Chords for Death of an Unpopular Poet
Tempo:
122 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
G
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [C]
[D] [C] [B] [D]
[G]
[D] [C] [G]
[C] [D]
I [G] once [C] knew a poet who lived before [G] his time.
He and his [C] dog, Spooner, [G] [C] would listen while [D] he'd run.
[Em]
Words [Bm] to make you happy,
[C] words to make [F] you cry.
[Am] [D]
[G] And then one day [C] the poet [G] [C] [D] suddenly [G] did die.
But he left behind [C] a closet [G]
filled [C] with [D] verse and rhyme.
[G] And through some [Ab] strange transaction, [G] [C] one was printed [B] in [D] the times.
[A]
[Em] And [Bm] everybody's searching [C] for the king of [F] underground.
[D]
[G] Well, they found him down [C] in Florida [G] with [C] a [D] tombstone [G] for a crown.
Now everybody [D] knows a line [A] [C] from his books that cost [D] $4.99.
[C]
I wonder if [D] he knows he's [C] doing quite [A] [G] just fine.
Because his books, [Bm] they're all [C] best sellers.
[G] [C] His poems were turned to [D] song.
They [G] had his brother on [C] a talk show, [G] [C] though they never got [D] along.
[Em]
Now he's [Bm] called immortal.
[C] Hell, he's even [Fm] taught in school.
[Ab] [D] [A]
[G] They say he [D] [C] used his talents, [D] [C] a [D] most [Am] proficient [G] tool.
But he left [D] all of [C] his [G] royalty [C] to Spooner, his [D] old hound.
[G] Growing old on [D] steak [C] and bacon [G] in [C] a doghouse tent [D] he'd around.
[Em] And everybody [Bm]
wondered, [C] did he really lose [F] his mind?
[C] [D]
[Bm] No, he was [C] just a poet [G] who [C]
[D] lived before [Am] his [G] time.
He was [C] just a poet [G] [C] who lived
[D] before his [G]
[D] time.
[C] [G]
[C] [B] [D]
[G]
That's for Gamble Rogers.
Good night.
[F] See you on the beach.
[D] [C] [B] [D]
[G]
[D] [C] [G]
[C] [D]
I [G] once [C] knew a poet who lived before [G] his time.
He and his [C] dog, Spooner, [G] [C] would listen while [D] he'd run.
[Em]
Words [Bm] to make you happy,
[C] words to make [F] you cry.
[Am] [D]
[G] And then one day [C] the poet [G] [C] [D] suddenly [G] did die.
But he left behind [C] a closet [G]
filled [C] with [D] verse and rhyme.
[G] And through some [Ab] strange transaction, [G] [C] one was printed [B] in [D] the times.
[A]
[Em] And [Bm] everybody's searching [C] for the king of [F] underground.
[D]
[G] Well, they found him down [C] in Florida [G] with [C] a [D] tombstone [G] for a crown.
Now everybody [D] knows a line [A] [C] from his books that cost [D] $4.99.
[C]
I wonder if [D] he knows he's [C] doing quite [A] [G] just fine.
Because his books, [Bm] they're all [C] best sellers.
[G] [C] His poems were turned to [D] song.
They [G] had his brother on [C] a talk show, [G] [C] though they never got [D] along.
[Em]
Now he's [Bm] called immortal.
[C] Hell, he's even [Fm] taught in school.
[Ab] [D] [A]
[G] They say he [D] [C] used his talents, [D] [C] a [D] most [Am] proficient [G] tool.
But he left [D] all of [C] his [G] royalty [C] to Spooner, his [D] old hound.
[G] Growing old on [D] steak [C] and bacon [G] in [C] a doghouse tent [D] he'd around.
[Em] And everybody [Bm]
wondered, [C] did he really lose [F] his mind?
[C] [D]
[Bm] No, he was [C] just a poet [G] who [C]
[D] lived before [Am] his [G] time.
He was [C] just a poet [G] [C] who lived
[D] before his [G]
[D] time.
[C] [G]
[C] [B] [D]
[G]
That's for Gamble Rogers.
Good night.
[F] See you on the beach.
Key:
C
D
G
Bm
Em
C
D
G
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I [G] once [C] knew a poet _ who _ _ lived before [G] his time. _ _
_ _ He and his [C] dog, Spooner, [G] _ _ [C] _ would listen while [D] he'd run.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ Words [Bm] to make you happy, _ _
[C] _ _ words to make [F] you cry.
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ And then one day [C] the poet _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] suddenly [G] did die.
_ _ But he left behind _ [C] a closet _ [G]
filled [C] _ _ with [D] verse and rhyme.
_ _ [G] And through some [Ab] strange _ transaction, [G] _ [C] one was printed _ [B] in [D] the times.
[A] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ And [Bm] everybody's searching _ _ [C] for the king of [F] underground.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] Well, they found him down [C] in Florida [G] with _ [C] a [D] tombstone [G] for a crown. _ _
_ _ Now everybody _ [D] knows a line [A] _ [C] from his books that cost [D] $4.99.
_ _ [C] _
I wonder if [D] he knows he's [C] doing _ quite [A] _ _ [G] just fine.
_ Because his books, [Bm] they're all [C] best sellers.
_ [G] _ _ [C] His poems were turned to [D] song. _ _
They [G] had his brother _ on [C] a talk show, _ [G] _ [C] though they never got [D] along.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
Now he's [Bm] called immortal. _ _
[C] Hell, he's _ even [Fm] taught in school.
_ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] They say he [D] _ [C] used his talents, [D] _ _ [C] _ a [D] most [Am] proficient [G] tool.
_ _ But he left [D] all of [C] his [G] royalty _ [C] to _ Spooner, his [D] old hound.
_ _ [G] Growing old on [D] steak [C] and bacon [G] in _ [C] a doghouse tent [D] he'd around. _ _
_ [Em] _ _ And everybody [Bm] _
wondered, _ [C] did he really lose [F] his mind?
[C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] No, he was [C] just a poet [G] who _ [C] _ _
[D] lived before [Am] his [G] time. _ _ _
_ _ He was [C] just a poet _ [G] _ _ [C] who lived _
_ [D] before _ _ his [G] _
_ [D] time.
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ That's for Gamble Rogers.
_ _ _ _ Good night.
_ _ [F] See you on the beach. _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I [G] once [C] knew a poet _ who _ _ lived before [G] his time. _ _
_ _ He and his [C] dog, Spooner, [G] _ _ [C] _ would listen while [D] he'd run.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ Words [Bm] to make you happy, _ _
[C] _ _ words to make [F] you cry.
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ And then one day [C] the poet _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] suddenly [G] did die.
_ _ But he left behind _ [C] a closet _ [G]
filled [C] _ _ with [D] verse and rhyme.
_ _ [G] And through some [Ab] strange _ transaction, [G] _ [C] one was printed _ [B] in [D] the times.
[A] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ And [Bm] everybody's searching _ _ [C] for the king of [F] underground.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] Well, they found him down [C] in Florida [G] with _ [C] a [D] tombstone [G] for a crown. _ _
_ _ Now everybody _ [D] knows a line [A] _ [C] from his books that cost [D] $4.99.
_ _ [C] _
I wonder if [D] he knows he's [C] doing _ quite [A] _ _ [G] just fine.
_ Because his books, [Bm] they're all [C] best sellers.
_ [G] _ _ [C] His poems were turned to [D] song. _ _
They [G] had his brother _ on [C] a talk show, _ [G] _ [C] though they never got [D] along.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
Now he's [Bm] called immortal. _ _
[C] Hell, he's _ even [Fm] taught in school.
_ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] They say he [D] _ [C] used his talents, [D] _ _ [C] _ a [D] most [Am] proficient [G] tool.
_ _ But he left [D] all of [C] his [G] royalty _ [C] to _ Spooner, his [D] old hound.
_ _ [G] Growing old on [D] steak [C] and bacon [G] in _ [C] a doghouse tent [D] he'd around. _ _
_ [Em] _ _ And everybody [Bm] _
wondered, _ [C] did he really lose [F] his mind?
[C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] No, he was [C] just a poet [G] who _ [C] _ _
[D] lived before [Am] his [G] time. _ _ _
_ _ He was [C] just a poet _ [G] _ _ [C] who lived _
_ [D] before _ _ his [G] _
_ [D] time.
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ That's for Gamble Rogers.
_ _ _ _ Good night.
_ _ [F] See you on the beach. _ _ _