Verse:
E A C#m F#m
Thereʼs a Port on a Western bay and it serves
D A E
A hundred ships a day lonely sailors
A C#m F#m A E
Pass the time away and talk about their homes
E A C#m
And thereʼs a girl in this harbor town
F#m D A
And she works layinʼ whiskey down
E A C#m
They say Brandy fetch another round
F#m A E
She serves them whiskey and wine
Chorus:
C#m A
The sailors say Brandy youʼre a fine girl (you’re a fine girl)
C#m A
What a good wife you would be (such a fine girl)
E B A E A
Your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea (do, do...)
Verse:
E A C#m
Brandy wears a braided chain
F#m A D A
Made of finest silver from the north of Spain
E A C#m
A locket that bears the name
F#m A E
Of the man that Brandy loves
E A C#m
He came on a summerʼs day
F#m D A
Bringing gifts from far away
E A C#m
But he made it clear he couldnʼt stay
F#m A E
No harbor was his home
Chorus:
C#m A
The sailors say Brandy youʼre a fine girl (you’re a fine girl)
C#m A
What a good wife you would be (such a fine girl)
E B A E A
But my life my lover my lady is the sea (do, do...)
Bridge:
C#m E
Yeah Brandy used to watch his eyes
A B
When he told his sailorʼs stories
C#m E
She could feel the ocean fall and rise
A B
She saw itʼs raging glory
C#m D
But he had always told the truth
C#m A
Lord he was an honest man
E B A E A
And Brandy does her best to understand (do, do...)
Verse:
E A C#m
At night when the bars close down
F#m A D A
Brandy walks through a silent town
E A C#m
And loves a man whoʼs not around
F#m A E
She still can hear him say she hears him say
Chorus:
C#m A
She hears him say Brandy youʼre a fine girl (you’re a fine girl)
C#m A
What a good wife you would be (such a fine girl)
E B A E A
But my life my lover my lady is the sea (do, do...)
C#m A
Say Brandy youʼre a fine girl (you’re a fine girl)
C#m A
What a good wife you would be (such a fine girl)
E B A E A A E
But my life my lover my lady is the sea (do, do...)
