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