• Song:

    Englishman in New York

  • Artist:

    Sting

  • Album:

    Let Your Soul Be Your P...

Tom: G

G             A             Bm7 
I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear
G         A                 Bm7
I like my toast done on the side
G                         A             Bm7
And you can hear it in my accent when I talk
       G      A          Bm7
I'm an Englishman in New York
   

G      A                  Bm7     G         A               Bm7
See me walking down Fifth Avenue, a walking cane here at my side
G         A            Bm7          G      A          Bm7
I take it everywhere I walk, I'm an Englishman in New York

Chorus
  G         A                  Bm7
O-ho I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
      G      A          Bm7
I'm an Englishman in New York
  G         A                  Bm7     
O-ho I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
       G      A          Bm7
I'm an Englishman in New York
G           A              Bm7
If "manners maketh man" as someone said
G             A           Bm7
Then he's the hero of the day
G          A             Bm7
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
   G           A                Bm7
Be yourself no matter what they say ->Refrain
D                      A         A7
Modesty, propriety can lead to notoriety
Bm7                          F#
You could end up as the only one
G                        A
Gentleness, sobriety are rare in this society
   G                                  Bm7
At night a candle's brighter than the sun
G               A              Bm7  
Takes more than combat gear to make a man
G               A             Bm7
Takes more than license for a gun
G             A         Bm7    
Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can
  G              A              Bm7
A gentleman will walk but never run    

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