Harry Irene by Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band
Artist: Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band
www.beefheart.com/
Notes about this song:
See chord definitions below
Chords:
EADGBe
G xx5433
G/F# xx4433
G7 xx3433
Gm7 xx3333
Am x77555
Cm xx5543
G G/F# G7 Gm7
Harry Irene were a couple that lived in the green
G G/F# G7 Gm7
Harry Irene were a couple that ran a canteen
G G/F#
Ran a canteen
G7 Gm7
Ran a canteen
G G/F# G7 Gm7
Two people Harry and Irene like you never seen
G G/F#
e--(3)---------------(3)-------(3)-------------(3)----------------|
B--(3)---------------(3)-------(3)-------------(3)----------------|
G---4-----------------4---------4---------------4-----------------|
D---5-----------------5----5----4---------------4-----4-----------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------3--------------------------3-------------|
The floor was made of oak, the door was smokey gray
G7
e--(3)---------(3)------------------------------------------------|
B--(3)---------(3)------------------------------------------------|
G---4-----------4-------------------------4----4-4--4-------------|
D---3-----------3----------------3--------2----2-0--2----2-0------|
A------------------------------------------------------------2-0--|
E--------------------------3--------------------------------------|
Their tuna sandwiches would turn the dark into day
Am
They sold wine like turpentine to painters
Cm
They took to social life like props to aviators
G G/F# G7 Gm7
Harry Irene were a couple that ran a canteen
G G/F# G7 Gm7
Harry Irene were a couple that lived in the green
G G/F#
Ran a canteen
G7 Gm7
Ran a canteen took Harry for all of his green and Irene
G G/F#
Harry was left holding an empty canteen
G7 Gm7
And by the way folks, it was Dusty not Harry
G G/F#
e--(3)------------(3)-------(3)------------(3)-------------------|
B--(3)------------(3)-------(3)------------(3)-------------------|
G---4--------------4---------4--------------4--------------------|
D---5--------------5-----5---4--------------4------4-------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------3-------------------------3--------------|
What does this mean?
G7
e--(3)------------(3)---------------------------------------------|
B--(3)------------(3)---------------------------------------------|
G---4--------------4-------------------4----4-4--4----------------|
D---3--------------3-----------3-------2----2-0--2----2-0---------|
A---------------------------------------------------------2-0-----|
E-----------------------------3-----------------------------------|
What does this mean?
Am
What's the meaning of this?
Cm
Poor Harry, I guess
(repeat - whistling/fade out)
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