Sting, An Englishman in New York (1987)
^{Key: :[Em] (w: Sting)}

VERSE 1:
[Em] I don't drink [A] coffee I take [Bm] tea my dear [Bm]
[Em] I like my [A] toast done on one [Bm] side [Bm]
[Em] And you can [A] hear it in my [Bm] accent when I talk [Bm]
I'm an [Em] Englishman [A] in New [Bm] York [Bm]

VERSE 2:
[Em] See me [A] walking down Fifth [Bm] Avenue [Bm]
[Em] A walking [A] cane here at my [Bm] side [Bm]
[Em] I take it [A] everywhere I [Bm] walk [Bm]
I'm an [Em] Englishman [A] in New [Bm] York [Bm]

CHORUS:
Whoa, [Em] I'm an [A] alien, [Bm] I'm a legal [Bm] alien
I'm an [Em] Englishman [A] in New [Bm] York [Bm]
Whoa, [Em] I'm an [A] alien, [Bm] I'm a legal [Bm] alien
I'm an [Em] Englishman [A] in New [Bm] York [Bm]

VERSE 3:
[Em] If "manners [A] maketh man" as [Bm] someone said [Bm]
[Em] Then he's our [A] hero of the [Bm] day [Bm]
[Em] It takes a [A] man to suffer [Bm] ignorance and [Bm] smile
[Em] Be yourself no [A] matter what they [Bm] say [Bm]

REPEAT CHORUS:

BRIDGE:
[D] Modesty, propriety, can [A] lead to notoriety
[Bm] You could end up as the only [F#] one
[G] Gentleness, sobriety, are [A] rare in this society
At [Gdim7] night a candle's brighter than the [Bm] sun

INSTRUMENTAL: [jazz-based]

VERSE 4:
[Em] Takes more than [A] combat gear to [Bm] make a man [Bm]
[Em] Takes more than [A] license for a [Bm] gun [Bm]
[Em] Confront your [A] enemies, a-[Bm]-void them when you [Bm] can
A [Em] gentleman will [A] walk but never [Bm] run [Bm]

REPEAT VERSE 3:

REPEAT CHORUS: