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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)
==========

   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 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
======

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.
=====


Verse (as before)
=====
Your love is better than chocolate
Better than anything else that I?ve tried
Oh, love is better than chocolate
Everyone here knows how to fight


Bridge (as before)
======
It?s a long way down
It?s a long way down
It?s 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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