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Key: A, C
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 D-    xx0232
 A/C#- x476xx
 Bm-   x24432
 B-    x24442
 A-    x02220
 Am-   x02210
 F-    133211
 Dm-   xx0231
 G-    320003
 C-    x32010
 Am-   x02210
 Em-   022000
 G#-   466544
Intro:  D   A/C#   Bm  A  
Verse 1:
  AmMr. Hughes how Fare
you? I Dmknow it's
been a Gwhile But
I've been Cdying
trying to Amcapture
a billion sFmiles
  AmPeople like us
Fwe are alDmways
misundersGtood
Though there's
Cups and downs
the Ambad outshines
the Fgood
Refrain:
AmHoward you're a
F10 but I'm Amnot
sure this Fends
well EmHold it
Fclose Gto your heart
Chorus 1:
  CWhat ever happened
to EmHoward FHughes?G  
  CI guess life wasn't
Emgood to Fyou Gyou
Amgave it all you Cgot
And still they Emthrew
you Fout Gfor being Amyou
BEven Cif our success
was as Emgood as FdeadG  
  Cour worst critics
were Emin our Fhead
GSoAmciety don't Caccept
me or Emyou and Fall
our Gfriends aAmgreeB  
Interlude:  C   Em   F   G#x2 C--
Verse 2:
  AmPeople say we're
Fdone for we're
DmliabiliGties But
I brought Cproperty
on Amnothing left
between Fgenius and
insanity You Amwrote
the books on Fbrains
and wealth and Dmlooks
But hell in Gboth
our times free
Cthinkers only
Amthrive in
history Fbooks
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
  CHoEmward Fmy dear G#was
it Cfilms and Emplanes
that Fmade you G#this
Cway HoEmward Fmy dearG#  
Cthey spoke Emand
Fwe're jokesG#  
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus 2:
  CWhat ever happened
to EmHoward FHughes?G  
  CI guess life wasn't
Emgood to Fyou Gyou
Amgave it all you Cgot
And still they Emthrew
you Fout Gfor being Amyou
BEven Cif our success
was as Emgood as FdeadG  
  Cour worst critics
were Emin our Fhead
GSoAmciety don't Caccept
me or Emyou and Fall
    G        Am  B(hold)
our friends agree

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Howard

by Bayside

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

Key: A, C

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- xx0232

A/C#

- x476xx

- x24432

- x24442

- x02220

- x02210

- 133211

- xx0231

- 320003

- x32010

- x02210

- 022000

- 466544

D A/C# Bm A

Intro:

Verse 1:

Am F

Mr. Hughes how are

you? I know it's

been a while But

I've been dying

trying to capture

a billion smiles

People like us

F Dm

we are always

misunderstood

Though there's

ups and downs

the bad outshines

the good

Refrain:

Howard you're a

F Am

10 but I'm not

sure this ends

well Hold it

F G

close to your heart

Chorus 1:

What ever happened

Em F G

to Howard Hughes?

I guess life wasn't

Em F G

good to you you

Am C

gave it all you got

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

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

C Em F G#

Interlude: x2 C--

Verse 2:

People say we're

done for we're

Dm G

liabilities But

I brought property

on nothing left

between genius and

insanity You wrote

the books on brains

and wealth and looks

But hell in both

our times free

thinkers only

thrive in

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:

What ever happened

Em F G

to Howard Hughes?

I guess life wasn't

Em F G

good to you you

Am C

gave it all you got

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

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

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