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Ice Cream - Sarah McLachlan
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- This version is as she does it live and on the Freedom
Sessions CD.
- capo 4th fret
- expressed in chord forms, not actual chords
- D= downstrum; U= upstrum
Intro part (play twice)
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Gadd5 Am7sus4 D9sus4
_____________________ ________
|1st time |2nd time
D U D D U U D U D
E--3-3--3--|------3-3-|-----------|---------||----------|
B--3-3--3--|------3-3-|--5---5-5--|--------*||--5-------|
G--0-0--0--|--0---0-0-|--0---0-0--|--0-----*||--0-------|
D--0-------|--0h2-----|--4---4-4--|--4-5-4--||--4-------|
A--2-------|--0-------|--5---5-5--|--5-5-5-*||--5-------|
E--3-------|----------|-----------|--------*||----------|
Verse chords
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(Listen to the song to hear how Sarah strums, and remember
the song is in 3/4, or 6/8, time with a waltz-like feel.)
Your love is better than ice cream
C9 D9sus4 Em9 C9
D U D U
E--3--3-3-3--|--x--x-x-x--|----------|-3-(3)--|
B--3--3-3-3--|--5--5-5-5--|--0--0-0--|-3-(3)--|
G--0--0-0-0--|--0--0-0-0--|--0--0-0--|-0-(0)--|
D--2--2-2-2--|--4--4-4-4--|--4--4-4--|-2--2-0-|
A--3---------|--5--5-5-5--|--2--2-2--|-3--3 2 |
E--x---------|--x--x-x-x--|--0--0-0--|-x------|
better than anything else .... tried
Am D9sus4 Gadd5 C9
E---0--0-0---|--x--x-x-x--|--3-3--3--|-3-(3)--|
B---1--1-1---|--5--5-5-5--|--3-3--3--|-3-(3)--|
G---2--2-2---|--0--0-0-0--|--0-0--0--|-0-(0)--|
D---2--2-2---|--4--4-4-4--|--0-0--0--|-2--2-0-|
A---0--0-0---|--5--5-5-5--|--2-------|-3--3 2 |
E---x--x-x---|--x--x-x-x--|--3-------|-x------|
Your love is better than ice cream
Am D9sus4 Em9 C9
E---0--0-0---|--x--x-x-x--|----------|-3-(3)--|
B---1--1-1---|--5--5-5-5--|--0--0-0--|-3-(3)--|
G---2--2-2---|--0--0-0-0--|--0--0-0--|-0-(0)--|
D---2--2-2---|--4--4-4-4--|--4--4-4--|-2--2-0-|
A---0--0-0---|--5--5-5-5--|--2--2-2--|-3--3 2 |
E---x--x-x---|--x--x-x-x--|--0--0-0--|-x------|
Everyone ...knows how to cry (hold cry over 3 bars)
Am D9sus4 G G(sus4)
E---0--0-0---|--x--x-x-x--|--3--3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-|
B---1--1-1---|--5--5-5-5--|--0--0-0-0-|-0h1-1-1-1-|
G---2--2-2---|--0--0-0-0--|--0--0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-|
D---2--2-2---|--4--4-4-4--|--0--0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-|
A---0--0-0---|--5--5-5-5--|--2--2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-|
E---x--x-x---|--x--x-x-x--|--3--3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-|
G(sus4) G(sus4)
E-3---3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-|
B-0h1-1-1-1-|-0h1-1-1-1-|
G-0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-|
D-0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-|
A-2---2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-|
E-3---3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-|
Bridge
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It's a long way down
Em D9sus4 Am Am(7)
E---0--0-0--|--x--x-x-x--|--0--0-0---|--0----------|
B---0--0-0--|--5--5-5-5--|--1--1-1---|--1----------|
G---0--0-0--|--0--0-0-0--|--2--2-2---|--2--2-0-----|
D---2--2-2--|--4--4-4-4--|--2--2-2---|--2--2---2---|
A---2--2-2--|--5--5-5-5--|--0--0-0---|--0--0-------|
E---0--0-0--|--x--x-x-x--|--x--x-x---|--x--x---x---|
It's a long way down
Em D9sus4 Am Am(7)
E---0--0-0--|--x--x-x-x--|--0--0-0---|--0----------|
B---0--0-0--|--5--5-5-5--|--1--1-1---|--1----------|
G---0--0-0--|--0--0-0-0--|--2--2-2---|--2--2-0-----|
D---2--2-2--|--4--4-4-4--|--2--2-2---|--2--2---2---|
A---2--2-2--|--5--5-5-5--|--0--0-0---|--0--0-------|
E---0--0-0--|--x--x-x-x--|--x--x-x---|--x--x---x---|
It's a long way down to the place where we
Em D9sus4 Am (hold for 2 bars)
E---0--0-0--|--x--x-x-x--|--0-------|--0-------|
B---0--0-0--|--5--5-5-5--|--1-------|--1-------|
G---0--0-0--|--0--0-0-0--|--2-------|--2-------|
D---2--2-2--|--4--4-4-4--|--2-------|--2-------|
A---2--2-2--|--5--5-5-5--|--0-------|--0-------|
E---0--0-0--|--x--x-x-x--|--x-------|--x-------|
started from
C C Em9 Em
E---0----------|-----0-0-0--|----------|----------|
B---1----------|-----1-1-1--|----------|----------|
G---0----------|-----0-0-0--|--0-0-0---|--0-0--0--|
D---2----------|-----2-2-2--|--4-4-4/5-|--2-2--2--|
A---3----------|-----3-3-3--|--2-2-2---|--2-2--2--|
E---x----------|-----x-x-x--|--0-0-0---|--0-0--0--|
Intro again while singing the 'de-doo' bit.
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Verse (as before)
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Your love is better than chocolate
Better than anything else that IХve tried
Oh, love is better than chocolate
Everyone here knows how to fight
Bridge (as before)
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ItХs a long way down
ItХs a long way down
ItХs a long way down to the place where we started from
Vamp on these two chords 11 times while singing the 'a-doo-dm-doo' part.
C9 D9sus4
D U U D U U
E-----0--0--|--x--x-x--|
B-----3--3--|--5--5-5--|
G--0--0--0--|--0--0-0--|
D--2--2--2--|--4--4-4--|
A--3--3--3--|--5--5-5--|
E--x--------|--x--x-x--|
End on Em9
E--0--|
B--0--|
G--0--|
D--4--|
A--2--|
E--0--|
Derek Chubry
b7k5@musicb.mcgill.ca
Feel free to send any questions or comments my way. Let me
know if you liked, if I spelled out too much, too little,
if the notation needs clarifying,...
Enjoy this tasty tune!! Mmmmm...ice cream...
From: Preserved Moose
Ice Cream
As written and recorded by Sarah McLachlan
From the Album "Fumbling Towards Ecstacy"
Transcribed by John Argentiero (jfafreak@wam.umd.edu)
Well, most of this song is played on piano (um, all of it I think) but
live I believe she does it on guitar, or so I've been told/led to
believe, so here's a good arrangement.
Listen to the record for rhythms.
(hum and make cute little happy sounds over intro)
A Bm7 E
A Bm7 E
A Bm7 E
A D Bm7 Esus2
D E F#m7 D A/C#
Your love is better than Ice Cream
Bm7 E A/C# D
Better than anything else that I've tried.
Bm7 E F#m7 D A/C#
Your love is better than Ice Cream.
Bm7 E D Bm7
Everyone here knows how to fight.
F#m E Bm7
And it's a long way down
F#m E Bm7
It's a long way down
F#m E Bm7 D A/C# D A/C# F#m
It's a long way down to the place where we started from
A Bm7 E
A Bm7 E
D E F#m7 D A/C#
Your love is better than chocolate
Bm7 E A/C# D
Better than anything else that I've tried.
Bm7 E F#m7 D A/C#
Oh, love is better than chocolate.
Bm7 E D Bm7
Everyone here knows how to cry.
F#m E Bm7
And it's a long way down
F#m E Bm7
It's a long way down
F#m E Bm7 D A/C# D A/C# F#m
It's a long way down to the place where we started from
A/C# D A/E F#m
Do do do do do do do
A Bm7 E
Do do do do do do do
Repeat that last line till the end. As the song is in A, end on an A
chord, unless by some strange act of God you can fade yourself out like
on the record...
To make life easier, here's TAB for all of the chords...
e--0---2-----0---2----2------2-----------2-----0----|
B--2---3-----0---3----0------2-----2-----2-----2----|
G--2---2-----1---2-----------2-----2-----2-----2----|
D--2---4-----2---0----2------2-----2-----4-----2----|
A--0---2-----2--------2------4-----4-----4-----0----|
E------------0--------0------2-----------2-----0----|
A Bm7 E D Esus2 F#m7 A/C# F#m A/E
Hope this is through enough to allow you to happily play in any given
acoustic coffe house or hang-out joint of your choice! If there are any
problems, email me!
John
jfafreak@wam.umd.edu
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| I haven't seen Barbados, / WAR IS PEACE \ I don't want to hurt |
| so I must get out of / FREEDOM IS SLAVERY \ you, but if I have to, |
| this... - Tori /IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH \ I will... - COS |
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