Tom: Am
F9|C|Am|G
[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 G
Always had high, high hopes
[Verse 1]
F
Mama said
C
Fulfill the prophecy
Am
Be something great
G
Go make a legacy
F
Manifest destiny
C
Back in the days
Am G
We wanted everything, wanted everything
F
Mama said
C
Burn your biographies
Am
Rewrite your history
G
Light up your wildish dreams
F C
Museum victories, everyday
Am G
We wanted everything, wanted everything
[Pre-Chorus]
C E Am D/F#
Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated
C E Am D/F#
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 G
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 G
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 G
We wanted everything, wanted everything
F C
Stay up on that rise
Am G F
Stay up on that rise and never come down never come down
C
Stay up on that rise
Am G
Stay up on that rise and never come down
[Pre-Chorus]
C E Am D/F#
Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated
C E Am D/F#
All tied up, no more love and I'd hate to see you waiting
C E Am D/F#
They say it's all been done but they haven't seen the best of me - e - e - e
C E Am D/F#
So I got one more run and it's gonna be a sight to see - e - e - e
[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 G
Always had high, high hopes
