High Hopes chords by Dennis Van Aarssen

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Bb

Intro:

Eb Bb F Gm Bbm
Eb Bb F Gm


Verse 1:
Eb
Mama said
Bb
 Fulfill the prophecy
Gm
Be something greater
Bb
 Go make a legacy
Eb
Manifest destiny
Bb
Back in the days
     Gm         F
We wanted everything, wanted everything

Eb
Mama said
Bb
 Burn your biographies
Bb
Rewrite your history
F
Light up your wildest dreams
Eb        Bb
Museum victories, everyday
     Gm        F
I wanted everything, wanted everything

Pre-Chorus:
   Bb        D7   Gm    Eb
Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated
     Bb      D    Gm       Eb
All tied up, no more love and I'd hate to see you waiting


Chorus:
      Eb           Bb
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
         F             Gm
Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing
       Eb           Bb
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision
      F       Gm
Always had high, high hopes

      Eb           Bb
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
      F          Gm
Don't know why but I always had a feeling
      Eb        Bb
I was gonna be that one in a million
      F       N.C.
Always had high, high hopes


Verse 2:
Eb
Mama said
Bb
It's uphill for oddities
  F
The stranger crusades
Gm
 Ain't ever wannabes
  Eb
The weird and the novelties
Bb
Never change
     F        Gm
We wanted everything, wanted everything

Eb        Bb
 Stay up on that rise
        Gm         F
Stay up on that rise and never come down
Eb        Bb
 Stay up on that rise
        Gm         F
Stay up on that rise and never come down


Pre-Chorus:
   Bb        D7   Gm    Eb
Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated
     Bb      D    Gm       Eb
All tied up, no more love and I'd hate to see you waiting
       Bb           D          Gm     Eb
They say it's all been done but they haven't seen the best of me - e - e - e
     Bb           D        F      Eb
So I got one more run and it's gonna be a sight to see - e - e - e


Chorus:
      Eb           Bb
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
         F             Gm
Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing
       Eb           Bb
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision
      F       Gm
Always had high, high hopes

      Eb           Bb
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
      F          Gm
Didn't know why but I always had a feeling
      Eb        Bb
I was gonna be that one in a million
      F       Gm
Always had high, high hopes


Chorus:
      Eb           Bb
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
      Gm          Dm
Didn't know why but I always had a feeling
      Eb        Bb
I was gonna be that one in a million
      Gm       F
Always had high, high hopes