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THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM

(The Quest)
from MAN OF LA MANCHA
Lyric by JOE DARION
Music by MITCH LEIGH

Moderately slow

 Bb(add2) 
Bbmaj7 Bb(add2) Bbmaj7 Bb(add2) Bbmaj7

           

To dream the im - pos - si - ble

                             


     

        
 
mf

     





       
  
Bb Ebmaj7 Ebmaj13 Eb6 Ebmaj7 Ebmaj13 Eb

      
dream; to fight the un - beat - a - ble foe; to

    
        
         
           

  
   
 
 

  

Dm Ebmaj7

   
      
bear with un - bear - a - ble sor - row; to

   
        
           

     
  
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 

Cm Cm7 F7

     
   
run where the brave dare not go; to

      
 
          

 
 
   
 
 

 
 


 


  

  
Bb(add2) Bbmaj7 Bb
 
           
right the un - right - a - ble wrong; to

    
          
 
      

  
    


  
 
Ebmaj7 Eb6 Ebmaj7 Eb

       
love, pure and chaste, from a - far; to


      
     
        
  

 
 
 


Dm Ebmaj7


 
   
     

 
try, when your arms are too wea - ry; to

   

  
 
        
 
    
  

  
 

 


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 
 Cm7 
F7 F9
          
 
reach the un - reach - a - ble star. This is my

   
  
 

   
 
     
    



  

    

 Bb       
Gm
      

quest: to fol - low that star, no mat - ter how

    
   
              
   
           

 
     


 Dm  
       
Eb
         
4
hope - less, no mat - ter how far; to fight for the right,

    

 
         
     
 
      
            
  
    


   
 Gm  
Gb
 
Gb+
  
     
with - out ques - tion or pause; to be will - ing to


                   
    
     
          

    
   
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 Bb/F
   
Bb+/F#
   
Gm
  Abmaj13
   

march in - to hell for a heav - en - ly cause. And I

         
  
    
  

        


 

              

          

 Cm
            
Ab
  
know, if I’ll on - ly be true to this glo - ri - ous

      
      
 
 


      
  
       

       

 


D7 Cm6/Eb

            
quest, that my heart will lie peace - ful and


             
      
  
    
        

  

   

        
A7 Ebm(maj13) Bb(add2) Bbmaj7

   
        
calm when I’m laid to my rest. And the world will be bet - ter for



    
      
     
    
    

        

    

                
     
  

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 
 
Bb Ebmaj7 Ebmaj13 Eb6 Ebmaj7 Ebmaj13 Eb

             
this: that one man, scorned, and cov - ered with scars, still

 
         
 
         
           
        

 
       
 



Dm Dm7 Eb F Eb F Em7b5

          
    
strove, with his last ounce of cour - age to

 
       
     
            
         

     
rall.
  
 
  

         Bb  
Bb/F μ Ebm(maj13)

       

reach the un - reach - a - ble star.

 
 
3 3

     

                

 
 
          
  
 
a tempo
              3     3     
                

  
  
Bb Ebm Bb

 

   
    

      
       
3
   
              

 
  
3

      
 
       
3 3

         

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