Artist: Roger Miller    Genre: Country    Roman Numerals: I, I7, IV, V7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: ICDb   
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B♭ (B♭,D,F) - B♭ F B♭ D -

B♭7 (B♭,D,F,A♭) - B♭ F A♭ D F

E♭ (E♭,G,B♭) G B♭ E♭ B♭ - -

F7 (F,A,C,E♭) F C E♭ A C F

Intro

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Unison] A man of

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] means by no means,

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] King of the

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Road

Verse 1

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Trailer for

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] sale or rent,

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] rooms to let,

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] fifty cents

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] No phone, no

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] pool, no pets,

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] ... I ain’t got no cigarettes

Ah but,

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] two hours of

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] pushin’ broom buys an

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] eight by twelve

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] four-bit room

I’m a

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Unison] man of

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] means by no means,

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] King of the

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Road

Verse 2

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Third boxcar

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] midnight train,

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] destination

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Bangor, Maine

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Old worn out

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] suit and shoes,

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] ... I don’t pay no union dues

I smoke

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] old stogies

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] I have found,

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] short but not too

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] big around

I’m a

[B♭7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Unison] man of

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] means by no means,

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] King of the

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Road

Bridge

I know

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] every engineer on

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] every train

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] All the children and

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] all of their names

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] And every handout in

[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Fourth] every town

And	[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] ev’ry lock that ain’t locked when no one’s around, I sing

Repeat Verse 1
Outro to fade

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] King of the

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Road...

[F7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7) on the Perfect Fifth] King of the

[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5) on the Perfect Unison] Road...