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