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The Impossible Dream (The Quest)

(Mitch Leigh / Joseph Darion)


Copyright Helena Music Co./Andrew Scott Inc.

Original by Richard Kiley in 1965


Live Recording for RCA - June 10, 1972 - Madison Square Garden - New York

8 pm show

BPA5 6785
June 1972 LP RCA LSP 4776 Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden





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 be better far than you are
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star


Oh in my quest to follow the star
No matter how hopeless, no matter how far
To fight for the right without question or thought
To be willing to march into hell for a heavenly cause
And I know if I'll only be true to this glorious quest
And my heart will lie peaceful and calm when I'm laid to my rest


And the world will be better for this
That one man swarmed and covered the star
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable star


And the world will be better for this
Oh that one man swarmed and covered the star
He still strove with his last ounce of courage
For to reach the unreachable star



To (Cmaj7) dream (C) the impossible (Cmaj7) dream,
(C)To (Fsus2) fight (F) the unbeatable (Fsus2) foe. (F)
To (Em) bear with unbearable (F) sorrow,
To (Dm) run where the brave dare not (G7) go.

To (Cmaj7) right (C) the unrightable (Cmaj7) wrong, 
(C)To (Fsus2) love (F) pure and chaste from (Fsus2) afar,
 (F)To (Em) try when you arms are too (F) weary,
To (Dm) reach the unreachable (Gsus4) star. 

(G7)This is my (C) quest, to follow that (Am) star,
No matter how (Em) hopeless no matter how (F) far.
To fight for the (Am) right without question or (A6) pause.
To be willing to (C) march into hell for a (Am) heavenly (Bb) cause. 
And I (Dm) know if I'll only be (Bb) true to this glorious (E) quest,
That my (F) heart will be peaceful and calm (Dm6) when I'm laid to my (Em) rest.

And the (Cmaj7) world (C) will be better for (Cmaj7) this, (
C)That one (Fsus2) man (F) scorned and covered with (Fsus2) scars, 
(F)Still (Em) strove with his last ounce of (F) courage,
To (C) reach (Dm) the unreachable (C) star.