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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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]