Biography:
The Icicle Works is an alternative rock band which formed in Liverpool, England in 1980. The band's original lineup consisted of Ian McNabb (vocals, guitar), Chris Layhe (bass, percussion) and Chris Sharrock (drums). Layhe and Sharrock left the band in 1988, but McNabb continued the band with replacement members until 1990. McNabb reformed the band with different replacement members in 2006, but this incarnation lasted only until 2008. In 2011, McNabb reformed the band once more for a tour celebrating the band's 30th anniversary.
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This follows the single release, and is also intended to work as a solo piece too.
Tuning: Standard
Chords
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D xx0232
G 320033
G/B x20030
A x02220
A/C# 042220
Asus x02230
Bm x24432
BmAdd x24430
F#m x44222
Em 022000
Em7 022030
D(R1)
E|----0--------------|
B|--3--3-------3---3-|
G|-2-2--2-----2---2--|
D|0------0---2---4---|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Intro (x4)
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E|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|------0---------|------0---------|
D|0-2-4--4-2------|0-2-4--4-2---4-4|
A|-----------5-0-0|-----------5----|
E|----------------|----------------|
Verse 1
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D(R1) D(R1)
Be careful what you dream of it may come up and surprise you
D(R1) D(R1)
I can't confess my life's a mess I've come to idolise you
G G/B G A G/B A/C#
You liken it to walking on hot coals I'll keep my boots on
D Em7 Asus A
Wisen up and fly straight there's a shape on the ho-ri -zon
D(R1) x 4
Verse 2
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D(R1) D(R1)
In a hollow horse I'll steal my way in-side your guarded heart
D(R1) D(R1)
So selfishly the needs I harbour when we are apart
G G/B G A G/B A/C#
My path strung out be-hind me contra-diction and dis-aster
D Em7 Asus A
I'm in search of charity a union I could mas -ter
Chorus 1
========
D F#m /E G Bm
We'll be as we are when all the fools who doubt us fade a-way
D F#m /E G A D
Fortune deep and wide in-timidated restless in the wait the wait
Verse 3
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D(R1) D(R1)
Things I chose to value I no longer have a use for
D(R1) D(R1)
I ridicule myself for all the things those symbols stood for
G G/B G A G/B A/C#
When vanity has played a part in every leader's downfall
D Em7 Asus A
Wait to storm the gates what's left undone to hang a-round for
Chorus 2
========
D F#m /E G Bm
We'll be as we are when all the fools who doubt us fade a-way
D F#m /E G A Bm
Fortune deep and wide in-timidated restless in the wait the wait
Inst
====
Bm F#m Bm F#m Em F#m Em A
E|-10--9-7-5-2----|-10--9-7-5-2----|-10--9-7-5-2----|-10--9-7-5------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-12-11-9-7-4----|-12-11-9-7-4----|-12-11-9-7-4----|-12-11-9-7------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chorus 3
========
D F#m /E G Bm
We'll be as we are when all the fools who doubt us fade a-way
D F#m /E G A D
Fortune deep and wide in-timidated restless in the wait the wait
D(R1) x 8
Outro
=====
D D G Em D
Wait wait wait wait
-----------------------------------------
I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
November 2012
[email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Chords
======
D xx0232
G 320033
G/B x20030
A x02220
A/C# 042220
Asus x02230
Bm x24432
BmAdd x24430
F#m x44222
Em 022000
Em7 022030
D(R1)
E|----0--------------|
B|--3--3-------3---3-|
G|-2-2--2-----2---2--|
D|0------0---2---4---|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Intro (x4)
==========
E|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|------0---------|------0---------|
D|0-2-4--4-2------|0-2-4--4-2---4-4|
A|-----------5-0-0|-----------5----|
E|----------------|----------------|
Verse 1
=======
D(R1) D(R1)
Be careful what you dream of it may come up and surprise you
D(R1) D(R1)
I can't confess my life's a mess I've come to idolise you
G G/B G A G/B A/C#
You liken it to walking on hot coals I'll keep my boots on
D Em7 Asus A
Wisen up and fly straight there's a shape on the ho-ri -zon
D(R1) x 4
Verse 2
=======
D(R1) D(R1)
In a hollow horse I'll steal my way in-side your guarded heart
D(R1) D(R1)
So selfishly the needs I harbour when we are apart
G G/B G A G/B A/C#
My path strung out be-hind me contra-diction and dis-aster
D Em7 Asus A
I'm in search of charity a union I could mas -ter
Chorus 1
========
D F#m /E G Bm
We'll be as we are when all the fools who doubt us fade a-way
D F#m /E G A D
Fortune deep and wide in-timidated restless in the wait the wait
Verse 3
=======
D(R1) D(R1)
Things I chose to value I no longer have a use for
D(R1) D(R1)
I ridicule myself for all the things those symbols stood for
G G/B G A G/B A/C#
When vanity has played a part in every leader's downfall
D Em7 Asus A
Wait to storm the gates what's left undone to hang a-round for
Chorus 2
========
D F#m /E G Bm
We'll be as we are when all the fools who doubt us fade a-way
D F#m /E G A Bm
Fortune deep and wide in-timidated restless in the wait the wait
Inst
====
Bm F#m Bm F#m Em F#m Em A
E|-10--9-7-5-2----|-10--9-7-5-2----|-10--9-7-5-2----|-10--9-7-5------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-12-11-9-7-4----|-12-11-9-7-4----|-12-11-9-7-4----|-12-11-9-7------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Chorus 3
========
D F#m /E G Bm
We'll be as we are when all the fools who doubt us fade a-way
D F#m /E G A D
Fortune deep and wide in-timidated restless in the wait the wait
D(R1) x 8
Outro
=====
D D G Em D
Wait wait wait wait
-----------------------------------------
I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
November 2012
[email protected]
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