Man Of La Mancha - The Impossible Dream
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Man Of La Mancha - The Impossible Dream Cifra por Misc Musicals/Brian Stokes Mitchell
This arrangement is from the music compilation book by Denes Agay titled "Best Loved Songs of the American People", 1975, pages 379-381. Originally written in Bb, I found it easier to play in the key of C, but difficult to transpose on-the-fly, so, this Elvis version was close enough to modify. Thanks to the original poster.
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The Impossible Dream from "Man of La Mancha"
Lyric by Joe Darion Music by Mitch Leigh
From "Best Loved Songs of the American People"
[Verse]
C
To dream the im-pos-si-ble dream,
F
To fight the un-beat-a-ble foe,
Em Dm7
To bear with un-bear-ab-le sor-row,
G7
To run where the brave dare not go.
C
To right the un-right-a-ble wrong,
F
To love, pure and chaste from a-far,
Em Dm7
To try, when your arms are too wea-ry,
G7
To reach the un-reach-a-ble star!
Dm7 C Am
This is my quest, to fol-low that star,
Em F6
No mat-ter how hope-less, no mat-ter how far;
Am G#
To fight for the right, with-out ques-tion or pause,
C Am A#
To be wil-ling to march in-to hell, for a heav-en-ly cause!
Dm A#
And I know, if I'll on-ly be true
E
To this glo-ri-ous quest,
F6 G7
That my heart will lie peace-ful and calm,
Fm6 G7
When I'm laid to my rest,
G7 C
And the world would be bet-ter for this;
F
That one man, scorned and co-vered with scars,
Em Dm7
Still strove with his last ounce of cour-age,
C F C
To reach the un-reach-a-ble stars.
How to play Man Of La Mancha - The Impossible Dream
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.