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