[Intro]
Bb   F   Dm   C
Bb   F   Dm   Am
[Refrain]
            Bb                     F 
Had to have high, high hopes for a living 
                 Dm                           C 
Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing 
              Bb                      F 
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision 
           Dm              Am 
Always had high, high hopes  
            Bb                     F 
Had to have high, high hopes for a living 
            Dm                     C 
Didn't know how but I always had a feeling 
            Bb                F 
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                 Am 
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                 N.C. 
We wanted everything, wanted everything
[Pre-Refrain]
     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
[Refrain]
            Bb                     F 
Had to have high, high hopes for a living 
                 Dm                           C 
Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing 
              Bb                      F 
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision 
           Dm              Am 
Always had high, high hopes  
            Bb                     F 
Had to have high, high hopes for a living 
            Dm                     C 
Didn't know how but I always had a feeling 
            Bb               F 
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                 Am 
We wanted everything, wanted everything  
Bb                F 
  Stay up on that rise 
                Dm                  C 
Stay up on that rise and never come down 
Bb                F 
  Stay up on that rise 
                Dm                  N.C. 
Stay up on that rise and never come down
[Pre-Refrain]
     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
[Interlude]
            N.C. 
Had to have high, high hopes for a living 
  
Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing 
  
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 
  
Didn't know how but I always had a feeling 
  
I was gonna be that one in a million 
  
Always had high, high hopes
[Refrain]
            Bb                     F 
Had to have high, high hopes for a living 
                 Dm                           C 
Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing 
              Bb                      F 
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision 
           Dm         Am 
Always had high, high hopes  
            Bb                     F 
Had to have high, high hopes for a living 
            Dm                     C 
Didn't know how but I always had a feeling 
            Bb               F 
I was gonna be that one in a million 
           Dm         Am 
Always had high, high hopes