Standard (EADGBE)
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Intro
(Moderately: ad-lib arpeggios [piano, really])
/ BbM7 / A+ [5x ... 5th x, move A+ fingering up every
2 frets for neat effect; then pause...]
(quicker tempo:)
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/ [2x]
Verse 1
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Well, I take 'em by your house about two forty-five--
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Sidewalk sundaes, strawberry surprise--
I got a cherry popsickle, right on time--
A big stick, mama, that'll blow your mind--
Chorus
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'Cuz I'm an Ice Cream Man--
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I'm a one-man band--
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I'm an Ice Cream Man, honey, I'll be good to you.
Verse 2
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If you meet me in the alley, baby, don't you fret--
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Come back around, and don't forget--
When you're tired and you're hungry, and you want somethin' cool--
Got somethin' better than a swimmin' pool--
CHORUS
LEAD TACIT {"over" Verse chords}
CHORUS
Verse 3
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If you see me comin', 'n'you ain't got no change--
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Don't worry, baby, it can be arranged--
Show me you can smile, baby, just for me--
Feed you with a drumstick, I'll do it for free--
[no Freudian stuff in THIS song, by God!]
CHORUS
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[... I'll be good to you.] --Be good to you--
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--Good to you, yeh--
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--Good to you, yeh--
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--Good to you, yeh--
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--Good to you, yeh--
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--Good to you, yeh--
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--I'll be good to you--
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--I'll be good to you-- [...fade]