[Intro]
D#m G#m B A#


[Chorus]
         D#m
Basrah w atooh fel zekrayat
           G#m
w ba3eesh hayah waya el fat
            B
ashkhas, amaken, kol she2
                   A#
haga tewadeeny l hagat


[Verse 1]
         D#m
hekayat mawakef kolaha f el mady dy ana 3eshtaha
           G#m
kol lama aghamad 3einy arooh l seneen sabetny w sebtaha
            B                                     A#
kol lama aghamad 3einy arooh l seneen sabetny w sebtaha

      G#m
leh bahebaha mahe mady 3ada w entaha
       B
w en sebtaha temshy beterga3 wa7daha
        D#m
w sa3at ana bashtaklaha f andahlaha
                           C#
leh bahen leeha w a3eesh 3aleha mafeesh egaba 3ereftaha

          G#m                                    B
ana 3omry kam 3alashan tekonly el zekra esloob hayah

demaghy feeha melyon shereet
      D#m
mady adeem men da w da
                                        C#
da ana kont 3ayel men yomein w dakhalt anam
                                         D#m
seheet la2eit el 3omr 3adah makhadneesh ma3ah


[Chorus]
          D#m
Basrah w atooh fel zekrayat
           G#m
w ba3eesh hayah waya el fat
            B
ashkhas, amaken, kol she2
                   A#
haga tewadeeny l hagat


[Interlude]
D#m G#m B A#


[Verse 2]
        D#m
w fel seneen ana mesh kebeer
          G#m
w sha3ry eswed zay leil
             B
w el leil mabey3adeesh taweel
                       A#
mafhoosh heroob mel zekrayat

               D#m
leh maleesh f bokra w leh batooh

leh maleesh f helm betersemooh
        G#m
basrah fala2y el zekra bas

w fyha bal2a ana yomy ams
             B           A#
gheir yomko dah ely bet3eshooh

           G#m
el zekra wakhdany l makan
       B            D#m
ayam zaman wa2t el farah wa2t el hana
                                         C#
ana west bokra maleesh wegood fel zekra bas bakoon ana

           G#m
barga3 f ghamdet 3ein sana

sana f sana ana bab2a ana
         B
3ayel beyehwa el dandana

ahlamo sahla w momkena
          D#m
w 3ashan keda ana men henak
                                     C#
ana bantemy lel zekrayat w maleesh makan benkom hena


[Chorus]
          D#m
Basrah w atooh fel zekrayat
           G#m
w ba3eesh hayah waya el fat
            B
ashkhas, amaken, kol she2
                   A#
haga tewadeeny l hagat
           D#m
basrah w atooh