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Ice Cream Man by Tom Waits
Ice Cream Man
am E
e---------------------------------------------------------|
b------1-----1--------------------------------------------|
g-----2-----2-----2-----1---------------------------------|
d----2-----2-----2------2--------------------<<<---REPEAT-|
a---0-------------------2---------------------------------|
E---------3-----1-------------0---3-----------------------|
This part is for:
am E
"I'll be clickin' by your house about two forty-five
am E
Sidewalk sundae strawberry surprise,"
And also this part is for the Chorus:
"'Cause I'm the ice cream man, I'm a one-man band
I'm the ice cream man, honey, I'll be good to you.
'Cause I'm the ice cream man, I'm a one-man band
I'm the ice cream man, honey, I'll be good to you."
"--0---3--" - this part is repeated only in intro...
am (let it ring) dm riff#1 E riff#2
e-------------------------1---1-------------------------------|
b---1---------------------3-----3---3-------------------------|
g---2---------------------2-------2--------1---1---1----------|
d---2--------------------------------------2---2---2----------|
a------------------------------------------2---2---2--2-3-4---|
E-----------------------------------------------------3-4-5---|
This part is for:
am dm riff#1
"I got a cherry popsicle right on time
E E E riff#2
A big stick, mamma, that'll blow your mind"
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version 2
CHORDS--
Dm Dm BbM7 Bb7 A+ A7+ Gm7 A7
xxo___ x_x___ x_x___ x_x___ xox___ xoxo__ _x____ xoxo_o
1 |||||1 |||||1 |1===1 |1=1=1 |||||1 |||||1 |||||| ||||||
|||2|| |||2|| |||2|| |||||| |||23| ||||2| |||||| ||2|3|
||||3| |3||4| ||||3| ||||3| |||||| |||||| 1=1111 ||||||
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INTRO: (Moderately: ad-lib arpeggios [piano, really])
Dm / Dm / BbM7 / A+ [5x ... 5th x, move A+ fingering up every
2 frets for neat effect; then pause...]
(quicker tempo:)
Dm / Dm / Bb7 / A7+ / [2x]
VERSE 1:
Dm / Dm / Bb7 / A7+ /
Well, I take 'em by your house about two forty-five--
Dm / Dm / Bb7 / A7+ /
Sidewalk sundaes, strawberry surprise--
Dm / / / Gm7 / / /
I got a cherry popsickle, right on time--
A7 / / / A7+ / / /
A big stick, mama, that'll blow your mind--
CHORUS:
Dm / Dm / Bb7 / A7+ /
'Cuz I'm an Ice Cream Man--
Dm / Dm / Bb7 / A7+ /
I'm a one-man band--
Dm / Dm / Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm / Bb7 / A7+ /
I'm an Ice Cream Man, honey, I'll be good to you.
VERSE 2:
Dm / Dm / Bb7 / A7+ /
If you meet me in the alley, baby, don't you fret--
Dm / Dm / Bb7 / A7+ /
Come back around, and don't forget--
Dm / / / Gm7 / / /
When you're tired and you're hungry, and you want somethin' cool--
A7 / / / A7+ / / /
Got somethin' better than a swimmin' pool--
CHORUS
LEAD TACIT {"over" Verse chords}
CHORUS
VERSE 3:
Dm / Dm / Bb7 / A7+ /
If you see me comin', 'n'you ain't got no change--
Dm / Dm / Bb7 / A7+ /
Don't worry, baby, it can be arranged--
Dm / / / Gm7 / / /
Show me you can smile, baby, just for me--
A7 / / / A7+ / / /
Feed you with a drumstick, I'll do it for free--
[no Freudian stuff in THIS song, by God!]
CHORUS
Dm / Dm / Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm /
[... I'll be good to you.] --Be good to you--
Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm /
--Be good to you--
Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm /
--Good to you, yeh--
Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm /
--Good to you, yeh--
Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm /
--Good to you, yeh--
Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm /
--Good to you, yeh--
Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm /
--Good to you, yeh--
Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm /
--Good to you--
Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm /
--I'll be good to you--
Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm /
--I'll be good to you-- [...fade]
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version 3
Intro:
E||-------11-15-13-11-13-15-13-11-10----10-11----10-11----10-11-10-------|
B||----13----------------------------13-------13-------13----------13-12-|
G||----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat 2 times then:
E||-------11-15-13-------------|
B||----13----------13-15-13-12-|
G||----------------------------|
D||----------------------------|
A||----------------------------|
E||----------------------------|
Main riff:
E||-------------------------|
B||-------------------------|
G||--------5----------------|
D||--------5--5--5--5-------|
A||--------3--8--6--5-------|
E||----3-7------------------|
I've got a cherry popsicle... part:
E||---------------------|
B||---------------------|
G||----5----------------|
D||----5---3---5-5-5-5--|
A||----3---3---5-5-5-5--|
E||--------1---3-3-3-3--| (listen to the song for accurate timing)
There are also some licks thrown in over the main riff:
E||--------------------------------|
B||----------8-8-------------------|
G||----10b11-----10-8-10-8-10-8----|
D||-----------------------------10-|
A||--------------------------------|
E||--------------------------------|
E||-------------8-11---|
B||----12-13-13--------|
G||--------------------|
D||--------------------|
A||--------------------|
E||--------------------|
E||----------11-11----------------------------------------|
B||----12b13-------12b13----------------------------------|
G||----------------------13-11----11----------------------|
D||----------------------------14----14-11-14-11----14-11-|
A||----------------------------------------------14-------|
E||-------------------------------------------------------|
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version 4
Intro:
E--------3--1--3--1--3--1-------|------------------------------------|
B--1--4--------------------4--3-|-1--3--4--1--3--4--1--3--4--3--1--0-|
G-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------|------------------------------------| X2
A-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E--------3--1--3--1-------|
B--1--4--------------4--3-|
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-------------------------|
E-------------------------|
Verse:
Cm Bb7 Ab7 G7
Come Clickin' by your house about two forty-five
Cm Bb7 Ab7 G7
With Sidewalk sundae strawberry surprise,
Cm F7
I got a cherry popsicle right on time
G7
A big stick, mamma, that'll blow your mind
Chorus:
Cm Bb7 Ab7 G7
'Cause I'm your ice cream man,
Cm Bb7 Ab7 G7
I'm a one-man band
Cm Bb7 Ab7 G7
I'm your ice cream man, baby, I'll be good to you.
Verse:
If you missed me in the alley, baby, don't you fret
Come back around and don't forget,
When you're tired and you're hungry and you want something cool,
Got something better than a swimming pool
Chorus:
'Cause I'm your ice cream man,
I'm a one-man band
I'm your ice cream man, honey, I'll be good to you.
Solo:
Chorus:
'Cause I'm your ice cream man,
I'm a one-man band
I'm your ice cream man, honey, I'll be good to you.
Verse:
You see me coming, you ain't got no change
Don't worry baby, it can be arranged
Show me you can smile, baby just for me
Fix you with a drumstick, I'll do it for free
Chorus:
'Cause I'm an ice cream man,
I'm a one-man band
I'm an ice cream man, and I'll be good to you.
Be good to you, be good to you,
Good to you ya,
Good to you ya,
Good to you ya,
Good to you ya,
Good to you ya,
Good to you, I'll be good to you
I'll be good to you,
Don't ya know I'm gonna be good ya,
Be good ya.
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