Harry Irene
Shiny Beast
(Beefheart)
Last Updated 02/11/03
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)
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John Campbell - JazzDischarge, 2003 ([email protected])