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Harry Irene by Captain Beefheart
Harry Irene
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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Harry Irene were a couple that lived in the green
Harry Irene were a couple that ran a canteen
Ran a canteen
Ran a canteen
Two people Harry and Irene like you never seen
The floor was made of oak, the door was smokey gray
Their tuna sandwiches would turn the dark into day
They sold wine like turpentine to painters
They took to social life like props to aviators
Harry Irene were a couple that ran a canteen
Harry Irene were a couple that lived in the green
Ran a canteen
Ran a canteen took Harry for all of his green and Irene
Harry was left holding an empty canteen
And by the way folks, it was Dusty not Harry
What does this mean?
What does this mean?
What's the meaning of this?
Poor Harry, I guess
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