushin' broom,

	C#	F#
Buys an	eight by twelve	four-bit room...

	F#	B
I'm a...	man of	means by no means,

C#	F#
King of the	road

C#	F#
King of the	road

C#	F#
King of the	road