High Hopes

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