• Song:

    Englishman in New York

  • Artist:

    Sting

  • Album:

    Let Your Soul Be Your P...

Tom: G5

G5             A5             B5 
I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear
G5         A5                 B5
I like my toast done on the side
G5                         A5             B5
And you can hear it in my accent when I talk
       G5      A5          B5
I'm an Englishman in New York
   

G5      A5                  B5     G5         A5               B5
See me walking down Fifth Avenue, a walking cane here at my side
G5         A5            B5          G5      A5          B5
I take it everywhere I walk, I'm an Englishman in New York

Chorus
  G5         A5                  B5
O-ho I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
      G5      A5          B5
I'm an Englishman in New York
  G5         A5                  B5     
O-ho I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
       G5      A5          B5
I'm an Englishman in New York
G5           A5              B5
If "manners maketh man" as someone said
G5             A5           B5
Then he's the hero of the day
G5          A5             B5
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
   G5           A5                B5
Be yourself no matter what they say ->Refrain
D5                      A5         A5
Modesty, propriety can lead to notoriety
B5                          F#5
You could end up as the only one
G5                        A5
Gentleness, sobriety are rare in this society
   G5                                  B5
At night a candle's brighter than the sun
G5               A5              B5  
Takes more than combat gear to make a man
G5               A5             B5
Takes more than license for a gun
G5             A5         B5    
Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can
  G5              A5              B5
A gentleman will walk but never run    

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