The Ice Maiden

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                    The Ice Maiden – Prefab Sprout
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Written by: Paddy MacAloon
From: "Jordan – The Comeback" (1990)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

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capo: 1st fret
play: Em
key: Fm

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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Db7       x-4-3-4-2-x
Bm9       x-2-0-2-2-2
Ab7/C     x-3-1-1-1-2

First notes for vocals
Chorus: B
Verse 1: G
Middle 8: B

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[Intro]

| Em | % | % | % |

[Chorus]

Em
Standing on the boulevard
    Em
You wish to know my name
        Am7
I'm the Ice Maiden
  Am7               Em
I think perhaps you like being unhappy
        Am7                           Em
I'm the Ice Maiden, the limit of your dreams

[Verse 1]

Cmaj7
Arctic winds blow and still you believe
D                          Db7
Loves makes you one of the chosen
Cmaj7
Die in the snow, I'll never grieve
   D                          E
So what if tomorrow you're frozen
    Cmaj7
And death is a small price for heaven

[Middle 8]

[N.C.]           Em7     F#m7          Em7
  Welcome to the glow of high octane affairs
F#m7      Em7       F#m7              Em7
Esperanto style and blonde dishevelled hair
F#m7         Em7      F#m7              Em7
Subterranean streams, duckling you're a swan
  F#m7        Em7      F#m7         Em7
Infinities of dreams imploding into one

[Bridge]

D         A
All those nights I dreamt of you
  A
I wonder where they've gone

[Interlude]

| Bm9 | % | % | % |

           Em7          | Bm9 | % |
You're the Ice Maiden

[Chorus]

Bm9
Standing on the boulevard
    Bm9
I've always known your name
           Em7
You're the Ice Maiden
    Em7            Bm9
Let you and I grow frosty together
           Em7                             Bm9
You're the Ice Maiden, today you meet your match

[Verse 2]

Gmaj7
Girl when I burn, hell nothing's the same!
A                               Ab7
I'll singe your pretty blonde lashes
Gmaj7
We're talking fire, we're talking flame
A                       Ab7/C
We're talking ice into ashes
    Gmaj7
But death is a small price for heaven

[Middle 8]

[Instrumental]

| Em7 | Em7 F#m7 | Em7 | Em7 F#m7 |
| Em7 | Em7 F#m7 | Em7 | Em7 F#m7 |
| Em7 | Em7 D |

[Bridge]

D         A
All those nights I dreamt of you
  A
I wonder where they've gone

[Verse 3]

Gmaj7
Girl when I burn, hell nothing's the same!
A                               Ab7
I'll singe your pretty blonde lashes
Gmaj7
We're talking fire, we're talking flame
A                       Ab7/C
We're talking ice into ashes
    Gmaj7
But death is a small price for heaven ...

• A
• Ab7

  4
• Ab7/C
• Am7
• B
• Bm9

  2
• Cmaj7
• D
• Db7
• E
• Em
• Em7
• F#m7
• Gmaj7