Pink Floyd - High Hopes: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "High Hopes" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn High Hopes Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Pink Floyd

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "High Hopes" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Cm            Cm7           G#
Beyond the horizon of the place we
lived when we were young
Cm             Cm7             G#
In a world of magnets and miracles
Cm                    Cm7              G#
Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary
Cm                   Cm7               G#
The ringing of the division bell had begun

Cm              G#     G7sus4             G       G7/A#
Along the long road and on down the causeway
Cm             G#              G7sus4 G
Do they still meet there by the cut

There was a ragged band that
followed in our footsteps
Running before time took our dreams away
Leaving the myriad small creatures
trying to tie us to the ground
To a life consumed by slow decay

Chorus:
                Cm   Gm G# A#
The grass was greener
                Cm    Dm D# Fm Gm G#
The light was brighter
                 Cm   Gm G# A#
When friends surrounded
               Cm   Dm D# Fm Gm G#
The nights of wonder

Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us
To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side
Steps taken forwards but sleepwalking back again
Dragged by the force of some inner tide
At a higher altitude with flag unfurled
We reached the dizzy heights of that dreamed of world

Encumbered forever by desire and ambition
There's a hunger still unsatisfied
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
Though down this road we've been so many times

Chorus:
The grass was greener
The light was brighter
The taste was sweeter
The nights of wonder
With friends surrounded
The dawn mist glowing
The water flowing
The endless river
For ever and ever


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

Cm7

Guitar chord Cm7

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G7

Guitar chord G7

G7sus4

Guitar chord G7sus4

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "High Hopes" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "High Hopes" by Pink Floyd.

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