The Impossible Dream, Diatonic
by Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica
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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend
To dream ' the impossible dream '
To fight ' the unbeatable foe '
To bear ' with unbearable sorrow '
To run ... where the brave dare not go '
To right ' the unrightable wrong '
To love ... pure and chaste from afar '
To try ... when your arms are too weary '
To reach ... the unreachable star '
This is my quest, to follow that star '
No matter how hopeless, no matter how far '
To fight for the right, without question or pause '
To be willing to march into Hell, for a Heavenly cause '
And I know if I'll only be true, to this glorious quest,
That my heart will be peaceful and calm,
when I'm laid to my rest '
And the world will be better for this:
That one man, scorned and covered with scars,
Still strove, with his last ounce of courage,
To reach ... the unreachable star ...