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Song title:       Ice Cream Man
Original Album:	  Rock 'n' Roll With The Modern Lovers

Words and Music by Jonathan Richman
Copyright © 1976 Sanctuary Records Limited
Published by Modern Love Records

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
The basic figure for the intro and verses is A - F#m - D - E, each chord
strummed as 1-2  3-4, thus:

V down-strum
A up-strum


    VA AV   VA AV   VA AV   VA AV

    A       F#m     D       E
|---0/-//---2/-//---2/-//---0/-//---|
|---2/-//---2/-//---3/-//---0/-//---|
|---2/-//---2/-//---2/-//---1/-//---|
|---2/-//---4/-//---0/-//---2/-//---|
|---0/-//---4/-//---x-------2/-//---|
|---x-------2/-//---x-------0/-//---|



INTRO:   A  F#m  D  E   [x2]


VERSE:
          A           F#m             D            E
Well now,   ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my street
A              F#m                       D                E
  I heard your truck outside, (ice cream man) it's really neat
A           F#m             D            E
  Ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my block
A             F#m          D             E
  Your little chimes, they reel and they rock


VERSE:
A           F#m             D              E
  Ice cream man, (ice cream man) ring your bell (ding ding)
A          F#m              D                              E
  Play the music (ice cream ...) I've (... man) learned to love so well (ding ding)
A           F#m             D              E
  Ice cream man, (ice cream man) ring your chimes (ding ding)
A        F#m   D      E
  In the afternoon so fine.


CHORUS:
D                           Dm
  Ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my street
A 
  I heard your truck today, it was a-neat, a-neat, a-neat
D                           Dm
  Ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my block now,
E
  Your chimes, (your chimes they reel and rock)


VERSE:
Now, ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my street
Your little truck, you know, (ice cream man) is a-neat, a-neat
And ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my block,
I heard your chimes, I know they reel and they rock


[Guitar SOLO over basic chord figure]   [x4]


CHORUS:
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) on my street
Your little truck, you know, is a-neat, a-neat, a-neat
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my block,
Your chimes, (your chimes, they reel and rock)


VERSE:
A           F#m             D                    E
  Ice cream man, (ice cream man) upon my street,
A                F#m                          D           E
  You heard your truck today, it's (ice cream man ) neat, neat
A           F#m             D              E
  Ice cream man, (ice cream man) ring your chimes
F#m        Dm           A F#m   D-E-A
    In the afternoon so fine.


One more time...


VERSE:
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) ring your bell, (ding ding)
Play the music I've (ice cream man) learned to love (ding ding)
Ice cream man, (ice cream man) ring your chimes (ding ding)
F#m        Dm           A F#m   D-E-A
    In the afternoon so fine


CHORDS:
A    x02220
F#m  244222
D    xx0232
E    022100
Dm   xx0231