King Of The Road Chords by Adam Harvey, John Williamson

Tempo:
121.65 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Ab

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Adam Harvey, John Williamson - King Of The Road chords
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[C]
Trailers for sale or rent, [D] [Am] rooms [G] to let 50 [C] cents, [G] no [B] phone, no [C] pool, no pets.
[F] I [D] ain't got no
[G] cigarettes, all but [Dm] two [B] hours [Em] of pushin' [D] broom, [D] buys an eight [C] by [G] twelve four bed
[Gbm] room.
[G] I'm a [F] [C] man of means by no [D] means, king of the road.
[G] [Dm] Third [B] box [C] car midnight train,
[Gb] [Am] destination, [G]
Mangor, Maine.
[Dm] Old [B] suit [Em] and worn out shoes, [D] I don't pay [G] no union dues, I smoke
[B] old stogies [Em] I have found, [D] [Eb] short but [G] not too big a [Gbm] round.
I'm [G] a man [C] of means by no [F] means,
[D] king of the [G] road.
I [Eb] know every engineer [Db] on every train, [G] and all of the children,
[Ab] and all of their names, and [Ebm] every [Cm] handout [Db] in every town, [Eb] and every lock that ain't locked
when no one's [C] around to sing.
[Cm] Trailers [Db] for sale or rent, [Gm] [Bb] rooms to [Ab] let 50 cents,
[Bbm] [Ab] no phone, no [Db] pool, no pets.
[Eb] I ain't got no cigarettes, [Bb] all [Cm] but two hours [Ab] of pushin' broom,
[Eb] buys an [Bb] eight by [Ab] twelve four bed room.
[Bm] I'm a [Ab] man [Db] of means by no [Eb] means, king of the road.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Adam Harvey, John Williamson - King Of The Road chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Dm, B, Em, D, G, B, G, C, F and D of chords. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 60 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 122 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Eb Major.

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_ _ _ _ Trailers for sale or rent, [D] _ _ [Am] rooms [G] to let 50 [C] cents, [G] _ no [B] phone, no [C] pool, no pets.
[F] I [D] ain't got no _
[G] cigarettes, all but [Dm] two [B] hours [Em] of pushin' [D] broom, [D] buys an eight [C] by [G] twelve four bed
[Gbm] room.
[G] I'm a _ _ [F] [C] man of means by no [D] means, king of the road.
_ _ [G] _ [Dm] Third [B] box [C] car midnight train,
[Gb] _ _ [Am] destination, [G] _
Mangor, Maine.
_ [Dm] Old [B] suit [Em] and worn out shoes, [D] I don't pay [G] no union dues, I smoke
[B] old stogies [Em] I have found, [D] _ [Eb] short but [G] not too big a [Gbm] round.
I'm [G] a _ man [C] of means by no [F] means,
[D] _ king of the [G] road.
I [Eb] know every engineer [Db] on every train, [G] and all of the children,
[Ab] and all of their names, and [Ebm] every [Cm] handout [Db] in every town, [Eb] and every lock that ain't locked
when no one's [C] around to sing.
_ [Cm] Trailers [Db] for sale or rent, _ [Gm] _ [Bb] rooms to [Ab] let 50 cents,
[Bbm] _ [Ab] no phone, no [Db] pool, no pets.
_ [Eb] I ain't got no cigarettes, [Bb] all [Cm] but two hours [Ab] of pushin' broom,
[Eb] buys an [Bb] eight by [Ab] twelve four bed room.
[Bm] I'm a [Ab] _ man [Db] of means by no [Eb] means, _ king of the road.
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