Roger Miller – King Of The Road (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
Key: A to B flat Tempo: moderate honky-tonk
Clean Electric
Tab by Dink
[Refrain]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7---------------------------6---------------------7-------------------------6--7--9--7--7---|
D|-----7--------------------------7--9-------------------7-----------------7--7-----------------|
A|---------9--7--9--10~--------------------------------------9--7--9--10~-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------10--10--10~---------------------------------------------|
Trailers for sale or rent, rooms, to let fifty cents, no phone no pool no pets,
I ain't got no cigarettes.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6----------7--------------------------6--------------------------|
D|----7~---------7-----------------5--7-------9--7-------------------|
A|-------------------9--7--9--10~------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------10--10-10~----|
Ah but, two hours of pushing broom, buys an eight by twelve four-bit room...
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------7~---------------------------------------|
G|------------------9--7--7---7-------9---7--6--7~~----|
D|--------7-----------------9---9~---------------------|
A|----9------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
I'm a man, of means by no means, King of the Road...[verse 1]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7----------------------6---------------------------7-------------------------6--7--9--7--7~---|
D|----7----------------------9--7--9---------------------7------------------7--7------------------|
A|-------9--7--9--10~--------------------------------------9--7---9---10~-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------10--10--10~--------------------------------------------------|
Third boxcar midnight train, destination Bangor Maine. Old worn out suit and shoes,
I don't pay no union dues.
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---6------7--------------------6~---------------------------|
D|-----7~------7----------------------9--7--9-----------------|
A|---------------9--7--9--10~---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------10--10--10~----|
I smoke, old stogies I have found, short, but not too big a-round...
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------7~---------------------------------------|
G|------------------9--7--7---7-------9---7--6--7~~----|
D|--------7-----------------9---9~---------------------|
A|----9------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
I'm a man, of means by no means, King of the Road...[Solo]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--15-----------------14~--12-------------15---------------------14-15-17-15-15--12---15------| G|----14------------------14--14-------------14-------------14-14-------------------14---14----| D|------16-14-16--17~------------12-12-12~-----16-14-16-17~--------------------------------16--| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------14-12----------------12-----------14/15~~--| B|---------------------14~---12---------------------------15-15-13-15-12---15-14-15---15/16~~--| G|-------------------------14--14---------------14------------------------------------14/15~~--| D|--14-16-17~--17-14------------------------16-------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------12-12-12-----------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[verse 2] (Key change from A to Bb)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---8-----------------------------------------------7------------------------------------| D|-----8~----------------------------------------------8--10--8--10----10-----------------| A|----------10--8--10--8--10--10--10--8--10--11~------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------11--11--11~---| I know, every engineer on every train, all their children, 'n all of their names...
[verse 3]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---8~--------------------------------------7--------------------------------------------| D|-------8-------------------------------------10--8--10--8--10--10-----10----------------| A|---------10--8--10--10--10--8--10--11~--------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------11--11--11~----| And, every handout in every town, and every lock that ain't locked when no one's around.
[refrain]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7------8------------------------7-------------------------8------------------------7--8--10--8--8~---|
D|----8~----8-------------------------10--8---------------------8----------------8--8--------------------|
A|------------10--8--10--11~--------------------------------------10--8--10--11~-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------11--11--11~-------------------------------------------------|
I sing, trailers for sale or rent, rooms to let fifty cents, no phone no pool no pets,
I ain't got no cigarettes.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7---------8------------------------------7------------------------|
D|-----8~----------8--------------------6--8------10--8----------------|
A|---------------------10--8--10--11~----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------11--11-11~---|
Ah but, two hours of pushing broom, buys an eight by twelve four-bit room...
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------8~-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------10--8--8----8-------10---8--7--8~~---|
D|--------8-----------------10---10~--------------------|
A|---10-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
I'm a man, of means by no means, King of the Road...[Outro]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7------8------------------------7-------------------------8------------------------7--8--10--8--8~---|
D|----8~----8-------------------------10--8---------------------8----------------8--8--------------------|
A|------------10--8--10--11~--------------------------------------10--8--10--11~-------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------11--11--11~--------------------------------------------------|
I sing, trailers for sale or rent, rooms to let fifty cents, no phone no pool no pets,
I ain't got no cigarettes.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7---------8------------------------------7------------------------|
D|-----8~----------8--------------------6--8------10--8----------------|
A|---------------------10--8--10--11~----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------11--11-11~---|
Ah but, two hours of pushing broom, buys an eight by twelve four-bit room...
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------8~-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------10--8--8----8-------10---8--7--8~~---|
D|--------8-----------------10---10~--------------------|
A|---10-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
I'm a man, of means by no means, King of the Road...*******************************
Legend
~ hold note with vibrato
/ slide up
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