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

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

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

CHORUS:
Whoa, [Fm] I'm an [A#] alien, [Cm] I'm a legal [Cm] alien
I'm an [Fm] Englishman [A#] in New [Cm] York [Cm]
Whoa, [Fm] I'm an [A#] alien, [Cm] I'm a legal [Cm] alien
I'm an [Fm] Englishman [A#] in New [Cm] York [Cm]

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

REPEAT CHORUS:

BRIDGE:
[D#] Modesty, propriety, can [A#] lead to notoriety
[Cm] You could end up as the only [G] one
[G#] Gentleness, sobriety, are [A#] rare in this society
At [G#dim7] night a candle's brighter than the [Cm] sun

INSTRUMENTAL: [jazz-based]

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

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