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Verse 1
(G major) Most (C major) everyone I knew
put the whole (G major) gray family down (C major)
They were (G major) the poorest family
in (D major) that little country town (G major)
Howard always looked too big
(D major) in his (C major) funny ragged (G major) clothes
The kids all laughed at him
and someone always (D major) turned
up their nose (G major)
Howard set a cross for me
in the 7th (C major) grade at school
(G major) I didn't like it much
but mama (D major) taught the golden rule (G major)
So when (E minor) the spitball (E major) s flew at him
I nev (C major) er would join in (G major)
I (C major) guess that was the (G major) reason
Howard thought (D major) I was his friend (G major)
After things had quietened down,
some (C major) times I'd turn (G major) an d see
The grateful eyes of Howard Gray
look (D major) ing back at me (G major) (C major)
(D major) Howard Gray, oh (C major) Howard Gray
(G major) Somehow (C major) they got their (G major) kicks out
of treating you that (D major) way
Deep (G major) down I kind of liked you,
but (C major) I was too afraid
(G major) To be a friend to you, (D major) Howard Ray (G major)
One day after lunch
I went to comb (C major) my hair and saw
(G major) They had Howard pinned
against a (D major) locker in the hall (G major)
They were poking fun at him
about (C major) the big hole in his (G major) shirt
They had his left arm twisted back
(D major) while I was shooting (G major) birds
To (E minor) this day I can't explain
and (C major) I won't try to (G major) guess
Just (C major) how it was (G major) that I wound
up liv (D major) in' harder
than all (G major) the rest
I laughed until I cried
but through my tears (C major) I still could (G major) see
The tear -stained eyes of Howard Gray
look (D major) in' back at me (G major) (C major)
(D major) Howard Gray, (C major) oh Howard Gray
(G major) I (C major) can't believe I (G major) joined them (D major) all
in (G major) treating you that (D major) way
I (G major) wanted to apologize, but I (C major) was too afraid (G major)
Of what they'd think of me (D major) I would (G major) pray
Now from that day on,
after I'd (C major) made fun of him
(G major) He never looked my way
and never smiled (D major) at me again (G major)
Not much longer after that his
(C major) family moved away
(G major) That's the last I ever saw
(D major) or heard of Howard Gray (G major)
Now (E minor) that was 40 years ago
and still (C major) I haven't found
(G major) Just why (C major) we'll kick a brother (G major) or
a sister when they're (D major) down
I (G major) know it might sound crazy
but (C major) now and then I dream
(G major) About the eyes of Howard Gray
(D major) looking back at (G major) me
(D major) Howard Gray, oh (C major) Howard Gray, (G major)
I've (C major) never quite forgiven (G major) us
for treating you that (D major) way.
I (G major) hope that maybe somehow
you'll (C major) hear this song someday, (G major)
you'll know that I'm sorry (D major) .
Howard Gray, (G major)
we'll probably never meet again,
all (C major) I can do is (G major) pray.
May (G major) you (G major) and God (D major) forgive us,
Howard Gray.
(G major)
Howard Gray
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