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