I Had My Hopes Up High
By Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen
CD: Hold My Beer Vol 1 (2015)
Tabbed By Larry Mofle
5/17/2015


On the first verse, you can hear a slide into the G. That would be a F# to G slide.
THe rest of the verses are just regular rhythm.



       G
Well I left my home out on the great high planes
G
Headed for some new terrains
G
Standin' on the highway with my coffee cup
G
But wonderin' who's gonna pick me up


Chorus:
                  C 
I had my hopes up high
                     G
I never thought that I
           D
Would ever wonder why I ever said goodbye
                  G
I had my hopes up high


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?"

Chorus

Solo

And the next 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"

Chorus

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?"

Chorus

Fiddle Solo

Well I finally got a ride on a carnival train
Nearly blew away in a hurricane
I got to thinkin' 'bout the preacher down in Louisiana
Now I'm sittin' on the Delta siftin' sand

Chorus