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