IntroBbFDmCBbFDmAmChorusBbF
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
DmC
Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing
BbF
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision
DmAm
Always had high, high hopes
BbF
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
DmC
Didn't know how but I always had a feeling
BbF
I was gonna be that one in a million
DmAm
Always had high, high hopes
Verse 1Bb
Mama said
F
Fulfill the prophecy
Dm
Be something greater
C
Go make a legacy
Bb
Manifest destiny
F
Back in the days
DmAm
We wanted everything, wanted everything
Bb
Mama said
F
Burn your biographies
Dm
Rewrite your history
C
Light up your wildest dreams
BbF
Museum victories, everyday
DmAm
We wanted everything, wanted everything
Pre-ChorusFADmBbm
Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated
FADmBbm
All tied up, no more love and I'd hate to see you waiting
ChorusBbF
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
DmC
Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing
BbF
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision
DmAm
Always had high, high hopes
BbF
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
DmC
Didn't know how but I always had a feeling
BbF
I was gonna be that one in a million
DmAm
Always had high, high hopes
Verse 2Bb
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
DmAm
We wanted everything, wanted everything
BbF
Stay up on that rise
DmC
Stay up on that rise and never come down
BbF
Stay up on that rise
Dm
Stay up on that rise and never come down
Pre-ChorusFADmBbm
Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated
FADmBbm
All tied up, no more love and I'd hate to see you waiting
FADmBbm
They say it's all been done but they haven't seen the best of me
FADmBbm
So I got one more run and it's gonna be a sight to see
ChorusBbF
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
DmC
Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing
BbF
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision
DmAm
Always had high, high hopes
BbF
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
DmC
Didn't know how but I always had a feeling
BbF
I was gonna be that one in a million
DmAm
Always had high, high hopes
BbF
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
DmC
Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing
BbF
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision
DmAm
Always had high, high hopes
BbF
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
DmC
Didn't know how but I always had a feeling
BbF
I was gonna be that one in a million
DmAm
Always had high, high hopes
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