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Death of an Unpopular Poet chords by
Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett

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Intro 1
G
D
Am
G
C
Am
D
G

Verse 1
G
D

I once knew a
C
G
C
D

poet who lived before his time
G
D
C
G

He an d his dog Spooner
C
D
Em

would listen as he'd rhyme
Bm

Words to make you happy and
C
F

words to make you cry
Am
D
G
D
C

And then one day the poet
G
C
D
G

suddenly did die.
Verse 2
G
D
C
G

But he left behind a closet
C

filled with verse and rhymes
D
G
D

And through some strange
C
G

transaction
C
D
Em

One was printed in the Times
Bm

And everybody's searching
C

for the king of underground
F
C
D
G
D
C

They found him down in Florida
G
C
D

with a tombstone for a crown.
Verse 3
G
C
G
D
C

And everybody knows a line from his
G
D
C

books that cost $4.99
G
D

I wonder if he knows he's doin'
C
D
G

quite this fine.
Verse 4
G
D
C
G

'Cause his books are all best sellers and his
C
D

poems were turned to song
G
D
C
G

They had his brother on a talk show
C
D
Em

though they never got along
Bm

And now he's called immortal, yes,
C
F
C
D

he's even taught in school
G
D
C

They say he used his talents,
G
C
D
G

a most proficient tool.
Verse 5
G
D
Em
C
G

But he left all of his royalties
C
G
D

to Spooner his old hound
G
D
Em
C
G

Growing old on steak and ba con
C
D
Em

in his doghouse ten feet 'round
Bm

And everybody wonders did he
C
F
C
D

really lose his mind
G
D
C
G

No, he was just a poet
C
D

who lived before his time
G
D
Em
C
D
G
C

Yes, he was just a poet who lived
D
G

before his time.
Outro 1
C
G
C
Am
D
G
G

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  • D

  • Am

  • C

  • Em

  • Bm

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  • F

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