Title: King Of The Road
Year: 1964
KING OF THE ROAD
Words and Music by Roger Miller
Chords used:
C majorCC7C7FFG7G7
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 majorBbEb MajorEbFFBb majorBb
Trailer ..
Eb MajorEbFF
No ..
Bb majorBbEb MajorEbFFBb majorBb
Two ..
Eb MajorEbFFBb majorBb
I'm a ..
Bb majorBbEb MajorEbFFBb majorBb
Third ..
Eb MajorEbFFBb majorBb
Old ...
Eb MajorEbFFBb majorBb
Old ..,
Eb MajorEbFFBb majorBb
I'm a ..
BBE MajorE
I know ..
F#F#BB
All ..
E MajorE
And ..
F#F#
And ..
No ..
BBE MajorEF#F#BB
Trailer ..,
E MajorEF#F#
No ..
BBE MajorEF#F#BB
Two .,
E MajorEF#F#BB
I'm a ..
rep. last verse