King of the Road Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Bm][C][D][C][D]

[Verse 1]
[G]Trailers[D]
for [C]sale or [D]rent
Rooms to let, [G]fifty cents
No [Bm]phone, no [Am]pool, [C]no pets
[D]I ain't got no cig[C]arettes
[D]Ah, but[G], two hou[D]rs of pus[C]hin' broom
Buys [D]a eight by twelve f[G]our-bit room
room
I'm a [Bm]man of m[C]eans by no m[D]eans
King of [G]the road
[D]

[Verse 2]
[G]
Third box[A]car, [C]midnight [D]train
Destination, [G]Bangor, [D]Maine
[G]Old worn out sui[C]t and shoes
[D]I don't pay no union [C]dues
[D]I smo[G]ke old stogie[D]s I h[C]ave found
[D]Short, but not too big aro[G]und
I'm a man of [D]means [C]by no mea[D]ns
King of the [G]road[C]
[Cm]I know[Eb]

[Verse 3]
[Ab]every engineer on [C#]every train
[Eb]All of their children and
[Ab]all of their names
Every handout in [C#]every town
And [Eb]every lock that ain't locked
[G]When no [Eb]one's arou[C#]nd
I [C#]sing

[Verse 4]
[Ab]
Trailers for [Bbm]sale o[C#]r ren[Eb]t
Rooms to let, [Ab]fifty cents
No phone, no [Bbm]pool, [C#]no pets
[Eb]I ain't got no c[C#]i gar[Ab]ettes[C#]
[Ab]Ah, [Eb]but, [Ab]two hours of pushi[C#]n' broom
Buys [Eb]a eight by twelve fou[Ab]r-bit room
room
I'm a man of [C#]means by no [Eb]means
King of the [Ab]road

[Interlude 1]
[Cm][Eb][C#]
[Ab][C][Ab][C][C#][G][Eb][D]
I [E]know

[Verse 5]
[A]every engineer on [D]every train
[E]All of their children and [A]all of their names
Every handout in [D]every town
And [E]every lock that ain't locked
When no one's [D]around
[C#]I sing[D]

[Verse 6]
[A]
Trailers for [D]sale or [E]rent
Rooms to let, [A]fifty cents
No phone, no [D]pool, no pets
[E]I ain't got no cigar[D]ettes
Ah, [A]but, two hours of [D]pushin' broom
Buys [E]a eight by twelve f[A]our-bit room
room
I'm a man of [D]means by no [E]means
King of the road
[A]

[Verse 7]
Trailers for [D]sale or [A]rent
[G#]Rooms to let, [A]fifty cents
No phone, [C#]no p[D]ool, no pe[A]ts
[E]I ain't got no [A]cig[D]arettes[A]
Two hours [D]of pushin' broom
[E]Buys [G#]a eight by [A]twelve four-bit room
room
I'm a man of [D]means by no [A]means[E]
King [A]of the [E]road
King of [A]the [E]road

[Outro 1]
King of the road
[A][D][E][A]