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This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation
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or research.
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SONG TITLE: King Of The Road
ARTIST/GROUP: Roger Miller
ALBUM:
TRANSCRIBED BY: qualitytabs@qualitytabs.tk
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CHORDS:
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EADGBE EADGBE
A (x02220) Bb (x1333x)
D (xx0232) Eb (x6888x)
E (022100) F (133211)
And old favorite of mine. A three chord song that goes up one key in
the middle. Just when he stops playing and sings 'I ain't got no
cigarettes', it's just the coolest thing ever!
On the mp3 I have of this file it starts in Bb and then goes up to
B. But you can clearly hear that he's playing normal A D and E chords
so I tabbed it in A. You'll have to put a capo on fret 1 if you want
to play along with the CD.
INTRO:
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I just had to tab the bass intro, it sounds really cool. Somebody
should go ahead and tab the bassline to this song, it's really great!
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|----4----------------------------4-7-----------------------------
A|--7---7-4----------4------4-5---------4-5--6-7---6-7---6-7-7-5-4-
E|----------5----4-5------5----------------------------------------
G----------------|
D----------------|
A----------------|
E-0-0-0-2---4-5--|
VERSE 1:
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A D E A
Trailers for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents,
A D E [stop]
No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes, ah but
A D E A
Two hours of pushing broom buys an eight by twelve fourbit room,
A D E [stop]
I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road
VERSE 2: [play like VERSE 1]
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Third box car midnight train, destination Bangor, Maine,
Old worn out suit and shoes, I don't pay no union dues, I smoke
Old stogies I have found, short, but not too big around,
I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road
VERSE 3:
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Bb Eb
I know every engineer on every train,
F Bb
All their children and all of their names
Bb Eb
And every handout in every town
F [stop]
And ev'ry lock that ain't locked when no one's around I sing ...
VERSE 4:
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Bb Eb F Bb
Trailers for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents,
Bb Eb F [stop]
No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes, ah but
Bb Eb F Bb
Two hours of pushing broom buys an eight by twelve fourbit room,
Bb Eb F [stop]
I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road
VERSE 5:
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[No guitar in this verse, just bass, but it's the same chords as
usual. Then it fades out somewhere in the middle]
Trailers for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents,
No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes, ah but
Two hours of pushing broom buys an eight by twelve fourbit room,
I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road
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