Verse 1: C Dm F There's a port on a western bay. And it Dm Bb F And it serves a hundred ships a day C Dm F Lonely sailors pass the time away Dm F C And talk about their homes Verse 2: C Dm F And there's a girl in this harbor town Dm Bb F And she works layin' whiskey down C Dm F They say "Brandy, fetch another round" Dm F C She serves them whiskey and wine
Chorus 1: Am F The sailors say, "Brandy, you're a fine girl NC (You're a fine girl) Dm F What a good wife you would be NC (Such a fine girl) C G F C Yeah, your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea" Verse 3: C Dm F Brandy wears a braided chain Dm Bb F Made of finest silver from the north of Spain C Dm F A locket that bears the name Dm F C Of a man that Brandy loved Verse 4: C Dm F He came on a summer's day Dm Bb F Bringing gifts from far away C Dm F But he made it clear he couldn't stay Dm F C No harbor was his home Chorus 2: Am F The sailor said, "Brandy, you're a fine girl NC (You're a fine girl) Dm F What a good wife you would be NC (Such a fine girl) C G F C But my life, my love and my lady is the sea" Bridge: Am G Yeah, Brandy used to watch his eyes F G When he told his sailor's story Am G She could feel the ocean fall and rise F G She saw its raging glory AM Bb But he had always told the truth Am F Lord, he was an honest man C G F C And Brandy does her best to understand Verse 5: C Dm F At night when the bars close down Dm Bb F Brandy walks through a silent town C Dm F And loves a man who's not around Dm F C She still can hear him say Outro: Am F She hears him say, "Brandy, you're a fine girl NC (You're a fine girl) Dm F What a good wife you would be NC (Such a fine girl) C G F C But my life, my love and my lady is the sea" Am F "Brandy, you're a fine girl NC (You're a fine girl) Dm F What a good wife you would be NC (Such a fine girl) C G F C But my life, my love and my lady is the sea"