Tabs
Song: Harry Irene
Album: Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
Artist: Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band
Notes about this song:
See chord definitions below
Chords:
EADGBe
G+G xx5433
G/F# xx4433
G7G7 xx3433
Gm7Gm7 xx3333
A minorAm x77555
C minorCm xx5543
G+G G/F# G7G7 Gm7Gm7
Harry Irene were a couple that lived in the green
G+G G/F# G7G7 Gm7Gm7
Harry Irene were a couple that ran a canteen
G+G G/F#
Ran a canteen
G7G7 Gm7Gm7
Ran a canteen
G+G G/F# G7G7 Gm7Gm7
Two people Harry and Irene like you never seen
G+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
G7G7
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
A minorAm
They sold wine like turpentine to painters
C minorCm
They took to social life like props to aviators
G+G G/F# G7G7 Gm7Gm7
Harry Irene were a couple that ran a canteen
G+G G/F# G7G7 Gm7Gm7
Harry Irene were a couple that lived in the green
G+G G/F#
Ran a canteen
G7G7 Gm7Gm7
Ran a canteen took Harry for all of his green and Irene
G+G G/F#
Harry was left holding an empty canteen
G7G7 Gm7Gm7
And by the way folks, it was Dusty not Harry
G+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?
G7G7
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?
A minorAm
What's the meaning of this?
C minorCm
Poor Harry, I guess
(repeat - whistling/fade out)
