Tabbed by Kurez for Ultimate Guitar
Chord Shapes:
[ch]B6add9[/ch] A6 Amaj7(2) Amaj7(4) E (4)
e----4------2-----4--------4------4
B----4------2-----2--------5------5
G----4------2-----2--------6------4
D----4------2-----2--------7------6
A----4------0-----0--------x------7
E--------------------------5-------
Intro
C#m7 B6add9 A6 Amaj7(2) 2x
Bsus4 B
Amaj7(4) E(4) F#m Bsus4 B
(dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda-dit)
E G#m F#m C#m
There's a port on a western bay
F#m A D A
And it serves a hundred ships a day
E G#m F#m G#m C#m
Lonely sailors pass the time away
F#m A E
And talk about their homes
E G#m F#m C#m
And there's a girl in this harbor town
F#m A D A
And she works layin' whiskey down
E G#m F#m G#m C#m
They say "Brandy, fetch another round"
F#m A E
She serves them whiskey and wine
C#m7 B A
The sailors say "Brandy, you're a fine girl" (you're a fine girl)
C#m7 B A
"What a good wife you would be" (such a fine girl)
Bsus4 B
"Yeah your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea"
Amaj7(4) E(4) F#m Bsus4 B
(dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda-dit)
E G#m F#m C#m
Brandy wears a braided chain
F#m A D A
Made of finest silver from the North of Spain
E G#m F#m G#m C#m
A locket that bears the name
F#m A E
Of the man that Brandy loves
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/red_hot_chili_peppers/brandy_crd_ver_2.html ]
E G#m F#m C#m
He came on a summer's day
F#m A D A
Bringin' gifts from far away
E G#m F#m G#m C#m
But he made it clear he couldn't stay
F#m A E
No harbor was his home
C#m7 B A
The sailors say "Brandy, you're a fine girl" (you're a fine girl)
C#m7 B A
"What a good wife you would be" (such a fine girl)
Bsus4 B
"But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea"
Amaj7(4) E(4) F#m Bsus4 B
(dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda-dit)
C#m7 B
Yeah, Brandy used to watch his eyes
A B
When he told his sailor stories
C#m7 B
She could feel the ocean foam rise
A B
She saw its ragin' glory
C#m7 D C#m7 A
But he had always told the truth, lord, he was an honest man
Bsus4 B
And Brandy does her best to understand
Amaj7(4) E(4) F#m Bsus4 B
(dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda-dit)
E G#m F#m C#m
At night when the bars close down
F#m A D A
Brandy walks through a silent town
E G#m F#m G#m C#m
And loves a man who's not around
F#m A E
She still can hear him say
C#m7 B A
She hears him say " Brandy, you're a fine girl" (you're a fine girl)
C#m7 B A
"What a good wife you would be" (such a fine girl)
Bsus4 B
"But my life, my lover, my lady is the sea"
Amaj7(4) E(4) F#m Bsus4 B
(dooda-dit-dooda), (dit-dooda-dit-dooda-dit)
