Chords for The Impossible Dream - Emmet Cahill - Irish Tenor
Tempo:
119 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Db
Ab
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
To dream the impossible dream To [F] fight the [C] unbeatable foe
[Em] To bear with [F] unbearable sorrow To [D] run where the brave [G] dare not go
To right the [C] unrightable wrong [F] To love pure and chaste from afar
To [Em] try when your [F] arms are too weary To [Dm] reach the [D] unreachable star
This is my [C] quest To follow that [Am] star
No matter [Em] how hopeless No matter [Dm] how far
To [Am] fight for the right without [Ab] question or pause
To be willing to [C] march into hell [Am] for a heavenly [F] cause
And [Dm] I know if I'll only [Bb] be true to this glorious [E] quest
That the [F] [Dm] world will lie peaceful [Bm] and calm when I'm laid [Fm] to my rest
[C]
And the world will be better for this That [F] one man scorned and covered in scars
[Em] Still strove with his last [F] ounce of courage [C] To reach the unreachable star
[Ab]
This [Db] is my quest To follow that [Bbm] star
No matter [Fm] how hopeless No matter how [Gb] far
To fight [Bbm] for the right without question [A] or pause
To be willing to march into hell [Bbm] for a heavenly [B]
cause
And [Ebm] I know if I'll only [B] be true to this glorious [F] quest
That [Gb] the world will lie peaceful and [C] calm [Cm] when I'm laid to my [Gbm] rest
[Ab]
And [Db] the world will be better for this That [Gb] one man scorned and covered with scars
[Fm] Still strove with his last ounce [Ebm] of [Gb] courage To [Db] fight the unbeatable [F] fall
[Bbm] To [Ebm] reach the [Ab] unreachable star
[Db] [Ab] [Db] [Db]
[N]
To dream the impossible dream To [F] fight the [C] unbeatable foe
[Em] To bear with [F] unbearable sorrow To [D] run where the brave [G] dare not go
To right the [C] unrightable wrong [F] To love pure and chaste from afar
To [Em] try when your [F] arms are too weary To [Dm] reach the [D] unreachable star
This is my [C] quest To follow that [Am] star
No matter [Em] how hopeless No matter [Dm] how far
To [Am] fight for the right without [Ab] question or pause
To be willing to [C] march into hell [Am] for a heavenly [F] cause
And [Dm] I know if I'll only [Bb] be true to this glorious [E] quest
That the [F] [Dm] world will lie peaceful [Bm] and calm when I'm laid [Fm] to my rest
[C]
And the world will be better for this That [F] one man scorned and covered in scars
[Em] Still strove with his last [F] ounce of courage [C] To reach the unreachable star
[Ab]
This [Db] is my quest To follow that [Bbm] star
No matter [Fm] how hopeless No matter how [Gb] far
To fight [Bbm] for the right without question [A] or pause
To be willing to march into hell [Bbm] for a heavenly [B]
cause
And [Ebm] I know if I'll only [B] be true to this glorious [F] quest
That [Gb] the world will lie peaceful and [C] calm [Cm] when I'm laid to my [Gbm] rest
[Ab]
And [Db] the world will be better for this That [Gb] one man scorned and covered with scars
[Fm] Still strove with his last ounce [Ebm] of [Gb] courage To [Db] fight the unbeatable [F] fall
[Bbm] To [Ebm] reach the [Ab] unreachable star
[Db] [Ab] [Db] [Db]
[N]
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ To _ _ dream the impossible dream _ To [F] _ fight the [C] unbeatable _ _ foe
[Em] To bear with [F] unbearable sorrow To _ [D] _ run where the brave [G] dare not _ go _
To right the [C] unrightable _ wrong [F] To _ love pure and chaste from afar
_ To [Em] try when your [F] arms are too weary _ To _ [Dm] reach the [D] unreachable star
_ _ This is my [C] quest To follow that [Am] star
No matter [Em] how hopeless No matter [Dm] how far
_ To [Am] fight for the _ right without [Ab] question or pause
To be willing to [C] march into hell [Am] for a heavenly [F] cause
_ And [Dm] I know if I'll only [Bb] be true to this glorious [E] _ quest
That the [F] _ [Dm] world will lie peaceful [Bm] and calm when I'm laid [Fm] to my rest
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ And the world will be better for this _ That [F] one man scorned and covered in _ scars
[Em] Still _ strove with his last [F] ounce of courage _ [C] To reach the unreachable star
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
This [Db] is my _ quest To follow that [Bbm] star
No matter [Fm] how hopeless No matter how [Gb] far
To fight [Bbm] for the right without question [A] or pause
To be willing to march into hell [Bbm] for a heavenly [B] _ _
cause
And [Ebm] I know if I'll only [B] be true to this glorious [F] _ quest _
That [Gb] the world will lie peaceful and [C] calm [Cm] when I'm laid to my [Gbm] rest
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
And [Db] the world will be better for this _ _ That [Gb] one man scorned and covered with scars
_ _ [Fm] Still _ strove with his last ounce [Ebm] of [Gb] courage To [Db] _ _ fight the unbeatable [F] fall
_ _ [Bbm] To [Ebm] _ reach the [Ab] _ _ _ _ unreachable star
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ To _ _ dream the impossible dream _ To [F] _ fight the [C] unbeatable _ _ foe
[Em] To bear with [F] unbearable sorrow To _ [D] _ run where the brave [G] dare not _ go _
To right the [C] unrightable _ wrong [F] To _ love pure and chaste from afar
_ To [Em] try when your [F] arms are too weary _ To _ [Dm] reach the [D] unreachable star
_ _ This is my [C] quest To follow that [Am] star
No matter [Em] how hopeless No matter [Dm] how far
_ To [Am] fight for the _ right without [Ab] question or pause
To be willing to [C] march into hell [Am] for a heavenly [F] cause
_ And [Dm] I know if I'll only [Bb] be true to this glorious [E] _ quest
That the [F] _ [Dm] world will lie peaceful [Bm] and calm when I'm laid [Fm] to my rest
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ And the world will be better for this _ That [F] one man scorned and covered in _ scars
[Em] Still _ strove with his last [F] ounce of courage _ [C] To reach the unreachable star
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
This [Db] is my _ quest To follow that [Bbm] star
No matter [Fm] how hopeless No matter how [Gb] far
To fight [Bbm] for the right without question [A] or pause
To be willing to march into hell [Bbm] for a heavenly [B] _ _
cause
And [Ebm] I know if I'll only [B] be true to this glorious [F] _ quest _
That [Gb] the world will lie peaceful and [C] calm [Cm] when I'm laid to my [Gbm] rest
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
And [Db] the world will be better for this _ _ That [Gb] one man scorned and covered with scars
_ _ [Fm] Still _ strove with his last ounce [Ebm] of [Gb] courage To [Db] _ _ fight the unbeatable [F] fall
_ _ [Bbm] To [Ebm] _ reach the [Ab] _ _ _ _ unreachable star
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
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