• Song:

    Englishman in New York

  • Artist:

    Sting

  • Album:

    Let Your Soul Be Your P...

Em               A             Bm/Bm           Bm7/Bm7
   I don't drink coffee I take     tea my dear
Em            A               Bm/Bm   Bm7/Bm7
   I like my toast done on the side 

Em              A               Bm/Bm          Bm7                                
   And you can hear it in my accent when I   talk

       Em            A     Bm
I'm an Englishman in New  York 

See me walking down Fifth Avenue

A walking cane here at my side

I take it everywhere I walk

I'm an Englishman in New York

Em      A    Bm/Bm        Bm7/Bm7 
I'm an alien   I'm a legal alien

        Em        A        Bm/Bm
I'm an Englishman  in New York  

Em      A    Bm/Bm        Bm7
I'm an alien   I'm a legal alien

        Em              Bm/Bm
I'm an Englishman in New York

If "manners maketh man" as someone said

Then he's the hero of the day

It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile

Be yourself no matter what they say

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I'm an alien   I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm an alien   I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
D                       A             A7 
Modesty, propriety can lead to not  oriety

Bm/Bm        Bm7/Bm7           F  
You could end   up as the only  one

 G                        A
Gentleness, sobriety are rare in this society

   G                                   Bm/Bm
At   night a candle's brighter than the     sun

Takes more than combat gear to make a man
Takes more than license for a gun
Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can
A gentleman will walk but never run

If "manners maketh man" as someone said
Then he's the hero of the day
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
Be yourself no matter what they say

I'm an alien   I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm an alien   I'm a legal alien
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