King Of The Road
Roger Miller
Bb Trailer for Eb sale or rent
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F7 Rooms to Bb let...fifty cents.
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Bb No phone, no Eb pool, no pets
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F7 I ain't got no cigarettes
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Ah, Bb but..two hours of Eb pushin' broom
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Buys a F7 eight by twelve Bb four-bit room
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Bb I'm a man of Eb means by no means F7
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King of the Bb road.
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Bb Third boxcar, Eb midnight train
(same)
F7 Destination… Bb Bangor, Maine.
Old worn out Eb suit and shoes,
F7 I don't pay no union dues,
I smoke Bb old stogies Eb I have found
(same)
F7 Short, but not too Bb big around
Bb I'm a man of Eb means by no means F7
King of the Bb Road.
(shift up a half step: Bb → B)
I know B every engineer on E every train
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F#7 All of their children, and B all of their names
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And every handout in E every town
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And F#7 every lock that ain't locked
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F#7 When no one's around. I sing:
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B Trailers for E sale or rent
(same above)
F#7 Rooms to let, Bb fifty cents
No phone, no E pool, no pets
F#7 I ain't got no cigarettes
Ah, but, B two hours of E pushin' broom
(same above)
Buys a F#7 eight by twelve B four-bit room
B I'm a man of E means by no means F#7
King of the B Road.