King Of The Road

	  		
A            D 
Trailers for sale or rent 
E            A 
Rooms to let fifty cents 
A            D 
No phone, no pool, no pets 
E 
I ain't got no cigarettes 


   
      A            D 
Ah, but..two hours of pushin' broom 
          E               A 
Buys an...eight-by-twelve four-bit room 
      A      D 
I'm a man of means by no means 
E           A 
King of the road  


Verse 1:
A             D 
Third boxcar, midnight train 
E           A 
Destination Bangor, Maine 
A            D 
Old worn out suit and shoes 
E 
I don't pay no union dues 

  
Verse 2:
        A           D 
I smoke...old stogies I have found 
E              A 
Short, but not too big around 
A            D 
I'm a man of means by no means 
E           A 
King of the road  

(Key change from A to Bb) 

  
Verse 3:
       Bb                Eb 
I know...every engineer on every train 
F                          Bb 
All their children, 'n all of their names 
      Bb               Eb 
And...every handout in every town 
      F 
And...every lock that ain't locked when no one's around 

     
    Bb           Eb 
I sing...trailers for sale or rent 
F             Bb 
Rooms to let, fifty cents, 
Bb           Eb 
No phone, no pool, no pets 
F 
I ain't got no cigarettes 


         Bb           Eb 
Ah, but, two hours of pushin' broom 
        F               Bb 
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room 
        Bb     Eb 
I'm a...man of means by no means 
F           Bb 
King of the roa  
Outro (bass only) 
Bb           Eb 
Trailers for sale or rent 
F             Bb 
Rooms to let, fifty cents 
Bb           Eb 
No phone, no pool, no pets 
F 
I ain't got no cigarettes 
         Bb           Eb 
Ah, but, two hours of pushin' broom 
        F               Bb 
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room