[Intro]
Bm E F#m F#m 4x
[Verse]
Bm E F#m
I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear
Bm E F#m
I like my toast done on the side
Bm E F#m
And you can hear it in my accent when I talk
Bm E F#m
I'm an Englishman in New York
[Verse]
Bm E F#m
See me walking down Fifth Avenue
Bm E F#m
A walking cane here at my side
Bm E F#m
I take it everywhere I walk
Bm E F#m
I'm an Englishman in New York
[Chorus]
Bm E F#m
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
Bm E F#m
I'm an Englishman in New York
Bm E F#m
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
Bm E F#m
I'm an Englishman in New York
[Verse]
Bm E F#m
If, "Manners maketh man" as someone said
Bm E F#m
Then he's the hero of the day
Bm E F#m
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
Bm E F#m
Be yourself no matter what they say
[Chorus]
Bm E F#m
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
Bm E F#m
I'm an Englishman in New York
Bm E F#m
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
Bm E F#m
I'm an Englishman in New York
[Bridge]
A E
Modesty, propriety can lead to not oriety
F#m C#
You could end up as the only one
D E
Gentleness, sobriety are rare in this society
C# F#m
At night a candle's brighter than the sun
[Solo]
Bm E F#m F#m 4x
[Verse]
Bm E F#m
Takes more than combat gear to make a man
Bm E F#m
Takes more than a license for a gun
Bm E F#m
Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can
Bm E F#m
A gentleman will walk but never run
[Verse]
Bm E F#m
If, "Manners maketh man" as someone said
Bm E F#m
Then he's the hero of the day
Bm E F#m
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
Bm E F#m
Be yourself no matter what they say
Bm E F#m
Be yourself no matter what they say
Bm E F#m
Be yourself no matter what they say
[Chorus]
Bm E F#m
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
Bm E F#m
I'm an Englishman in New York
Bm E F#m
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
Bm E F#m
I'm an Englishman in New York
[Intro]
Bm E F#m F#m 4x
[Verse]
Bm E I don't drink coffee
F#m
I take tea my dear
Bm E F#m
I like my toast done on the side
Bm E And you can hear it
F#m
in my accent when I talk
Bm E F#m
I'm an Englishman in New York
[Verse]
Bm E F#m
See me walking down Fifth Avenue
Bm E F#m
A walking cane here at my side
Bm E F#m
I take it everywhere I walk
Bm E F#m
I'm an Englishman in New York
[Chorus]
Bm E F#m
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
Bm E F#m
I'm an Englishman in New York
Bm E F#m
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
Bm E F#m
I'm an Englishman in New York
[Verse]
Bm E If, "Manners maketh
F#m
man" as someone said
Bm E F#m
Then he's the hero of the day
Bm E It takes a man to suffer
F#m
ignorance and smile
Bm E Be yourself no matter
F#m
what they say
[Chorus]
Bm E F#m
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
Bm E F#m
I'm an Englishman in New York
Bm E F#m
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
Bm E F#m
I'm an Englishman in New York
[Bridge]
A E
Modesty, propriety can lead to not
oriety
F#m C#
You could end up as the only one
D Gentleness, sobriety
E
are rare in this society
C# At night a candle's
F#m
brighter than the sun
[Solo]
Bm E F#m F#m 4x
[Verse]
Bm E Takes more than combat
F#m
gear to make a man
Bm Takes more than
E F#m
a license for a gun
Bm E Confront your enemies,
F#m
avoid them when you can
Bm A gentleman will
E F#m
walk but never run
[Verse]
Bm E If, "Manners maketh
F#m
man" as someone said
Bm E F#m
Then he's the hero of the day
Bm E It takes a man to suffer
F#m
ignorance and smile
Bm E Be yourself no matter
F#m
what they say
Bm E Be yourself no matter
F#m
what they say
Bm E Be yourself no matter
F#m
what they say
[Chorus]
Bm E F#m
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
Bm E F#m
I'm an Englishman in New York
Bm E F#m
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
Bm E F#m
I'm an Englishman in New York