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] N.C.
We wanted everything, wanted everything
Pre-Chorus
[F] [Aaug] [Dm] [Bbm6]
Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated
[F] [Aaug] [Dm] [Bbm6]
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] N.C.
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] N.C.
Stay up on that rise and never come down
Pre-Chorus
[F] [Aaug] [Dm] [Bbm6]
Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated
[F] [Aaug] [Dm] [Bbm6]
All tied up, no more love and I'd hate to see you waiting
[F] [Aaug] [Dm] [Bbm6]
They say it's all been done but they haven't seen the best of me - e - e - e
[F] [Aaug] [Dm] [Bbm6]
So I got one more run and it's gonna be a sight to see - e - e - e
[Acapella]
N.C.
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision
Always had high, high hopes
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Didn't know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
Always had high, high hopes
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
