Intro: D A/C# Bm A Verse 1: Am F Mr. Hughes how are Dm you? I know it's G been a while But C I've been dying Am trying to capture F a billion smiles Am People like us F Dm we are always G misunderstood Though there's C ups and downs Am the bad outshines F the good Refrain: Am Howard you're a F Am 10 but I'm not F sure this ends Em well Hold it F G close to your heart Chorus 1: C What ever happened Em F G to Howard Hughes? C I guess life wasn't Em F G good to you you Am C gave it all you got Em 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 C 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 Interlude: C Em F G# x2 C-- Verse 2: Am People say we're F done for we're Dm G liabilities But C I brought property Am on nothing left F between genius and Am insanity You wrote F the books on brains Dm and wealth and looks G But hell in both our times free C thinkers only Am thrive in F 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: C What ever happened Em F G to Howard Hughes? C I guess life wasn't Em F G good to you you Am C gave it all you got Em 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 C 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