King of the Road (B♭ Major)
Artist:
Roger Miller
Genre:
Country
Roman Numerals:
I, I7, IV, V7
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Song Notes:
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by:
ICDb
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♭7
Dominant 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,
[
F7
Dominant 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,
[
F7
Dominant 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,
[
F7
Dominant 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
[
F7
Dominant 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♭7
Dominant 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,
[
F7
Dominant 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,
[
F7
Dominant 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,
[
F7
Dominant 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,
[
F7
Dominant 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♭7
Dominant 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,
[
F7
Dominant 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
[
F7
Dominant 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
[
F7
Dominant 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
[
F7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
King of the
[
B♭
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Road...
[
F7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
King of the
[
B♭
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Road...
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