King Of The Road Chords by Teddy Thompson, Rufus Wainwright

Tempo:
95.8 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

F

F#

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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King Of The Road chords
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[C] [F]
[G] [Am] [F] [C]
[Cm] [C] [F] [D#]
[G]
[F] [C] Trailers for [F#] sale or rent, [G] rooms to let 50's [C] send
[G] No phone, no food, [F] no [F#] pass [G] I ain't got no cigarettes
[C] I've been [Am] too out [Dm] of push and [A] broom [G] Bought a [F] [G] 8' x [C] 12' 4 bedroom
I'm a [Gm] man [F] of means [D] by no [G] means King of [C] the road
Third box [F] car, midnight train [G] [C] Destination Bangor, Maine
All worn [F] out suit and [F#] [G] shoes I don't pay no union dues
[C] I smoke old [F] stokies I have found [G] Short but [C] not too big a round
I'm a man [F] of means by no [G] means King of [G#] the road
[F#] [C#] Every engineer [F#] on every train [G#] All of their children [C#] and all of their names
And [F] every [F#] hangout in [A#m] every [G#] town And every lock [B] that ain't [D] locked with no one [G] around
[C#] I sing trailers [A#] for [F#] sale or rent, [C] rooms to [C#] let 50's send
No phone, [F#m] [F#] no food, no pass [F#m] [G#] I [D] ain't got no [G#]
[C#] cigarettes
I've been too out [F#] of push and [G] broom [G#] Bought a [C] 8' x [C#] 12' 4 bedroom
I'm a [F] [F#] man of means [G] by no [G#] means King of [F#] the [G#m] road
[A#m] [G#] King [C#] of the road
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Teddy Thompson, Rufus Wainwright - King Of The Road chords, practice playing F, F#, G, C, F, G and F in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 47 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 96. With the song's key of C# Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [D#] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ Trailers for [F#] sale or rent, [G] _ _ rooms to let 50's [C] send
_ [G] No phone, no food, [F] no [F#] pass [G] I ain't got no _ cigarettes
[C] I've been [Am] too out [Dm] of push and [A] broom [G] Bought a _ [F] [G] 8' x [C] 12' 4 bedroom
I'm a _ [Gm] man [F] of means [D] by no [G] means _ King of [C] the _ road
_ Third box [F] car, midnight train [G] _ _ _ [C] Destination Bangor, Maine
_ All worn [F] out suit and [F#] [G] shoes I don't pay no union dues
[C] I smoke old [F] stokies I have found [G] _ Short but [C] not too big a round
I'm a man [F] of means by no [G] means _ King of [G#] the road
[F#] [C#] Every _ engineer [F#] on every train [G#] All of their children [C#] and all of their names
And [F] every [F#] hangout in [A#m] every [G#] town And every lock [B] that ain't [D] locked with no one [G] around
[C#] I sing trailers [A#] for [F#] sale or rent, [C] _ rooms to [C#] let 50's send
No phone, [F#m] [F#] no food, no pass [F#m] _ [G#] I [D] ain't got no [G#]
[C#] cigarettes
I've been too out [F#] of push and [G] broom [G#] Bought a [C] 8' x [C#] 12' 4 bedroom
I'm a [F] _ [F#] man of means [G] by no [G#] means _ King of [F#] the [G#m] road
_ [A#m] _ [G#] _ King [C#] of the road _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Brokeback Mountain Soundtrack album.

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