Published: 2019-05-29 14:53 Selection chords: Ethan Cooper
1
Intro: F#C#A#mG#F#C#A#mFm
Chorus:
F#C#
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
A#mG#
Shooting for the stars when I couldnʼt make a killing
F#C#
Didnʼt have a dime but I always had a vision
A#mFm
Always had high, high hopes
F#C#
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
A#mG#
Didnʼt know how but I always had a feeling
F#C#
I was gonna be that one in a million
A#mFm
Always had high, high hopes
Verse:
F#
Mama said
C#
Fulfill the prophecy
A#m
Be something greater
G#
Go make a legacy
F#
Manifest destiny
C#
Back in the days
A#mFm
We wanted everything, wanted everything
F#
Mama said
C#
Burn your biographies
A#m
Rewrite your history
G#
Light up your wildest dreams
F#C#
Museum victories, everyday
A#m
We wanted everything, wanted everything
Pre-Chorus:
C#F7A#mF#m
Mama said donʼt give up, itʼs a little complicated
C#F7A#mF#m
All tied up, no more love and Iʼd hate to see you waiting
Chorus:
F#C#
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
A#mG#
Shooting for the stars when I couldnʼt make a killing
F#C#
Didnʼt have a dime but I always had a vision
A#mFm
Always had high, high hopes
F#C#
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
A#mG#
Didnʼt know how but I always had a feeling
F#C#
I was gonna be that one in a million
A#m
Always had high, high hopes
Verse:
F#
Mama said
C#
Itʼs uphill for oddities
A#m
The stranger crusaders
G#
Ainʼt ever wannabes
F#
The weird and the novelties
C#
Donʼt ever change
A#mFm
We wanted everything, wanted everything
F#C#
Stay up on that rise
A#mG#
Stay up on that rise and never come down
F#C#
Stay up on that rise
A#m
Stay up on that rise and never come down
Pre-chorus:
C#F7A#mF#m
Mama said donʼt give up, itʼs a little complicated
C#F7A#mF#m
All tied up, no more love and Iʼd hate to see you waiting
C#
They say itʼs all been done
F7A#mF#m
But they havenʼt seen the best of me - e - e - e
C#F7
So I got one more run and itʼs gonna be
A#mF#m
A sight to see - e - e - e
N.C.
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Shooting for the stars when I couldnʼt make a killing
Didnʼt have a dime but I always had a vision
Always had high, high hopes
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Didnʼt 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
A#mG#
Shooting for the stars when I couldnʼt make a killing
F#C#
Didnʼt have a dime but I always had a vision
A#mFm
Always had high, high hopes
F#C#
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
A#mG#
Didnʼt know how but I always had a feeling
F#C#
I was gonna be that one in a million
A#mFm
Always had high, high hopes