Intro
D A/C# Bm A
Verse 1:
Am F
Mr. Hughes how are
Dm
you? I know it's
G
been a while But
C
I've been dying
Am
trying to capture
F
a billion smiles
Am
People like us
F Dm
we are always
G
misunderstood
Though there's
C
ups and downs
Am
the bad outshines
F
the good
Refrain:
Am
Howard you're a
F Am
10 but I'm not
F
sure this ends
Em
well Hold it
F G
close to your heart
Chorus 1:
C
What ever happened
Em F G
to Howard Hughes?
C
I guess life wasn't
Em F G
good to you you
Am C
gave it all you got
Em
And still they threw
F G Am
you out for being you
B C
Even if our success
Em F G
was as good as dead
C
our worst critics
Em F
were in our head
G Am C
Society don't accept
Em F
me or you and all
G Am B
our friends agree
Interlude: C Em F G# x2 C--
Verse 2:
Am
People say we're
F
done for we're
Dm G
liabilities But
C
I brought property
Am
on nothing left
F
between genius and
Am
insanity You wrote
F
the books on brains
Dm
and wealth and looks
G
But hell in both
our times free
C
thinkers only
Am
thrive in
F
history books
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
C Em F G#
Howard my dear was
C Em
it films and planes
F G#
that made you this
C Em F G#
way Howard my dear
C Em
they spoke and
F G#
we're jokes
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus 2:
C
What ever happened
Em F G
to Howard Hughes?
C
I guess life wasn't
Em F G
good to you you
Am C
gave it all you got
Em
And still they threw
F G Am
you out for being you
B C
Even if our success
Em F G
was as good as dead
C
our worst critics
Em F
were in our head
G Am C
Society don't accept
Em F
me or you and all
G Am B(hold)
our friends agree