High Hopes

[Intro]
A   E   C#m   B
A   E   C#m   G#m
 
[Chorus]
            A                     E
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
                 C#m                           B
Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing
              A                      E
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision
           C#m              G#m
Always had high, high hopes
 
            A                     E
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
            C#m                     B
Didn't know how but I always had a feeling
            A                E
I was gonna be that one in a million
           C#m              G#m
Always had high, high hopes
 
[Verse 1]
A
Mama said
E
  Fulfill the prophecy
C#m
Be something greater
B
  Go make a legacy
A
Manifest destiny
E
Back in the days
          C#m                 G#m
We wanted everything, wanted everything
 
A
Mama said
E
  Burn your biographies
C#m
Rewrite your history
B
Light up your wildest dreams
A                E
Museum victories, everyday
          C#m                 
We wanted everything, wanted everything
 
[Pre-Chorus]
     E               G#aug       C#m         Am6
Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated
         E           G#aug         C#m              Am6
All tied up, no more love and I'd hate to see you waiting
 
[Chorus]
            A                     E
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
                 C#m                           B
Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing
              A                      E
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision
           C#m              G#m
Always had high, high hopes
 
            A                     E
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
            C#m                     B
Didn't know how but I always had a feeling
            A               E
I was gonna be that one in a million
           C#m             
Always had high, high hopes
 
[Verse 2]
A
Mama said
E
It's uphill for oddities
    C#m
The stranger crusaders
B
  Ain't ever wannabes
    A
The weird and the novelties
E
Don't ever change
          C#m                 G#m
We wanted everything, wanted everything
 
A                E
  Stay up on that rise
                C#m                  B
Stay up on that rise and never come down
A                E
  Stay up on that rise
                C#m                 
Stay up on that rise and never come down
 
[Pre-Chorus]
     E               G#aug       C#m         Am6
Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated
         E           G#aug         C#m              Am6
All tied up, no more love and I'd hate to see you waiting
              E                      G#aug                     C#m           Am6
They say it's all been done but they haven't seen the best of me - e - e - e
         E                     G#aug                C#m            Am6
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]
            A                     E
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
                 C#m                           B
Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing
              A                      E
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision
           C#m         G#m
Always had high, high hopes
 
            A                     E
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
            C#m                     B
Didn't know how but I always had a feeling
            A               E
I was gonna be that one in a million
           C#m         G#m
Always had high, high hopes