Howard Hughes Blues Chords by John Hartford | Songsterr Tabs with Rhythm

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

C F Em Am F C Am F C G C

CI wanna sing you a song about Vegas town and pFoor old Howard Hughes

EmLocked up there in his Amhotel suite tFrying to find his sChoes

WAmell hes got so much toF lose

COld Howard HuGghes and all his blCues

CHis Nurses and his chauffeurs they sFtand around and sigh

EmWatch the door and Amwait on him whaFtevers on his miCnd

AnAmd thats a hell of a lot Fto do

CTo guard old Howard HuGghes and all his bClues

CAnd if he didnt have a nickel

FIf he didnt have a dime

EmHe could do whatever he Amdamn well please

FHe could do it all the tCime

EmBut success is just a Ammess of overdue nFews (?)

CFor old Howard HugGhes and all his blCues

CHes always in the papers hes alFways on the news

EmBut no one knows whose HughAes are Who (?) Or Feven whats the trCuth

Amor who is getting screwFed

and its tChem and you know Gwho and all his bClues

CWay down yonder on the Vegas strip where the reFgular people pass

EmI heard some say hes not tooAm well

FI heard hes sinking fCast

AmBut those are unofficial sourFces to the news

CAbout poor old Howard HuGghes and all his bClues

CAnd if he didnt have a nickel

FIf he didnt have a dime

EmHe could do whatever he Amdamn well please

FHe could do it all the tCime

EmBut success is just a Ammess of overdue neFws (?)

CFor old Howard HuGghes and all his blCues

CNow a bunch folks are writtin books about him

FAnd some of them are awful long

EmI didnt really have that Ammuch time so I thFought Id just write this sCong

AmGotta get me in a few licks tFoo

CAbout old Howard HuGghes and all his bClues

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CAnd if he didnt have a nickel

FIf he didnt have a dime

EmHe could do whatever he Amdamn well please

FHe could do it all the tCime

EmBut success is just a Ammess of overdue neFws (?)

CFor old Howard HuGghes and all his bClues