Tone: [A]
Capo: 1
[A]Trailers for [D]sale or rent,
[E]Rooms to let [A]fifty cents,
[A]No phone, no [D]pool, no pets.
[E]I ain't got no cigarettes.
Ah, but...[A]but...two hours of [D]pushin' broom,
Buys an...[E]an...eight-by-twelve [A]four-bit room.
I'm a [A]man of [D]means by no means,
[E]King of the [A]road.
[A]Third boxcar, [D]midnight train,
[E]Destination [A]Bangor, Maine.
[A]Old worn out [D]suit and shoes,
[E]I don't pay no union dues.
I smoke...[A]smoke...old stogies [D]I have found,
[E]Short, but not [A]too big around.
[A]I'm a man of [D]means by no means,
[E]King of the [A]road.
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I know...[A]know...every engineer o[D]on every train,
[E]All their children, '[A]'n all of their names,
And..[A]And...every handout [D]in every town,
And...[E]And...every lock that ain't locked [E]when no one's around.
I sing..[A]sing...trailers fo[D]for sale or rent,
[E]Rooms to let, [A]fifty cents,
[A]No phone, no[D]no pool, no pets.
[E]I ain't got no [E]cigarettes.
Ah, but...[A]but...two hours of[D]of pushin' broom,
Buys an [E]eight by twelve[A]twelve four-bit room.
I'm a...[A]a...man of means[D]means by no means,
[E]King of the [A]road.
I'm a...[A]a...man of means[D]means by no means,
[E]King of the [A]road.