Published: 2019-05-29 14:53 Selection chords: Ethan Cooper
Tonality
Intro: FCAmGFCAmEm
Chorus:
FC
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
AmG
Shooting for the stars when I couldnʼt make a killing
FC
Didnʼt have a dime but I always had a vision
AmEm
Always had high, high hopes
FC
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
AmG
Didnʼt know how but I always had a feeling
FC
I was gonna be that one in a million
AmEm
Always had high, high hopes
Verse:
F
Mama said
C
Fulfill the prophecy
Am
Be something greater
G
Go make a legacy
F
Manifest destiny
C
Back in the days
AmEm
We wanted everything, wanted everything
F
Mama said
C
Burn your biographies
Am
Rewrite your history
G
Light up your wildest dreams
FC
Museum victories, everyday
Am
We wanted everything, wanted everything
Pre-Chorus:
CE7AmFm
Mama said donʼt give up, itʼs a little complicated
CE7AmFm
All tied up, no more love and Iʼd hate to see you waiting
Chorus:
FC
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
AmG
Shooting for the stars when I couldnʼt make a killing
FC
Didnʼt have a dime but I always had a vision
AmEm
Always had high, high hopes
FC
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
AmG
Didnʼt know how but I always had a feeling
FC
I was gonna be that one in a million
Am
Always had high, high hopes
Verse:
F
Mama said
C
Itʼs uphill for oddities
Am
The stranger crusaders
G
Ainʼt ever wannabes
F
The weird and the novelties
C
Donʼt ever change
AmEm
We wanted everything, wanted everything
FC
Stay up on that rise
AmG
Stay up on that rise and never come down
FC
Stay up on that rise
Am
Stay up on that rise and never come down
Pre-chorus:
CE7AmFm
Mama said donʼt give up, itʼs a little complicated
CE7AmFm
All tied up, no more love and Iʼd hate to see you waiting
C
They say itʼs all been done
E7AmFm
But they havenʼt seen the best of me - e - e - e
CE7
So I got one more run and itʼs gonna be
AmFm
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:
FC
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
AmG
Shooting for the stars when I couldnʼt make a killing
FC
Didnʼt have a dime but I always had a vision
AmEm
Always had high, high hopes
FC
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
AmG
Didnʼt know how but I always had a feeling
FC
I was gonna be that one in a million
AmEm
Always had high, high hopes