Harry Irene Captain Beefheart
www.beefheart.com/
Notes about this song:
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Chords:
EADGBe
G xx5433
G/F# xx4433
G7 xx3433
Gm7 xx3333
Am x77555
Cm xx5543
[G]Harry Irene[G/F#] were a couple that [G7]lived in the green[Gm7]
[G]Harry Irene[G/F#] were a couple that [G7]ran a canteen[Gm7]
[G]Ran a canteen[G/F#]
[G7]Ran a canteen[Gm7]
[G] Two people Harry and Irene like you[G/F#] never seen[G7] [Gm7]
[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]Harry Irene[G/F#] were a couple that [G7]ran a canteen[Gm7]
[G]Harry Irene[G/F#] were a couple that l[G7]ived in the green[Gm7]
[G]Ran a canteen[G/F#]
[G7]Ran a canteen took Harry for all of his[Gm7] green and Irene
[G] Harry was left holding an empty [G/F#]canteen
[G7] And by the way folks,[Gm7] 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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