| C | F | G | C |
(finger snapping)

[Chorus]
            F
Trailer for sale or rent
G7           C
Rooms to let fifty cents
            F
No phone no pool no pets
G          N.C. G
 Ain't got no'o cigarettes, but..
C             F
 Two hours of pushin' broom, buys a..
G7               C
 Eight by twelve four bit room, I'm a..
C7     F
Man of means by no means
G N.C.        C
  King of the road

[Verse 1]
              F
Third boxcar, midnight train
G7            C
 Destination: Bangor Maine
C7            F
 Old worn out suit 'n shoes
G N.C.
  Don't pay no union dues

[Verse 2]
        C            F
I smoke old stogies, I have found
G7                 C
Short but not too; big around, I'm a..
C7     F
Man of means by no means
G7           C
 King of the road

[Verse 3]
                  F
Every engineer on every train
G7                       C
And all of the children, all of their names
                       F
(and every hand-out in every town)
G7
Every lock that ain't locked when no one's around, I sing..

[Chorus]
C            F
 Trailer for sale or rent
G7           C
Rooms to let fifty cents
            F
No phone no pool no pets
G                 G/F
 Ain't got no'o cigarettes, but..
C             F
 Two hours of pushin' broom, buys a..
G7               C
 Eight by twelve four bit room, I'm a..
C      F
Man of means by no means
G7 N.C.        C
   King of the road

[Outro]
  C/G
  King of the road
G7            C
  King of the road