Proclaimers - King Of The Road

C               F                 G7               C
Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let fifty cents
C                  F                 G7
No phone, no pool, no pets ...... I aint got no cigarettes, ah but
C                  F                   G7
Two hours of pushin' broom buys a... 8 by 12, 4-bit room, I'm a
C7        F                           G7
Man of means, by no means, King of the Road.

C                     F                    G7              C
Third box-car, midnight train, destination: Bangor, Maine,
C                   F                   G
Old worn-out suit and shoes, I dont pay no Union dues, I smoke
C                F                  G7                        C
Old stogies I have found, short - but not too big around, I'm a
C7        F                           G7
Man of means, by no means, King of the Road.                I know

C                         F                G7                           C
Every engineer on every train, all of the children, & all of their names
C                             F                      G
and every handout in every town, and ev'ry lock that aint locked
          G7
When no-one's around, ( I sing ..... )

C               F                 G7               C
Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let fifty cents
C                  F                 G7
No phone, no pool, no pets ...... I aint got no cigarettes, ah but
C                  F                   G7
Two hours of pushin' broom buys a... 8 by 12, 4-bit room, I'm a
C7        F                           G7
Man of means, by no means, King of the Road.


Alternative Key:

Bb            Eb           F              Bb  
  Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents,
               Eb            F
  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,
               Eb                F            Bb
  I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road
  
  
Bb              Eb             F            Bb
  Third box car midnight train, destination Bangor, Maine,
               Eb             F               Bb
  Old worn out suit and shoes, I don't pay no union dues, I smoke
              Eb           F                   Bb
  Old stogies I have found, short, but not too big around,
               Eb                F            Bb
  I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road
  
         B                 E
  I know every engineer on every train,
  F#                      B
  All of the children and all of their names
                       E
  And every handout in every town
      F#
  And ev'ry lock that ain't locked when
  
  No one's around I sing ...

B             E            F#             B  
  Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents,
               E             F#
  No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes, ah but
B              E                   F#               B
  Two hours of pushing broom buys a eight by twelve fourbit room,
               E                 F#           B
  I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road

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