Verse:
F7 A# Dm Gm
Thereʼs a Port on a Western bay and it serves
D# A# F7
A hundred ships a day lonely sailors
A# Dm Gm A# F7
Pass the time away and talk about their homes
F7 A# Dm
And thereʼs a girl in this harbor town
Gm D# A#
And she works layinʼ whiskey down
F7 A# Dm
They say Brandy fetch another round
Gm A# F7
She serves them whiskey and wine
Chorus:
Dm A#
The sailors say Brandy youʼre a fine girl (you’re a fine girl)
Dm A#
What a good wife you would be (such a fine girl)
F7 C A# F7 A#
Your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea (do, do...)
Verse:
F7 A# Dm
Brandy wears a braided chain
Gm A# D# A#
Made of finest silver from the north of Spain
F7 A# Dm
A locket that bears the name
Gm A# F7
Of the man that Brandy loves
F7 A# Dm
He came on a summerʼs day
Gm D# A#
Bringing gifts from far away
F7 A# Dm
But he made it clear he couldnʼt stay
Gm A# F7
No harbor was his home
Chorus:
Dm A#
The sailors say Brandy youʼre a fine girl (you’re a fine girl)
Dm A#
What a good wife you would be (such a fine girl)
F7 C A# F7 A#
But my life my lover my lady is the sea (do, do...)
Bridge:
Dm F7
Yeah Brandy used to watch his eyes
A# C
When he told his sailorʼs stories
Dm F7
She could feel the ocean fall and rise
A# C
She saw itʼs raging glory
Dm D#
But he had always told the truth
Dm A#
Lord he was an honest man
F7 C A# F7 A#
And Brandy does her best to understand (do, do...)
Verse:
F7 A# Dm
At night when the bars close down
Gm A# D# A#
Brandy walks through a silent town
F7 A# Dm
And loves a man whoʼs not around
Gm A# F7
She still can hear him say she hears him say
Chorus:
Dm A#
She hears him say Brandy youʼre a fine girl (you’re a fine girl)
Dm A#
What a good wife you would be (such a fine girl)
F7 C A# F7 A#
But my life my lover my lady is the sea (do, do...)
Dm A#
Say Brandy youʼre a fine girl (you’re a fine girl)
Dm A#
What a good wife you would be (such a fine girl)
F7 C A# F7 A# A# F7
But my life my lover my lady is the sea (do, do...)
