Englishman in New York

[Intro]
A#m D# Fm Fm 4x


[Verse]
A#m            D#      
  I don't drink coffee
        Fm
I take tea my dear
A#m        D#                 Fm
I like my toast done on the side
A#m          D#       
  And you can hear it
       Fm
in my accent when I talk
       A#m            D#   Fm
I'm an Englishman in New York


[Verse]
A#m     D#            Fm
See me walking down Fifth Avenue
A#m        D#               Fm
A walking cane here at my side
A#m        D#            Fm
I take it everywhere I walk
       A#m            D#      Fm
I'm an Englishman in New York


[Chorus]
A#m     D#      Fm
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
       A#m         D#      Fm
I'm an Englishman in New York
A#m     D#      Fm
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
       A#m         D#      Fm
I'm an Englishman in New York


[Verse]
A#m           D#      
  If, "Manners maketh
            Fm
man" as someone said
A#m            D#           Fm
Then he's the hero of the day
A#m         D#             
  It takes a man to suffer
  Fm
ignorance and smile
       A#m      D#      
  Be yourself no matter
           Fm
what they say


[Chorus]
A#m     D#      Fm
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
       A#m         D#      Fm
I'm an Englishman in New York
A#m     D#      Fm
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
       A#m         D#      Fm
I'm an Englishman in New York


[Bridge]
G#                      D#  
Modesty, propriety can lead to not

oriety
Fm                           C
You could end up as the only one
C#                    
  Gentleness, sobriety
     D#
are rare in this society
   C               
  At night a candle's
                   Fm
brighter than the sun


[Solo]
A#m D# Fm Fm 4x


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


[Verse]
A#m           D#      
  If, "Manners maketh
         Fm
man" as someone said
A#m            D#           Fm
Then he's the hero of the day
A#m         D#             
  It takes a man to suffer
  Fm
ignorance and smile
       A#m      D#      
  Be yourself no matter
           Fm
what they say
       A#m      D#      
  Be yourself no matter
           Fm
what they say
       A#m      D#      
  Be yourself no matter
           Fm
what they say


[Chorus]
A#m     D#      Fm
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
       A#m         D#      Fm
I'm an Englishman in New York
A#m     D#      Fm
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
       A#m         D#      Fm
I'm an Englishman in New York