Captain Beefheart - Harry Irene

      
 
 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)