King of the road
Roger Miller
G C
Trailer for sale or rent
D7 G
Rooms to let fifty cents
C
No phone, no pool, no pets
D D7
Ain't got no cigarettes, ah but
G C
Two hours of pushing broom buys a
D7 G
Eight by twelve four bit room, I'm a
G7 C
Man of means by no means
D7 G
King of the road
G C
Third boxcar midnight train
D7 G
Destination Bangor, Maine
C
Old worn out suit and shoes
D D7
I don't pay no union dues, I smoke
G C
Old stogies I have found
D7 G
Short, but not too big around, I'm a
G7 C
Man of means by no means
D7 G
King of the road
G C
I know every engineer on every train
D7 G
All of their children all of their names
C
And every handout in every town
D D7
Every lock that ain't locked when no one's around,
I sing :
G C
Trailer for sale or rent
D7 G
Rooms to let fifty cents
C
No phone, no pool, no pets
D D7
Ain't got no cigarettes, ah but
G C
Two hours of pushing broom buys a
D7 G
Eight by twelve four bit room, I'm a
G7 C
Man of means by no means
D7 G
King of the road
D7 G
King of the road
D7 G
King of the road