Death Of An Unpopular Poet

G G/F# C G C C/B D I once knew a poet, who lived before his time G G/F# C G C C/B D He and his dog Spooner, who listened while he rhymed Em Bm C C/B F F/E D Words to make ya happy, words to make you cry G G/F# C G C D G C G Then one day the poet suddenly did die But he left behind a closet, filled with verse and rhyme Through some strange transaction one was printed in the Times And everybody searchin for the king of underground Well they found him down in Florida, with a tombstone for a crown C C/B D And everybody knows the lines C C/B D From his book that costs $4.99 C C/B D And I wonder if he knows he's doin C G Quite this fine