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.
Im 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 hes 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 whatevers on his mind
Am F
And thats a hell of a lot to do
C G C
To guard old Howard Hughes and all his blues
Chorus:
C
And if he didnt have a nickel
F
If he didnt 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
Hes always in the papers hes always on the news
Em A F C
But no one knows whose Hughes are Who (?) Or even whats the truth
Am F
or who is getting screwed
C G C
and its 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 hes not too well
F C
I heard hes 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 didnt have a nickel
F
If he didnt 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 didnt really have that much time so I thought Id 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 didnt have a nickel
F
If he didnt 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
