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