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King Of The Road Chords

Music by: Eddy Arnold
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[Intro 1]
[A][B][C#m][D][G][Abdim][A][D][Bm][D]

[Verse 1]
Trailers for [G]sale or rent,
[A]rooms to let, fif[D]ty cents
[Bm]No p[D]hone, no pool, n[G]o pets,
[A]I ain't got no cigarettes
[F#m]Ah, but tw[D]o hours of pushin[G]' broom buys
[A]an eight by twelve [D]four- bit room
I'm a man of [G]means by [Abdim]no means,
[A]king of the roa[D]d[Bm][A]

[Verse 2]
[D]Third boxcar, mid[G]night train,
[A]destination, Ban[D]gor, Maine
Old worn out [G]suit and shoes,
[A]I don't pay no union dues
[F#m]I smok[A]e old st[D]ogies I have fo[G]und,
[A]short, but not too big[D] around
I'm a man of [G]means by [Abdim]no means,
[A]king of the roa[D]d[Bm]
[D]I k[Eb]now

[Verse 3]
every engineer on [Ab]every [Bb]train
All their children an[Eb]d all of their [Cm]names
[Eb]And every handout in every[Ab] town
[Bb]Every lock that ain't locked
when no one's around

[Verse 4]
I [Eb]sing, "Trailers for [Ab]sale or rent,
[Bb]rooms to let, fift[Eb]y cent[Cm]s
No phone, no pool,
no [Eb]pet s, I ain't got no cigarettes
Ah, but, two hours of pushin' broom buys an eight
by twelve four- bit room
I'm a man of [Ab]means by no means,
[Bb]king of the road"
[Eb][Ab][Bb]

[Verse 5]
"Trailers for sale [Eb]or rent, rooms to let,
[Ab]fifty cents[Bb]
No phone, no pool, no pets,
I ain't got no [Eb]cigarettes
Ah, but, two hours of [Cm]pushin' broom
[Bb]buys an eight by twelve four- [Eb]bit room"[Ab]
[Eb]
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