King of the Road
Roger Miller, Dean Martin, Johnny Cash & Roger Miller
Midi 1 (Gb123)     Midi 2 (Eb125)    Midi 3 (C150)
Midi 4 (C120)     Midi 5(Bb113)
Play in Bb (per Gene)
For diatonic harmonica 
					

Verse 1:
   7  6    5   -4  5  -5     -7   6  -6  4  4   4
Trailers for sale or rent; rooms to let fifty cents.
 7   6     5 -4     5  -5   6  6    -7  7  -8  7 -7
No phone, no pool, no pets; I ain't got no cigarettes.
6   -6   7    6    5  -4  5   -5    6   6 -7 6 -6  4   4    4
Ah, but two hours of pushing broom buys an 8 X 12 four-bit room.
 5  6  8  -8   7    7  7  -6     -8   7  -7   7
I'm a man of means by no means, King of the road.

Verse 2:
  7    6  5    -4  5    -5     -7 6-6  6    4  4     4
Third boxcar, midnight train; destination, Bangor, Maine.
 7    6   5   -4   5   -5     6  6    -7  7 -8 7   -7
Old worn-out suit and shoes; I don't pay no union dues.
6  -6    7   6  5  -4  5     -5    6   6   -7   6  -6  4  4  
I smoke old stogies I have found short but not too big around.
 5  6  8  -8   7    7  7  -6     -8   7  -7   7
I'm a man of means by no means, King of the road.
Chorus:
7   7   7  7  7 7  7  -7 -6 7 -6   -5    7  -7  -7  -6  6    6   -6  7  -6     6
I know every engineer on ev er y train, all of the children and all of their names;
 6  9  9 8  -8  7  -6 7-6 7  -6   -6  6  6   6    6   -7     -7
and e very handout in every town and ev'ry lock that ain't locked
 -7  -8  -8   -8 -9   -8 -7
When no one's around, I sing:
 
  7  6    5   -4  5  -5     -7   6  -6  4  4   4
Trailers for sale or rent; rooms to let fifty cents.
 7   6     5 -4     5  -5   6  6    -7  7  -8  7 -7
No phone, no pool, no pets; I ain't got no cigarettes.
6   -6   7    6    5  -4  5   -5    6   6 -7 6 -6  4   4    4
Ah, but two hours of pushing broom buys an 8 X 12 four-bit room.
 5  6  8  -8   7    7  7  -6     -8   7  -7   7
I'm a man of means by no means, King of the road.

Fade with:
6   -6   7    6    5  -4  5   -5    6   6 -7 6 -6  4   4     4
Ah, but two hours of pushing broom buys an 8 X 12 four-bit room.
 5  6  8  -8   7    7  7  -6     -8   7  -7   7
I'm a man of means by no means, King of the road......

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