#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Ice Cream - Sarah McLachlan =+=+=+=+=+= - 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 IÕve tried Oh, love is better than chocolate Everyone here knows how to fight Bridge (as before) ====== ItÕs a long way down ItÕs a long way down ItÕs 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 ______________________________________________________________________________ | 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 | |____________________________________________________________________________|