Intro
 
         Dm7    C  A#    Dm7    C  A#      Csus4  C 
e--9-\7------------9-\7---------------12-----11----| 
B--9-\7--9---------9-\7--9-------------------------| 
G--------9--9------------9--9------/13----/11------| 
D-----------11--------------11---------------------| 
A--------------------------------------------------| 
E--------------------------------------------------| 
 
| A#maj7 F/A | Gm Csus4 C | 
 
Verse 1
 
          F   Am  Gm     Dm 
Theres a port on a western bay 
        Gm   A#          D#/G    A# 
And it serves a hundred ships a day 
       F      Am       Gm  Am  Dm 
Lonely sailors pass the time a    way 
    Gm   A#          F 
And talk about their homes 
 
         F   Am      Gm    Dm 
Theres a girl in this harbor town 
         Gm  A#       D#/G    A# 
And she works laying whiskey down 
         F     Am      Gm Am Dm 
They say Brandy, fetch another  round 
    Gm         A#          F 
She serves them whisky and wine 
        The sailors say... 
 
Chorus
 Dm7    C        A#                   C 
Brandy, you're a fine girl < you're a fine girl >              
       Dm7          C     A#                
What a good wife you would be < such a fine girl >             
     Csus4               C 
Your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea 
 
A#maj7 F/A Gm Csus4 C 
 
Verse 2
            
   F  Am       Gm     Dm 
Brandy   wears a braided chain                 
Gm     A#              D#/G     A# 
Made of finest silver from the north of spain        
  F     Am    Gm  Am  Dm 
A locket that bears the name              
 Gm      A#      F 
of the man that Brandy loves    
          
F  Am   Gm     Dm 
He came on a summers day                
 Gm   A#      D#/G A# 
bearing gifts - from far away                
       F       Am      Gm Am Dm 
But he made it clear he couldnt stay 
     Gm    A#       F 
The harbor was his home 
 
Chorus                
Dm7    C        A# 
Brandy, you're a fine girl < you're a fine girl > 
C      Dm7          C     A# 
What a good wife you would be < such a fine girl > 
Csus4                  C 
Your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea 
 
A#maj7 F/A Gm Csus4 C 
 
Bridge                 
Dm7           C 
Brandy used to watch his eyes 
      A#               C 
As he told his sailor stories 
          Dm7           C 
She could feel the ocean fall and rise 
      A#              C 
She saw its raging glory 
    Dm7          D# 
But he had always told the truth 
        Dm7          A# 
Lord he was an honest man 
     Csus4          C 
And Brandy does her best to understand 
 
A#maj7 F/A Gm Csus4 C 
 
Verse 3
    F  Am        Gm        Dm 
At night when the bars close down 
         Gm  A#         D#/G   A# 
Brandy walks through a slient town 
     F    Am         Gm Am Dm 
And loves a man who's not around 
     Gm           A#       F 
She still can hear him say 
 
She hears him say... 
 
Chorus                 
Dm7    C        A# 
Brandy, you're a fine girl < you're a fine girl > 
C      Dm7          C     A# 
What a good wife you would be < such a fine girl > 
Csus4                  C 
Your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea 
 
Outro
A#maj7 F/A Gm Csus4