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Howard Hughes Blues

John Hartford

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Howard Hughes Blues
John Hartford
www.johnhartford.com
Tab by Arejay156

I noticed John Hartford tabs are really hard to find so here is H.H. Blues.
I�m not sure how correct it is, but it sounds pretty good to me.
Also, some of the lyrics are questionable, but this should be close.


Intro:
C F Em Am F C Am F C G C

C                                             F
I wanna sing you a song about Vegas town and poor old Howard Hughes
Em                     Am           F                  C                                  
Locked up there in his hotel suite trying to find his shoes
 Am		        F
Well he�s got so much to lose�
C            G                  C
Old Howard Hughes and all his blues


C                                   F
His Nurses and his chauffeurs they stand around and sigh
Em                 Am             F                C                       
Watch the door and wait on him whatever�s on his mind
  Am                       F
And that�s a hell of a lot to do�
C                     G                 C
To guard old Howard Hughes and all his blues



Chorus:
C
And if he didn�t have a nickel 
F
If he didn�t have a dime
Em                      Am
He could do whatever he damn well please
F                       C
He could do it all the time
Em                    Am               F
But success is just a mess of overdue news (?) �
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
Em                         A                 F                 C
But no one knows whose Hughes are Who (?) Or even what�s the truth 
Am                     F
or who is getting screwed�
          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
Em                           Am
I heard some say he�s not too well
F                     C
I heard he�s sinking fast
Am                           F
But those are unofficial sources to the news�
C                       G                 C
About poor old Howard Hughes and all his blues


Chorus:
C
And if he didn�t have a nickel 
F
If he didn�t have a dime
Em                      Am
He could do whatever he damn well please
F                       C
He could do it all the time
Em                    Am                F
But success is just a mess of overdue news (?) �
C                G                  C
For old Howard Hughes and all his blues


C                                                                    
Now a bunch folks are writtin� books about him
F
And some of them are awful long
Em                        Am               F                          C                  
I didn�t really have that much time so I thought I�d just write this song
Am                           F
Gotta get me in a few licks too�

C                  G                 C
About old Howard Hughes and all his blues



Chorus:  (X2)
C
And if he didn�t have a nickel 
F
If he didn�t have a dime
Em                      Am
He could do whatever he damn well please
F                       C
He could do it all the time
Em                    Am                F
But success is just a mess of overdue news (?) �
C                G                 C
For old Howard Hughes and all his blues

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Howard Hughes Blues

John Hartford