{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":62755,"song":"Death Of An Unpopular Poet","artist":"Jimmy Buffett","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/62755-death-of-an-unpopular-poet-chords-by-jimmy-buffett/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/62755?type=chord","rating":4.60718,"votes":60,"content":"From: tim@ins.infonet.net (Tim Nemec)\r\n\r\nHere's a stab at one of my favorite Buffet songs.  Corrections and\r\nsuggestions are welcomed.  The slash notation for those unfamiliar\r\nwith it just indicates the bass note played with the chord. For\r\nexample G/F# is a G chord with an F# bass note\r\n\r\nUse this G\r\n3 2 0 0 3 3\r\n\r\n\r\nDeath Of An Unpopular Poet  (Jimmy Buffet)\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G/F#[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C/B[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   I once knew a poet, who lived before his time[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]G/F#[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]C/B[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   He and his dog Spooner, who listened while he rhymed[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]C/B[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   Words to make ya happy, words to make you cry[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G/F#[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   Then one day the poet suddenly did die[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G/F#[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]C/B[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut he left behind a closet, filled with verse and rhyme[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]G/F#[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThrough some strange transaction one was[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]       [ch]C/B[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nprinted in the Times[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]C/B[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd everybody searchin for the king of underground[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]G/F#[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell they found him down in Florida, with a[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\ntombstone for a crown[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C/B[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   And everybody knows the lines[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]C/B[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   From his book that costs $4.99[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]C/B[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   And I wonder if he knows he's doin[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   Quite this fine[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]G/F#[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCause his books are all best sellers,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]C/B[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nhis poems were turned to songs[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G/F#[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]C/B[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHad his brother on a talk show, though they never got along[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]C/B[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]F/E[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd now he's called immortal, yes he's even taught in school[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G/F#[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey say he used his talent, a most proficient tool[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n   But he left all of his royalties, to Spooner his old hound\r\n   Growin old on steak and bacon, in a dog house 10 feet 'round\r\n   And everybody wonders, did he really lose his mind\r\n   No, he was just a poet who lived before his time.\r\n\r\n   He was just a poet who lived before his time.","plain_text":"From: tim@ins.infonet.net (Tim Nemec)\n\nHere's a stab at one of my favorite Buffet songs.  Corrections and\nsuggestions are welcomed.  The slash notation for those unfamiliar\nwith it just indicates the bass note played with the chord. For\nexample G/F# is a G chord with an F# bass note\n\nUse this G\n3 2 0 0 3 3\n\n\nDeath Of An Unpopular Poet  (Jimmy Buffet)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n   But he left all of his royalties, to Spooner his old hound\n   Growin old on steak and bacon, in a dog house 10 feet 'round\n   And everybody wonders, did he really lose his mind\n   No, he was just a poet who lived before his time.\n\n   He was just a poet who lived before his time.","chords":["G/F","G","F","G/F#","C","C/B","D","Em","Bm","F/E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}