Artist: Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band
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)