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King Of The Road

Roger Miller

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This is a lighter note that Roger Miller & Johnny Cash uses when they preformed live on 
Johnny Cash show.

D* = Clap the guitar, and stop the note. Then sing rest of the sentence without playing.

King of The Road (Rodger Miller)

(G)Trailers for (C)sale or rent,
(D)rooms to let (G)fifty cents,
No phone, no (C)pool, no pets,
(D*)I ain't got no cigarettes,
Ah, but (G)two hours of (C)pushin' broom,
 buys a (D)eight by ten (G)four bit room,
I'm a man of (C)means by no means, (D*)King of the Road,

Third boxcar (C)midnight train,
(D)destination (G)Bangor Main,
Old worn out (C)suit and shoes,
(D*)I don't pay no union dues,
I smoke (G)old stogies (C)I have found,
(D)short but not too (G)big around,
I'm a man of (C)means by no means, (D*)King of the Road,

Middle Section:
I know (C)every engineer on (G)every train,
(D)All of their children and (G)all of their names,
And (C)every handout in (G)every town,
And (D*)every lock that ain't locked when no ones around,

I sing,(G)Trailers for (C)sale or rent,
(D)rooms to let (G)fifty cents,
No phone, no (C)pool, no pets,
(D*)I ain't got no cigarettes,
Ah, but (G)two hours of (C)pushin' broom,
 buys a (D)eight by ten (G)four bit room,
I'm a man of (C)means by no means, (D*)King of the Road,
I'm a man of (C)means by no means, (D*)King of the Road.

Regards, Helgera!

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King Of The Road

Roger Miller