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