Bayside - Howard: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Howard" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Howard Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bayside

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Howard" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Am              F
Mr. Hughes how are
       Dm
you? I know it's
         G
been a while But
           C
I've been dying
           Am
trying to capture
             F
a billion smiles
Am
People like us
F        Dm
we are always
          G
misunderstood
Though there's
C
ups and downs
    Am
the bad outshines
     F
the good

Am
Howard you're a
F          Am
10 but I'm not
          F
sure this ends
     Em
well Hold it
F      G
close to your heart

Chorus:
C
What ever happened
    Em     F      G
to Howard Hughes?
C
I guess life wasn't
Em       F   G
good to you you
Am               C
gave it all you got
               Em
And still they threw
     F   G         Am
you out for being you
B   C
Even if our success
        Em      F   G
was as good as dead
C
our worst critics
     Em      F
were in our head
G Am          C
Society don't accept
      Em      F
me or you and all
      G       Am  B
our friends agree

People say we're done for
we're liabilities
But I brought property
on the thin line
Between genius and insanity
You wrote the books on brains
and wealth and looks
Ahead of both our times
free thinkers only thrive
in history books

Howard you're a 10 but
I'm not sure this ends well
Hold it close to your heart

Chorus

C  Em   F       G#
Howard my dear was
    C         Em
it films and planes
      F        G#
that made you this
 C     Em   F     G#
way Howard my dear
C         Em
they spoke and
 F          G#
we're jokes

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

B

Guitar chord B

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Howard" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Howard" by Bayside.