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I Had My Hopes Up High chords by
Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen
Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
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Well I left my home out on the
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great high planes
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Headed for some new terrains

Standin' on the highway with

my coffee cup

Wonderin' who's gonna pick me up
Verse 2
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I had my hopes up high
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I never thought that I
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D

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Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye
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I had my hopes up high
Verse 3
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Well the first ride I got was in

a dynamite truck

The driver kept tellin' me his bad luck

As we swerved around the curves,

I began to shout

I said, "Hey, mister would you let me out?"
Verse 4
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I had my hopes up high
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G

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I never thought that I
D
D

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Would ever wonder why

I ever said goodbye
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G

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I had my hopes up high
Interlude 1
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And the next
Verse 5
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ride I got was

with a man in trouble

Beard on his face was all

and a stubble

Runnin' from the law, he was goin' 99

I said, "Hey,

mister you're out of your mind"
Verse 6
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I had my hopes up high
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I never thought that I
D
D

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Verse 7
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And the next ride I got was

with a preacher man

Told me that the wicked

would be buried in sin

I don't know why I did it

but I lost control

I said, "Hey,

papa would you save my soul?"
Verse 8
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I had my hopes up high
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I never thought that I
D
D

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G

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Interlude 2
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Gm
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Well I
Verse 9
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fi nally got a ride

on a carnival train

Nearly blew away in a hurricane

I got to thinkin' 'bout the preacher

down in Louisiana
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Now I'm sittin' on the Delta siftin' sand
Verse 10
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I had my hopes up high
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I never thought that I
D
D

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Verse 11
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I never thought that I
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I had my hopes up high
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • C

  • Bb

  • F

  • Gm

    3

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of I Had My Hopes Up High by Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen is D major.

The primary chords used in I Had My Hopes Up High are D, G, C, Bb, F, Gm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, C, Bb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of I Had My Hopes Up High is approximately 133 beats per minute.

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