Roger Miller

Roger Miller - King Of The Road guitar chord

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Subject: KingOfTheRoad.crd

From: frank.palcat@synapse.org (Frank Palcat)

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Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 00:19:00 -0500

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Reply-To: frank.palcat@synapse.org (Frank Palcat)

From: frank.palcat@synapse.org

Hello James,

Here are the chords/lyrics to King Of The Road. You may wish to make a

directory named "Roger_Miller" to store it (or alternatively, place it in

the "Various" directory). Thanks.

Regards,

frank.palcat@synapse.org

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Artist: Roger Miller

Title: King Of The Road

Year: 1964

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KING OF THE ROAD

Words and Music by Roger Miller

Chords used:

C C7 F G7

e --0---0---1---1---

B --1---1---1---0---

G --0---3---2---0---

D --2---2---3---0---

A --3---3---x---2---

E --x---x---x---3---

| - denotes the start or end of a measure.

4/4 time: Key of C

Moderately, with a bounce

|C |F |

1,3. Trail - er___ for sale or rent,___

2. Third box__ car mid - night train,__

|G7 |C |

Rooms___ to let___ fif - ty cents.__

Des - ti - na - tion: Ban - gor, Maine.__

|C |F |

No phone,__ no pool, no pets;__

Old worn___ out suit and shoes;_

|G7 |G7 |

I ain't got no cig - a - rettes,_ Ah, but

I don't pay no un - ion dues.__ I smoke

|C |F |

two hours_ of push - ing broom__ buys a

old sto - gies I have found,_

|G7 |C |

eight__ by twelve four bit room.__ I'm a

Short__ but not too big a - round.__ I'm a

|C7 |F |

man of means by no means,

man of means by no means,

|G7 |C |

King___ Of The Road. (see note below)

King___ Of The Road. I know

(Continuation of 2nd verse only)

|C |F |

ev - er - y en - gi - neer on ev - er - y train,__

|G7 |C |

all of the chil - dren and all of their names, and

|C |F |

ev - er - y hand - out in ev - er - y town,__ and

|G7 |G7 |

ev-'ry lock that ain't locked when no one's a-round. I sing

(Go back to the top and do the 3rd verse)

Note: Upon reaching this point in the song --

(1) after the 1st verse, go back to the top and do the 2nd verse.

(2) after the 3rd verse, stop (the song is over).

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