Ice Cream tab by Sarah Mclachlan

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
============
(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 ...

   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 ...

    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 ...

    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 ...(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
======

It's a long      ...

       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      ....

       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           ....

       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.
=====


Verse (as before)
=====

Bridge (as before)
======

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...



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 ...

Bm7         E        A/C#           D
Better than anything ...

Bm7  E       F#m7         D         A/C#
Your love is ...

Bm7           E            D        Bm7
Everyone here ...

	   F#m  E   Bm7
And it's a ....

       F#m  E   Bm7
It's a long ...

       F#m  E   Bm7         D          A/C# D             A/C#  F#m
It's a long way down ....

A   Bm7    E

A   Bm7    E

D    E       F#m7         D         A/C#
Your love is better ...

Bm7         E        A/C#           D
Better than anything ....

Bm7 E       F#m7         D         A/C#
Oh, love is better ...

Bm7           E            D        Bm7
Everyone here knows ...

	   F#m  E   Bm7
And it's a long ...
       F#m  E   Bm7
It's a long ...

       F#m  E   Bm7         D          A/C# D             A/C#  F#m
It's a long way down ....

   A/C#  D           A/E    F#m
Do do do ...

A            Bm7         E
  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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