Notes about this song:
See chord definitions below

Chords:
EADGBe
G xx5433
G/F# xx4433
G7 xx3433
Gm7 xx3333
Am x77555
Cm xx5543

Harry Irene[G/F#] were a couple that lived in the green

Harry Irene[G/F#] were a couple that ran a canteen

Ran a canteen[G/F#]

Ran a canteen

Two people Harry and Irene like you[G/F#] never seen

[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

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

They sold wine like turpentine to painters

They took to social life like props to aviators

Harry Irene[G/F#] were a couple that ran a canteen

Harry Irene[G/F#] were a couple that lived in the green

Ran a canteen[G/F#]

Ran a canteen took Harry for all of his green and Irene

Harry was left holding an empty [G/F#]canteen

And by the way folks, it was Dusty not Harry

[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?

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?

What’s the meaning of this?

Poor Harry, I guess

(repeat – whistling/fade out)