High Hopes

Intro: F C Am G
       F C Am Em

Chorus:
            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

Verse 1:
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                 N.C.
We wanted everything, wanted everything

Pre-Chorus:
     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

Chorus:
            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              N.C.
Always had high, high hopes

Verse 2:
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


[Pre-Chorus]
     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

Acapella:
N/С
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:
            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