King Of The Road (chromatic)

KING OF THE ROAD
By: Roger Miller
Key: C

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Trail-er for sale or rent 
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Rooms to let fif-ty cents. 
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No phone, no pool, no pets 
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I ain't got no cig-a-rettes, 
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Ah, but two hours of push-ing broom, 
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Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room 
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I'm a man of means by no means 
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King of the road. 

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Third box-car, mid-night train 
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Des-ti-na-tion Ban-gor, Maine. 
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Old worn out suit and shoes, 
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I don't pay no un-ion dues,  
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I smoke old sto-gies I have found 
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Short, but not too big a-round 
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I'm a man of means by no means 
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King of the road. 

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I know ev-er-y en-gi-neer 
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on ev-er-y train 
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All of the child-ren,  
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and all of their names 
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And ev-er-y hand-out in ev-er-y town 
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And ev-'ry lock that ain't locked 
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When no one's a-round. 

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I sing, 
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Trail-er for sale or rent 
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Rooms to let fif-ty cents. 
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No phone, no pool, no pets 
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I ain't got no cig-a-rettes, 
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Ah, but two hours of push-ing broom, 
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Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room 
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I'm a man of means by no means 
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King of the road.