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