Key:
Chorus:
[Intro]
Bb F Dm C
Bb F Dm Am
[Chorus]
Bb
F
Had to have high,
high hopes for a
living
Dm
C
Shooting for the
stars when I
couldn't make a
killing
Bb
F
Didn't have a dime
but I always had a
vision
Dm
Am
Always had high,
high hopes
Bb
F
Had to have high,
high hopes for a
living
Dm
C
Didn't know how but
I always had a
feeling
Bb
F
I was gonna be that
one in a million
Dm
Am
Always had high,
high hopes
[Verse 1]
Bb
Mama said
F
Fulfill the
prophecy
Dm
Be something
greater
C
Go make a legacy
Bb
Manifest destiny
F
Back in the days
Dm
Am
We wanted
everything, wanted
everything
Bb
Mama said
F
Burn your
biographies
Dm
Rewrite your
history
C
Light up your
wildest dreams
Bb
F
Museum victories,
everyday
Dm
Am
We wanted
everything, wanted
everything
[Pre-Chorus]
F
A Dm
Bbm
Mama said don't give
up, it's a little
complicated
F
A Dm
Bbm
All tied up, no more
love and I'd hate to
see you waiting
[Chorus]
Bb
F
Had to have high,
high hopes for a
living
Dm
C
Shooting for the
stars when I
couldn't make a
killing
Bb
F
Didn't have a dime
but I always had a
vision
Dm
Am
Always had high,
high hopes
Bb
F
Had to have high,
high hopes for a
living
Dm
C
Didn't know how but
I always had a
feeling
Bb
F
I was gonna be that
one in a million
Dm
Am
Always had high,
high hopes
[Verse 2]
Bb
Mama said
F
It's uphill for
oddities
Dm
The stranger
crusaders
C
Ain't ever
wannabes
Bb
The weird and the
novelties
F
Don't ever change
Dm
Am
We wanted
everything, wanted
everything
Bb F
Stay up on that
rise
Dm
C
Stay up on that rise
and never come
down
Bb F
Stay up on that
rise
Dm
Stay up on that rise
and never come
down
[Pre-Chorus]
F
A Dm
Bbm
Mama said don't give
up, it's a little
complicated
F
A Dm
Bbm
All tied up, no more
love and I'd hate to
see you waiting
F
A
Dm Bbm
They say it's all
been done but they
haven't seen the
best of me
F
A
Dm
Bbm
So I got one more
run and it's gonna
be a sight to see
[Chorus]
Bb
F
Had to have high,
high hopes for a
living
Dm
C
Shooting for the
stars when I
couldn't make a
killing
Bb
F
Didn't have a dime
but I always had a
vision
Dm
Am
Always had high,
high hopes
Bb
F
Had to have high,
high hopes for a
living
Dm
C
Didn't know how but
I always had a
feeling
Bb
F
I was gonna be that
one in a million
Dm
Am
Always had high,
high hopes
Bb
F
Had to have high,
high hopes for a
living
Dm
C
Shooting for the
stars when I
couldn't make a
killing
Bb
F
Didn't have a dime
but I always had a
vision
Dm
Am
Always had high,
high hopes
Bb
F
Had to have high,
high hopes for a
living
Dm
C
Didn't know how but
I always had a
feeling
Bb
F
I was gonna be that
one in a million
Dm
Am
Always had high,
high hopes |
