Death of an Unpopular Poet chords by
Jimmy Buffett

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Key: G major

Intro 1

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Verse 1
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I  once knew a
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poet who lived before his time
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He an d his dog Spooner
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would listen as he'd rhyme
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Words to make you happy and
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words to make you cry
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And then one day the poet
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suddenly did die.

Verse 2
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But he left behind a closet
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filled with verse and rhymes
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And  through some strange
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transaction
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One was printed in the Times
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And everybody's searching
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for the king of underground
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They found him down in Florida
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with a tombstone for a crown.

Verse 3

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And everybody knows a line from his

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books that cost $4.99

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I wonder if he knows he's doin'

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quite this fine.

Verse 4
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'Cause his books are all best sellers and his
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poems were turned to song
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They had his brother on a talk show
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though they never got along
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And now he's called immortal, yes,
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he's even taught in school
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They say he used his talents,
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a most proficient tool.

Verse 5
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But he left all of his royalties
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to Spooner his old hound
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Growing old on steak and ba  con
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in his doghouse ten feet 'round
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And everybody wonders did he
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really lose his mind
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No, he was just a poet
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who lived before his time
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Yes, he was just a poet  who lived
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before his time.

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