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The Ice Maiden

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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
Chorus: B
Verse 1: G
Middle 8: B
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[Intro]
|  Em| % | % | % |
[Chorus]
EmStanding on the boulevard
You Emwish to know my name
I'm the Am7Ice Maiden
I Am7think perhaps you Emlike being unhappy
I'm the Am7Ice Maiden, the limit of your Emdreams
[Verse 1]
Cmaj7Arctic winds blow and still you believe
DLoves makes you one of the Db7chosen
Cmaj7Die in the snow, I'll never grieve
So Dwhat if tomorrow you're froEzen
And Cmaj7death is a small price for heaven
[N.C.]                Em7            F#m7  Em7  
  Welcome to the glow of high octane affairs
F#m7Esperanto Em7style and F#m7blonde dishevelled Em7hair
F#m7Subterranean Em7streams, F#m7duckling you're a Em7swan
InF#m7finities of Em7dreams imF#m7ploding into Em7one
[Bridge]
DAll those Anights I dreamt of you
I Awonder where they've gone
[Interlude]
|  Bm9| % | % | % |
                     Em7|  Bm9| % |
You're the Ice Maiden 
[Chorus]
Bm9Standing on the boulevard
I've Bm9always known your name
You're the Em7Ice Maiden
Let Em7you and I grow Bm9frosty together
You're the Em7Ice Maiden, today you meet your Bm9match
[Verse 2]
Gmaj7Girl when I burn, hell nothing's the same!
AI'll singe your pretty blonde laAb7shes
Gmaj7We're talking fire, we're talking flame
AWe're talking ice into aAb7/Cshes
But Gmaj7death is a small price for heaven
[Instrumental]
|  Em7|  Em7   F#m7|  Em7|  Em7   F#m7|
|  Em7|  Em7   F#m7|  Em7|  Em7   F#m7|
|  Em7|  Em7   D|
[Bridge]
DAll those Anights I dreamt of you
I Awonder where they've gone
[Verse 3]
Gmaj7Girl when I burn, hell nothing's the same!
AI'll singe your pretty blonde laAb7shes
Gmaj7We're talking fire, we're talking flame
AWe're talking ice into aAb7/Cshes
But Gmaj7death is a small price for heaven ...

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The Ice Maiden

by Prefab Sprout

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Cmaj7

Db7

Em7

F#m7

Bm9

Gmaj7

Ab7

Ab7/C

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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

Chorus: B

Verse 1: G

Middle 8: B

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[Intro]

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[Chorus]

Standing on the boulevard

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

Em7 F#m7 Em7

[N.C.]

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

I wonder where they've gone

[Interlude]

Bm9

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Em7 Bm9

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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

[Instrumental]

Em7 Em7 F#m7 Em7 Em7 F#m7

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Em7 Em7 F#m7 Em7 Em7 F#m7

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Em7 Em7 D

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[Bridge]

D A

All those nights I dreamt of you

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 ...

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