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Howard Hughes Blues

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Intro:
C F E Am F C E Am F C G C
CI wanna sing you a song about Vegas town and pFoor old Howard Hughes
ELocked up there in his Amhotel suite tFrying to find his sChoes
Well he’s Egot so much to Amlose…
FOld Howard HuCghes and Gall his bluCes
CHis Nurses and his chauffeurs they sFtand around and sigh
EWatch the door and Amwait on him whaFtever’s on his miCnd
And that’s a Ehell of a lot to Amdo…
To Fguard old Howard CHughes and Gall his Cblues
Chorus:
FAnd if he didn’t have a nickel 
FIf he didn’t have a dime
He could Cdo whatever he damn well please
He could Edo it all the Amtime
FBut success is just a mess of overduCe news (?) …
FFor old Howard HugChes and Gall his bluCes
CHe’s always in the papers he’s alFways on the news
EBut no one knows whose HugAmhes are Who (?) Or Feven what’s the trCuth 
Eor who is getting screAmwed…
and it’s tFhem and you know Cwho and Gall his blCues
CWay down yonder on the Vegas strip where the reFgular people pass
EI heard some say he’s Amnot too well
FI heard he’s sinking fCast
But those are Eunofficial sources to the neAmws…
About Fpoor old Howard CHughes and Gall his blCues
Chorus:
FAnd if he didn’t have a nickel 
FIf he didn’t have a dime
He could Cdo whatever he damn well please
He could Edo it all the Amtime
FBut success is just a mess of overduCe news (?) …
FFor old Howard HugChes and Gall his bluCes
CNow a bunch folks are writtin’ books about him
And Fsome of them are awful long
I Edidn’t really have Amthat much time so I tFhought I’d just write this Csong
EGotta get me in a few licks Amtoo…
FAbout old Howard HuCghes and Gall his blCues
Chorus:  (X2)
FAnd if he didn’t have a nickel 
FIf he didn’t have a dime
He could Cdo whatever he damn well please
He could Edo it all the Amtime
FBut success is just a mess of overduCe news (?) …
FFor old Howard HugChes and Gall his bluCes

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Howard Hughes Blues

by John Hartford

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Intro:

C F E Am F C E Am F C G C

C F

I wanna sing you a song about Vegas town and poor old Howard Hughes

E Am F C

Locked up there in his hotel suite trying to find his shoes

E Am

Well he’s got so much to lose…

F C G C

Old Howard Hughes and all his blues

C F

His Nurses and his chauffeurs they stand around and sigh

E Am F C

Watch the door and wait on him whatever’s on his mind

E Am

And that’s a hell of a lot to do…

F C G C

To guard old Howard Hughes and all his blues

Chorus:

And if he didn’t have a nickel

If he didn’t have a dime

He could do whatever he damn well please

E Am

He could do it all the time

F C

But success is just a mess of overdue news (?) …

F C G C

For old Howard Hughes and all his blues

C F

He’s always in the papers he’s always on the news

E Am F C

But no one knows whose Hughes are Who (?) Or even what’s the truth

E Am

or who is getting screwed…

F C G C

and it’s them and you know who and all his blues

C F

Way down yonder on the Vegas strip where the regular people pass

E Am

I heard some say he’s not too well

F C

I heard he’s sinking fast

E Am

But those are unofficial sources to the news…

F C G C

About poor old Howard Hughes and all his blues

Chorus:

And if he didn’t have a nickel

If he didn’t have a dime

He could do whatever he damn well please

E Am

He could do it all the time

F C

But success is just a mess of overdue news (?) …

F C G C

For old Howard Hughes and all his blues

Now a bunch folks are writtin’ books about him

And some of them are awful long

E Am F C

I didn’t really have that much time so I thought I’d just write this song

E Am

Gotta get me in a few licks too…

F C G C

About old Howard Hughes and all his blues

Chorus: (X2)

And if he didn’t have a nickel

If he didn’t have a dime

He could do whatever he damn well please

E Am

He could do it all the time

F C

But success is just a mess of overdue news (?) …

F C G C

For old Howard Hughes and all his blues

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