Man of La Mancha
by Elvis Presley · posted by Noel_Harmonica
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
5 6 5 -5 6 -5 5 6
\r\nTO DREAM, THE IM-POSS-IB-LE DREAM,
\r\n \r\n6 -6 -5 6 -6 6 -5 -6
\r\nTO FIGHT, THE UN-BEAT-AB-LE FOE,
\r\n \r\n-6 -7 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 -5
\r\nTO BEAR, WITH UN-BEAR-AB-LE SOR-ROW,
\r\n \r\n6 -6 -4 5 -5 6 -6 -7
\r\nTO RUN, WHERE THE BRAVE DARE NOT GO,
\r\n \r\n5 6 5 -5 6 -5 5 6
\r\nTO RIGHT, THE UN-RIGHT-AB-LE WRONG,
\r\n \r\n6 -6 -5 6 -6 6 -5 -6
\r\nTO LOVE, PURE AND CHASTE FROM A-FAR,
\r\n \r\n-7 -7 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 -5
\r\nTO TRY, WHEN YOUR ARMS ARE SO WEA-RY,
\r\n \r\n6 -6 -4 5 -5 6 -6 -7
\r\nTO REACH, THE UN-REACH-AB-LE STAR.
\r\n \r\n7 -8 7 8 7 7 -8 7 8
\r\nTHIS IS MY QUEST, TO FOL-LOW, THAT STAR,
\r\n \r\n7 7 -8 7 8 -7 7 -8 7 -7 -8
\r\nNO MAT-TER HOW HOPE-LESS, NO MAT-TER HOW FAR,
\r\n \r\n7 7 -7 -6 7 -6 -7 7 -7 -6 7
\r\nTO FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT WITH-OUT QUES-TION OR PAUSE,
\r\n \r\n7 -8 8 -8 7 8 7 -8 8 7 -8 8 -9 8 -8
\r\nTO BE WILL-ING TO MARCH IN-TO HELL, FOR A HEAV-EN-LY CAUSE.
\r\n \r\n-8 8 -9 8 -8 -9 8 -8 -9 7 -8 7 -7 6 -6
\r\nAND I KNOW, IF I'LL ON-LY BE TRUE, TO THIS GLOR-I-OUS QUEST,
\r\n \r\n4 -4 5 -4 4 5 -4 4 5
\r\nTHAT MY HEART, WILL LIE PEACE-FUL AND CALM,
\r\n \r\n-5 6 -5 5 -4 4
\r\nWHEN I'M LAID TO MY REST.
\r\n \r\n5 -5 6 -5 5 6 -5 5 6
\r\nAND THE WORLD, WILL BE BET-TER FOR THIS,
\r\n \r\n6 6 -6 -5 6 -6 6 -5 -6
\r\nTHAT ONE MAN, SCORNED AND COV-ERED WITH SCARS,
\r\n \r\n-6 -7 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 -5
\r\nSTILL STROVE, WITH HIS LAST OUNCE OF COUR-AGE,
\r\n \r\n7 8 7 -8 8 -8 7 9
\r\nTO REACH, THE UN-REACH-A-BLE STAR!
\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n