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