Death of an Unpopular Poet Chords

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[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[G]I once k[D]new a
po[C]et [G]who[C] lived before his ti[D]me
He [G]an d [D]his dog [C]Spoon[G]er
[C]would listen as he'[D]d rhy[Em]me
Words to make you [Bm]happy and
[C]words to make you [F]cry
[Am]And [D]then[G] one day[D] the poet[C]
[G]sud[C]den[D]ly did die.[G]

[Verse 2]
But he [G]left be[D]hind [C]a closet[G]
[C]filled with verse and rhymes
An[D]d t[G]hrough some s[D]trange
trans[C]action[G]
One [C]was printed in [D]the Times[Em]
And everybody's [Bm]searching
for the [C]king of underground
[F]The[C]y f[D]ound him[G] down [D]in Florid[C]a
[G]with a tom[C]bstone for[D] a crown.

[Verse 3]
[G]And [C]eve[G]rybody kno[D]ws a l[C]ine from his
books that [G]cost [D]$4.[C]99
I wonder [G]if [D]he knows he's doin'
[C]qui[D]te this fin[G]e.

[Verse 4]
'Cause his [G]books [D]are all best [C]sellers [G]and his
[C]poems were turned [D]to song
They had his [G]brother [D]on [C]a talk [G]show
though [C]they never [D]got [Em]along
And now he's called [Bm]immortal, yes,
he's [C]even taught in [F]school[C][D]
[G]They say he [D]used [C]his talents,
[G]a m[C]ost proficien[D]t tool.[G]

[Verse 5]
But he [G]left all [D]of [Em]his roy[C]alties[G]
[C]to Spooner his old[G] hou[D]nd
Growing [G]old [D]on steak and [Em]ba co[C]n[G]
in his [C]doghouse ten [D]feet [Em]'round
And everybody [Bm]wonders did he
[C]really lose his [F]mind[C][D]
No, [G]he was [D]just a po[C]et[G]
[C]who lived be[D]fore his time
[G]Yes, he was jus[D]t a poet [Em]who [C]live[D]d[G][C]
[D]before his [G]time.

[Outro 1]
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