King Of The Road

[G]Trailers for [Am]sale or rent,

[D]Rooms to let - [G]50 cents,

[G]No phone, no [Am]pool, no pets,

[D]Ain't got no [D7]cigarettes, ah but

[G]Two hours of [Am]pushing broom

buys an [D]8 by 12 [G]four-bit room

[G]He's a man of [C]means by no means

[D]...King of the [G]road.

 

[G]Third box car [Am]midnight train

[D]Destination [G]Bangor, Maine

[G]Old worn-out [Am]suits and shoes,

[D]Don't pay no [D7]union dues.

[G]He smokes old [Am]stogies he has found

[D]Short, but not too [G]big around

He's a [G]man of [C]means by no means

[D]...King of the [G]road.

 

[G](He knows) Every engineer on [C]every train

[D]All of their children and [G]all of their names

And [G]every hang-out in [C]every town

[D]Every lock that ain't locked when [G]no one's around.

 

I say, [G]Trailers for [Am]sale or rent,

[D]Rooms to let - [G]50 cents,

[G]No phone, no [Am]pool, no pets,

[D]Ain't got no [D7]cigarettes, ah but

[G]Two hours of [Am]pushing broom

buys an [D]8 by 12 [G]four-bit room

[G]He's a man of [C]means by no means

[D]...King of the [G]road.

[D]...King of the [G]road.

[D]...King of the [G]road.

[D]...King of the [G]road.