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Link Wray – Ice People Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
E

[Verse]
E
Ice people
A#                A#m
They're just made of ice
      A
They don't treat
                      E
Their fellow man very nice

[Verse]
E
You wear your hair long
A#       A#m
As Jesus did
         A
They'll crucify you
You're not part of
        E
the establishment

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[Verse]
E
You stand up for your rights
        A#         A#m
They'll call you a fool
       A
If you don't go to war
You're not living
              E
by the golden rule

[Verse]
E
Ice people
        A#          A#m
They're just made of ice
     A
They don't treat
                      E
Their fellow man very nice

[Bridge]
      A                 B
The red man lives and dies
               E
on the reservation
        A               B
And the black man just lives
             E
anywhere he can
        A
And the poor white man
   B                 E
he doesn't live any better
    A
He can't say I'm red, I'm black,
            B
I'm yellow, I'm tanned

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[Verse]
E
We're all caught up together
         A#              A#m
Like the buffalo on the plains
             A
We're just shooting sport
for ice people
              E
We're just a game

[Verse]
     E
Ice people
         A#          A#m
They're just made of ice
     A
They don't treat
                        E
Their fellow man very nice

[Verse]
E
Ice people
         A#         A#m
They're just made of ice
         A
No, they don't treat
                        E
Their fellow man very nice

[Verse]
E
Ice people
        A#            A#m
They're just made of ice
      A
They don't treat
                       E
Their fellow man very nice

How to play Ice People: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Ice People by Link Wray on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Ice People by Link Wray is centred on B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). The song uses 5 chords: E, A#, A#m, A and B.

Listen for E – A# – A#m – A (IV – VII – vii – ♭VII in B major): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, Ab, Abm, G, A (60% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

A#m chord on guitar (x13321) — A♯mA♯ C♯ E♯

Ice People chords: questions

What key is Ice People in?

Ice People by Link Wray is centred on B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Ice People?

Ice People uses 5 chords: E, A#, A#m, A, B.

What is the chord progression of Ice People?

The main progression is E – A# – A#m – A (IV – VII – vii – ♭VII).

Is Ice People easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, Ab, Abm, G, A (60% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

How to play Ice People: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Ice People chords: questions

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