Howard Hughes chords by
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Key: E major
Verse 1
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Do you know anything about Howard
Hughes?
Howard Hughes is a millionaire.
He's the first man,
he made the greatest record
around the world.
Here at Lake.
He made an airplane,
he flew in it the first time.
And he made a trip around the world.
And you have a song about it.
That's right.
Why don't you sing that?
Now Howard Hughes was a millionaire
and he made him an airplane.
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And the girl he was going with at that time
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was, um, Catherine.
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An d, uh, when he got up in the air,
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he had a friend.
And he carried him along.
And he went so fast around the world,
when he'd come back,
I made a little song.
Let me tell you about speed,
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speed is made in a time of need.
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Get up in the morning and
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put on your shoes,
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you can read about how I would
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use the Lord.
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When Howard Hughes left
Floyd Bennett Field,
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up in the air he began to rock and reel
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All along, up in the air,
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he'd speak to his friends
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About that world he felt so alone
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By that worldly vow,
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he was sweet to his friends,
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by that worldly vow.
Howard Hughes was a millionaire.
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He said, I want to take my little trip
up in the air.
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He'd take a trip all around this world,
to try to beat your record.
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Love that Gretlin boy, oh Lord
Love that Gretlin boy
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Party beat the record
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Love that Gretlin boy
Katharine Hepburn was at
home on her knees
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Howard Hughes was in there
He was fighting with speed
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Howard Hughes got back home
And he fell on the air
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He said, look at your gal
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Going to that Worley Fair, oh Lord
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Goin' to that woody fair,
just look at your gal,
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goin' to that woody fair.
When did this happen, Hughley?
That was done just before
the fair come in.
That was the year before last
when he made that trip
around the world.
Well, that was the New York Fair.
That's right.

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