The Climb

THE CLIMB Choir (SATB) Pop ballad,

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Written by JESSI ALEXANDER & JON MABE Arranged by KENNETH DACANAY =78

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Vulnerable, held back

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l 

f 44 l a   M b f 44 l

o

a f 

o s o kk z k z k k k k  k kk k k k k k  k k k k k k  k  k k l l l  

l

it,

that dream I'm dream - ing. But

l

 l 

6

 l 

mp 

I can al -most see

l

l 

 l

there's a vo voice

in - side my head say - ing,

l

l

l 

 l 

 

n  o s  k

 m

But

l l l l   a f  o ks k k k k k z k l l l l l   f  a   M l  o k k k k k k o k k k k k k k k k k k k ks  k z o k k k ks  k o b f  t "You'll ne -ver reach

it".

mp 

E -v'ry step step I'm I'm ta- king king,,

11

a f   j mp 

o p ks  k k k  j

I,

a f   k z k k k k k z l  f  a   M l  b f 

I

got - ta keep

p 

Hoo

try'ng.

e - v'ry move move I make make feel feels s

lost lost with with no

di- rec rec - tion.

My faith is shak- ing.

n  o  k k  k k k k k k k k k Got - ta

keep

my

head

held

m 

cresc.

 j

high.

k z k k k k k z o  k k k k k k k k k k k m n  o  k k k k k k k k k k k

 j

m 

 j

m 

n  o  k k k k k k k k k k k

 j

m 

mp 

k

cresc.

hoo.

Got - ta

keep

my

head

held

high.

mp 

Got Got - ta

m

keep

my

head

held

high.

mp 

Got Got - ta

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keep

my

head

held

high.

cresc.

cresc.

2

15

a f  p  k k k k k k k k k k k k p  k k k k k k k k k k k z k a f  p  k k k k k k k k k k k k p  k k k k k k k k k k k z k l l f  a   M l l b f  mp 

There's al -ways gon - na be an - oth - er moun - tain.

I'm al - ways gon - na wan - na make

it move.

I'm al - ways gon - na wan - na make

it move.

mp 

There's al -ways gon - na be an - oth - er moun - tain.

a f  o ks k k k k k k k k z k a f  o ks k k k k k k k k z k

 l 

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Some-times I'm gon- na have

to lose.

Some-times I'm gon- na have

to lose.

f  a   M b f 

l 

m

Al - ways gon - na be an up - hill bat - tle.

Al - ways gon - na be an up - hill bat - tle.

l  l 

n 

l

n 

 m   m 

l

l 

o  k k k k k k k k k o k k k k k k k k k k k k k j k k k k o  k k k k k k k k k o k k k k k k k k k k k k k j k k k k mp 

Ain't a - bout how fast I get there.

l 

Ain't a - bout what's wait- ing on the oth - er side.

mp 

Ain't a - bout how fast I get there.

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ok k k k k k k k k k ok k k k k k k k k k

a f  m

n   k k k

a f m

n   k k k

mf 

(enter percussions)

 j

kkkk

It's the climb. mf 

It's the climb.

f  k k k k n   k k k a   M k k k k n   k k k f  b mf 

It's the climb.

mf 

It's the climb.

j j j

kkkk kkkk kkkk

l  l  l  l 

Ain't a - bout what's wait- ing on the oth - er side.

Driving, strong

 j z

k kz i

Hoo

hoo

hoo.

o s o s k k k  k  k k  k  k k k k k jz k kz i

f 

The strug - gles I'm fac - ing,

Hoo

hoo

jz

k

Hoo

hoo

The chan - ces I'm tak - ing,

hoo.

i

hoo.

3

27

a f  o  ks k k k k a f  o  ks k k k k f  o k k k k k a   M t b f  o kt k k k k

Some - times might knock me down. But

hoo.

Some - times might knock me down. But

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k k

Hoo.

k k k k k k

I'm gon-na re- mem- ber most, yeah.

kC

'Cause

cresc.

And

And

And

Just got- ta keep go - ing. And

 k z kzs o p ks k k k k z kzs o p ks k k k k z kz o p ks k k k t

hoo.

k

i

hoo

hoo.

o  ks k k k k k k but these are the mo - ments that

 k k z k z kzs n   k k k ks  k k k z k z kzs n  o kAs o  kAs o  kAs k k z k z ktz n  o Akt o Akt o Akt k z kz o p kt k k k k k z k z ktz n  o kAs o kAs o kAs t I,

I got- ta be

strong.

Just

keep

push- ing

k t on.

kA kA kA kA Ak Ak

I,

I got- ta be

strong.

Just

keep

push- ing on.

I,

I got- ta be

strong.

Just

keep

push- ing on.

I,

I got- ta be

strong.

Just

keep

push- ing on.

p  k k k k k k k k k k k k p  k k k k k k k k k k k z k p  k k k k k k k k k k k k p  k k k k k k k k k k k z k f 

cresc.

cresc.

hoo

I may not know it,

f 

I'm gon-na re- mem- ber most, yeah. Hoo.

Hoo

k k o  ks k k k k

hoo.

hoo.

k kz i

f 

f 

cresc.

hoo

Hoo

 j k o  ks o s jz  k o  k jz t o kt k k k k z k k k

I'm gon-na re- mem- ber most, yeah. Hoo.

a f   j z f   j z a   M  k b f 

hoo.

f 

I'm gon-na re- mem- ber most, yeah.

a f   k k k j

no, I'm not breaki - ng.

k k j

Some - times might knock me down. But

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Hoo mf 

Some - times might knock me down. But

a f  o ks k k k k k a f  o ks k k k k k f  o k k k k k k a   M t b f  o kt k k k k k

k kz i

 j z j k k  j o  ks k k k k  j z k k k k i jz

there's al - ways gon - na be an - oth - er moun - tain.

I'm al - ways gon - na wan - na make

it

move.

there's al - ways gon - na be an - oth - er moun - tain.

I'm al - ways gon - na wan - na make

it

move.

I'm al - ways gon - na wan - na make

it

move.

I'm al - ways gon - na wan - na make

it

move.

f 

kC Ck k k Ck

'Cause

'Cause

'Cause

p k k k k k k k k k k k k p k k k k k k k k k k kz k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k kz k p p mf 

there's al - ways gon - na be an - oth - er moun - tain.

mf 

there's al - ways gon - na be an - oth - er moun - tain.

4

a f  o k k k k k k k k k k o ks k k k k  k k k k z k o k k k a f  o k k k k k k k k k k o ks k k k k k k k  k z k o k k k f  o k k k k k k k k k k o ks k k k k k k k k z k o k k k a   M k k k k k k k k k k ok k k k kk kk k kk o o  k f  t b

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mf 

Al - ways gon - na be an up - hill bat - tle.

Some - times I'm gon - na have

to

lose.

Ain't a - bout

k k k kk k how fast

I get there.

mf 

Al - ways gon - na be an up - hill bat - tle.

Some - times I'm gon - na have

to

lose.

Ain't a - bout

f 

Al - ways gon - na be an up - hill bat - tle.

Some - times I'm gon - na have

to

lose.

Ain't a - bout

f 

Al - ways gon - na be an up - hill bat - tle.

42

a f  o k k k k a f  o k k k k f  o k k k k a   M k kk k o f  b Ain't a - bout

Ain't a - bout

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Some - times I'm gon - na have

k k k k k  k k k  j  j cresc.

what's wait - ing on the oth - er

decresc.

n   k k k

decresc.

n   k k k

f 

side. cresc.

side.

cresc.

k k k k k k k k jz

Ain't a - bout

what's wait - ing on the oth - er

side.

Ain't a - bout

what's wait - ing on the oth - er

side.

f 

 j

It's the climb.

 j

n   k k k k k k k k k z n  k k k decresc.

f 

It's the climb.

mp 

Yeah!

mf 

Keep on mov -

ing, keep climb - ing.

Keep

mp 

Yeah!

mf 

Keep on mov -

ing, keep climb - ing.

Keep

mp 

Yeah!

mf 

Keep on mov -

ing, keep climb - ing.

Keep

mp 

Yeah!

Keep on mov -

I get there.

how fast

I get there.

how fast

I get there.

k k k kk k

Ain't a - bout

 k z k k k k k z j m  k z k k k k k z j m  k z k k k k k z j m  k z k k k k k z j m 

It's the climb.

a f  m n  o  k k k k k k n   k k k  k k z o k k k k z o tk a f m n  o  k k k k k k n   k k k k k z o k k k k z o tk f m n  o  k k k k k k n   k k k k k z o k k k k z o tk a   M k k k k k k n   k k k k k z o k k k k z o k o m n  t b f  mf 

how fast

It's the climb.

k k k k k k k k  j j k k k k k k k k  j j

what's wait - ing on the oth - er

 j

to lose.

k k k kk k k k k kk k

ing, keep climb - ing.

Keep

 k k k k k k k k k k the faith,

keep

the

faith.

kk kkkk kkk k the faith,

keep

the

faith.

 m n  o p  ks f 

It's

m n  o p  ks f 

It's

k k k k k k k k k k k k m n  o p  ks k k k k k k k k k k k k  m n  o p s  k f 

the faith,

keep

the

faith.

It's

f 

the faith,

keep

the

faith.

It's

5

a f  k k k a f  k k k

k kkkkk k i

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decresc.

all a - bout, it's all

There's al- ways gon- na be a - no - ther moun- tain.

k kkkkk k i

f  k k k a   M b f  k k k

a - bout...

k kkkkk k i a - bout...

k kkkkk k i

all a - bout, it's all

make

a - bout...

I'm al- ways gon- na wan- na

make

i t move.

I'm al- ways gon- na wan- na

make

i t move.

p 

p 

There's al- ways gon- na be a- no - ther moun- tain.

I'm al- ways gon- na wan- na make

A s s C o o  k f  k   k k k  k  k  k k  k k  k k  j z k k k k k k k a  a f  o   k k k k k k k k k k o  ks k k k k k k k kCA j z ACk j z s o  k k k o f  k k k k k k k k  k k k k k k k  Ma   k k k k k k k k o o o s k f  k k k k k k k k k k  k k k k k k k CA b More driving, stronger

56

mp 

f 

Al - ways gon - na be an up - hill bat - tle.

Some - bo - dy's gon - na have

mp 

Al - ways gon - na be an up - hill bat - tle.

Some

Al - ways gon - na be an up - hill bat - tle.

-

bo - dy's gon - na have

to lose.

Haa

Some

-

bo - dy's gon - na have

to lose.

Haa

f 

Al - ways gon - na be an up - hill bat - tle.

 k

haa

Some

ff 

-

bo - dy's gon - na have

 k z k k  j haa

k j a f  j z jz k j f  a   M jz k k k k k k k k k k k k o b f  haa

haa

haa

Ain't a - bout

Haa

f 

mp 

a f  j z

to lose.

f 

mp 

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i t move.

p  k k k k k k k k k k k k p k k k k k k k k k k k z k p k k k k k k k k k k k k p k k k k k k k k k k kz k k k p k k k k k k k k k k p k k k k k k k k kz k There's al- ways gon- na be a - no - ther moun- tain.

decresc.

I'm al- ways gon- na wan- na

p 

There's al- ways gon- na be a - no - ther moun- tain.

decresc.

all a - bout, it's all

p  k k k  k k k k k k k k k p k k k k k k k k k k k z k

a - bout...

decresc.

all a - bout, it's all

A capella, hushed but intense p 

haa

what's wait - ing on the o - ther

side.

 j

cresc.

haa.

j j

cresc.

 j

haa.

 j

to lose.

n   k k k ff 

haa.

i

It's the climb,

n   k k k ff 

It's the climb,

n   k k k k k k k k k z n  k k k cresc.

Ain't a - bout

ff 

It's the climb,

It's the climb,

it move.

k kz haa

k kz k kz haa

haa

k k

how fast I get

there.

j n  k k k yeah-

i

j n  k k k yeah-

k z kt j n  k k k k z kt k z kt j n  k k k j

yeah-

yeah-