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The Cranberries - The Icicle Melts Chords

Chord reference A, C, Am, Bb, Dm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A]When, when will the [C]icicle melt, And [A]when When will the [C]picture show end [A]I should not have read the [C]paper today ‘Cause a [A]child, child he was [C]taken away

[C]There’s a place for the [Am]baby that died [C]And there’s time for the [Am]mother who cried [C]And she will hold him in [Am]her arm sometime [C]’Cause nine months is too long [Am]

[A]How could you [C]hurt a child [A]Now does this make you [C]satisfied [A]I don’t know what’s happening to [C]people today [A]When a child, he was [C]taken away

[Bb]There’s a place for the [Dm]baby that died [Bb]And there’s time for the [Dm]mother who cried [Bb]And she will hold him in [Dm]her arm sometime [Bb]’Cause nine months is too long [A]

[C]There’s a place for the [Am]baby that died [C]And there’s time for the [Am]mother who cried [C]And she will hold him in [Am]her arm sometime [C]’Cause nine months is too long [Am]

Artist The Cranberries
Album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
Genres Alternative, Rock
Year 1993
Key A

How to Play The Icicle Melts on Guitar?

The Cranberries - The Icicle Melts can be played in the key of A using the A, C, Am, Bb, Dm chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play The Icicle Melts with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.