Ice Cream Man
View chords used in this chart
-- 4/4 // Key of Dm (transposed from Cm) // Allegro [except Intro]
-- each chord symbol OR slash = 1 beat
CHORDS--
Dm Dm<c bass> 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<c> / BbM7 / A+ [5x ... 5th x, move A+ fingering up every
2 frets for neat effect; then pause...]
(quicker tempo:)
Dm / Dm<c> / Bb7 / A7+ / [2x]
VERSE 1:
Dm / Dm<c> / Bb7 / A7+ /
Well, I take 'em by your house about two forty-five--
Dm / Dm<c> / 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<c> / Bb7 / A7+ /
'Cuz I'm an Ice Cream Man--
Dm / Dm<c> / Bb7 / A7+ /
I'm a one-man band--
Dm / Dm<c> / Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm<c> / Bb7 / A7+ /
I'm an Ice Cream Man, honey, I'll be good to you.
VERSE 2:
Dm / Dm<c> / Bb7 / A7+ /
If you meet me in the alley, baby, don't you fret--
Dm / Dm<c> / 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<c> / Bb7 / A7+ /
If you see me comin', 'n'you ain't got no change--
Dm / Dm<c> / 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<c> / Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm<c> /
[... I'll be good to you.] --Be good to you--
Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm<c> /
--Be good to you--
Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm<c> /
--Good to you, yeh--
Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm<c> /
--Good to you, yeh--
Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm<c> /
--Good to you, yeh--
Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm<c> /
--Good to you, yeh--
Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm<c> /
--Good to you, yeh--
Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm<c> /
--Good to you--
Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm<c> /
--I'll be good to you--
Bb7 / A7+ / Dm / Dm<c> /
--I'll be good to you-- [...fade]
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| Thomas C. Gannon | tgannon@charlie.usd.edu | U of SoDak (Vermillion) |
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| "--If I decide to practice a / o )=\ slight movement from right |
* to left . . . or from left { /===} to right . . . it's *
| nobody's business but my \ (=o=/ own." (_A_Day_for_Eeyore_) |
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How to play Ice Cream Man
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.