King Of The Road

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When "-------" comes in, that means to stop playing. So, at the end of, say "D",
strum once, then silence the strings with the palm of your hand.
[Intro]
G
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e|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----
B|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----
G|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----
D|-------------------|--------2-5---------|-------------------|--------------------|-----
A|----------2------2-|-3-----------2-3--4-|-5------0-5------5-|---5-3--0-----------|-----
D|-5------5----------|--------------------|-------------------|----------0--2-3--4-|-5---
G C D G
Trailers for sale or rent, rooms to let fifty cents
C D
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No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes
G C
Ah, but two hours of pushing broom buys an
D G
eight by twelve four-bit room
C D
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I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road
G C D G
Third box car midnight train, destination Bangor, Maine
C D
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Old worn out suit and shoes, I don't pay no union dues
G C D G
I smoke old stogies I have found, short but not too big around
C D
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I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road
Ab Db Eb
I know every engineer on every train, all of their children and
Ab Db
all of their names, and every handout in every town, and
Eb ----------------------------------------------
every lock that ain't locked when no one's around. I sing
Ab Db Eb Ab
Trailers for sale or rent, rooms to let fifty cents
Db Eb
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No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes
Ab Db
Ah, but two hours of pushing broom buys an
Eb Ab
eight by twelve four-bit room
Db Eb
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I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road
A D E
I know every engineer on every train, all of their children and
A D
all of their names, and every handout in every town, and
E -----------------------------------------------
every lock that ain't locked when no one's around. I sing
A D E A
Trailers for sale or rent, rooms to let fifty cents
D E
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No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes
A D
Ah, but two hours of pushing broom buys an
E A
eight by twelve four-bit room
A D E
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I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road
A D E A
Trailers for sale or rent, rooms to let fifty cents
D E
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No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes
A D
Two hours of pushing broom buys an
E A
eight by twelve four-bit room
A D E
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I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road
E A
King of the Road
E A
King of the Road

King Of The Road chords and lyrics

Free chords for King Of The Road by Randy Travis. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

When "-------" comes in, that means to stop playing. So, at the end of, say "D",
strum once, then silence the strings with the palm of your hand.

King Of The Road Chords by Randy Travis

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