Chords with lyrics
Title: King Of The Road
Year: 1964
KING OF THE ROAD
Words and Music by Roger Miller
Chords used:
C majorC C7C7 FF G7G7
e --0---0---1---1---
BB --1---1---1---0---
G+G --0---3---2---0---
D MajorD --2---2---3---0---
A augmentedA --3---3---x---2---
E MajorE --x---x---x---3---
| - denotes the start or end of a measure.
4/4 time: Key of C majorC
Moderately, with a bounce
|C majorC |FF |
1,3. Trail - er___ ..
2. Third box..,__
|G7G7 |C majorC |
Rooms___ ..
Des - ti - na - tion...__
|C majorC |FF |
No ..
Old ..
|G7G7 |G7G7 |
I ain't ..
I ..
|C majorC |FF |
two ..
old ..,_
|G7G7 |C majorC |
eight__ ..
Short__ ..
|C7C7 |FF |
man ..
man ..,
|G7G7 |C majorC |
King___ ... (see note below)
King___ ... I know
(Continuation of 2nd verse only)
|C majorC |FF |
ev - er - y ..
|G7G7 |C majorC |
all ..
|C majorC |FF |
ev - er - y ..
|G7G7 |G7G7 |
ev-'ry ..
(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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KING OF THE ROAD
(R. Miller)
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb FF Bb majorBb
Trailer ..
Eb MajorEb FF
No ..
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb FF Bb majorBb
Two ..
Eb MajorEb FF Bb majorBb
I'm a ..
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb FF Bb majorBb
Third ..
Eb MajorEb FF Bb majorBb
Old ...
Eb MajorEb FF Bb majorBb
Old ..,
Eb MajorEb FF Bb majorBb
I'm a ..
BB E MajorE
I know ..
F#F# BB
All ..
E MajorE
And ..
F#F#
And ..
No ..
BB E MajorE F#F# BB
Trailer ..,
E MajorE F#F#
No ..
BB E MajorE F#F# BB
Two .,
E MajorE F#F# BB
I'm a ..
rep. last verse