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:
CF EmAm FC AmF CG C (x32010@1)C (x32010@1)                                           FI (133211@1)wanna sing you a song about Vegas town and poor old Howard Hughes
Em (022000@1)                   Am (x02210@1)         F (133211@1)                C (x32010@1)                                
Locked up there in his hotel suite trying to find his shoes
 Am (x02210@1)        FWell (133211@1)he's got so much to lose 
C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)                COld (x32010@1)Howard Hughes and all his blues


C (x32010@1)                                 FHis (133211@1)Nurses and his chauffeurs they stand around and sigh
Em (022000@1)               Am (x02210@1)           F (133211@1)              C (x32010@1)                     
Watch the door and wait on him whatever's on his mind
  Am (x02210@1)                     FAnd (133211@1)that's a hell of a lot to do 
C (x32010@1)                   G (320003@1)               CTo (x32010@1)guard old Howard Hughes and all his blues



Chorus:
CAnd (x32010@1)if he didn't have a nickel 
FIf (133211@1)he didn't have a dime
Em (022000@1)                    AmHe (x02210@1)could do whatever he damn well please
F (133211@1)                     CHe (x32010@1)could do it all the time
Em (022000@1)                  Am (x02210@1)             FBut (133211@1)success is just a mess of overdue news (?)  
C (x32010@1)               G (320003@1)               CFor (x32010@1)old Howard Hughes and all his blues


C (x32010@1)                              FHe's (133211@1)always in the papers he's always on the news
Em (022000@1)                       A (x02220@1)               F (133211@1)               CBut (x32010@1)no one knows whose Hughes are Who (?) Or even what's the truth 
Am (x02210@1)                   For (133211@1)who is getting screwed 
          C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)              Cand (x32010@1)it's them and you know who and all his blues


C (x32010@1)                                            FWay (133211@1)down yonder on the Vegas strip where the regular people pass
Em (022000@1)                         AmI (x02210@1)heard some say he's not too well
F (133211@1)                   CI (x32010@1)heard he's sinking fast
Am (x02210@1)                         FBut (133211@1)those are unofficial sources to the news 
C (x32010@1)                     G (320003@1)               CAbout (x32010@1)poor old Howard Hughes and all his blues


Chorus:
CAnd (x32010@1)if he didn't have a nickel 
FIf (133211@1)he didn't have a dime
Em (022000@1)                    AmHe (x02210@1)could do whatever he damn well please
F (133211@1)                     CHe (x32010@1)could do it all the time
Em (022000@1)                  Am (x02210@1)              FBut (133211@1)success is just a mess of overdue news (?)  
C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)                CFor (x32010@1)old Howard Hughes and all his blues


C (x32010@1)                                                                  
Now a bunch folks are writtin' books about him
FAnd (133211@1)some of them are awful long
Em (022000@1)                      Am (x02210@1)             F (133211@1)                        C (x32010@1)                
I didn't really have that much time so I thought I'd just write this song
Am (x02210@1)                         FGotta (133211@1)get me in a few licks too 

C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)               CAbout (x32010@1)old Howard Hughes and all his blues



Chorus:  (X2)
CAnd (x32010@1)if he didn't have a nickel 
FIf (133211@1)he didn't have a dime
Em (022000@1)                    AmHe (x02210@1)could do whatever he damn well please
F (133211@1)                     CHe (x32010@1)could do it all the time
Em (022000@1)                  Am (x02210@1)              FBut (133211@1)success is just a mess of overdue news (?)  
C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)               CFor (x32010@1)old Howard Hughes and all his blues