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