King Of The Road chords by Roger Miller

Artist: Roger Miller
Title: King Of The Road
Year:  1964

            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___  ..
2.    Third  box..,__

|G7                |C             |
   Rooms___  ..
   Des  -  ti - na - tion...__

|C                |F             |
     No   ..
     Old  ..

|G7                |G7             |
   I  ain't  ..
   I  ..

|C                |F             |
    two  ..
    old  ..,_

|G7                |C             |
    eight__  ..
    Short__  ..
|C7                |F             |
     man       ..
     man       ..,

|G7                |C             |
      King___  ...   (see note below)
      King___  ...       I know


(Continuation of 2nd verse only)
|C                |F             |
 ev - er - y ..
|G7                |C             |
 all ..

|C                |F             |
 ev - er - y  ..

|G7                |G7            |
 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      Eb      F       Bb
 Trailer ..
        Eb      F
 No ..
Bb       Eb         F     Bb
 Two ..
        Eb        F      Bb
 I'm a ..


Bb       Eb       F      Bb
 Third ..
        Eb       F        Bb
 Old ...
       Eb      F          Bb
 Old ..,
        Eb        F      Bb
 I'm a ..

     B         E
 I know ..
 F#           B
 All ..
            E
 And ..
   F#
 And ..

 No ..
B       E      F#       B
 Trailer ..,
        E       F#
 No ..
B       E          F#        B
 Two .,
        E         F#      B
 I'm a ..

rep. last verse