[Intro] Bb  F  Dm  C
        Bb  F  Dm  Am

[Estribillo]

             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

[Primera Parte]

      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                 Am
We wanted everything, wanted everything

[Pre-Estribillo]

      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

[Estribillo]

             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

[Segunda Parte]

      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                 
Stay up on that rise and never come down

[Pre-Estribillo]

      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
         F            A                             Dm   Bbm
So I got one more run and it's gonna be a sight to see


[Estribillo]

             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

             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