Englishman In New York Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Dm][G][Am][Dm][G][Am]
[Dm][G][Am][Dm][G][Am]
[Dm]
I don't drink cof[G]fee, I

[Verse 1]
take tea, [Am]my d[G]ear[Dm]
I like [G]my toast done on one [Am]side[G]
[Dm]And you can hear it in[G] my
ac[Am]cent when I talk
[G]I'm an [Dm]Englishman [G]in New [Am]York
[Dm]See me walking d[G]own

[Verse 2]
Fifth [Am]Avenue
[Dm]A walking cane here [G]at my side
[Am]I ta[G]ke i[Dm]t ev[G]erywhere I walk[Am]
I'm [Dm]an Englishman [G]in New [Am]York[Dm]
Oh, I'm an [G]alien,

[Verse 3]
[Am]I'm a legal alien
I'm an [Dm]Englishman [G]in New [Am]York
[Dm]Oh, I'm an a[G]lien, [Am]I'm a legal alien
I'm an [Dm]Englishman [G]in New [Am]York
[Dm]If "manners make[G]th man"

[Verse 4]
as [Am]someone [Dm]said
He's [G]the hero of the [Am]day
[Dm]It takes a man t[G]o suffer
ignor[Am]ance and smile
Be your[Dm]self no [G]matter
what they [Am]say[Dm]
Oh, [G]I'm an alien,

[Verse 5]
[Am]I'm a legal alien
I'm an [Dm]Englishman [G]in New [Am]York
[Dm]Oh, I'm an a[G]lien, [Am]I'm a legal alien
I'm an [Dm]Englishman [G]in New [Am]York[G]
[C]Modesty, propriety

[Verse 6]
can [G]lead
to notoriety
[Am]You could end up as the only [E]one
[F]Gentleness, sobriety are rar[G]e in this society
At [E]night a candle's brighter than [Am]the sun

[Interlude 1]
[Am][Dm][G][Am]
[Dm][Am][E][Am][F][C][G]
[Am][Dm][G][Am][Dm][Am]
[E]
[Dm]Takes more than combat g[G]ear

[Verse 7]
to [Am]make a man
[Dm]Takes more than a lice[G]nse for a gu[Am]n
[Dm]Confront your enem[G]ies,
avoid [Am]them when you can
A [Dm]gentleman will walk [G]but never run
[Am]

[Verse 8]
[G]If [Dm]"manners maketh[G]
man" as [Am]someone [Dm]said
He's [G]the hero of [Am]the day
[Dm]It takes a man t[G]o suffer
ignor[Am]ance and smile
Be your[Dm]self no [G]matter what they [Am]say
Be your[Dm]self no [G]matter what [Am]they say
Be your[Dm]self no [G]matter
what they [Am]say

[Verse 9]
[Am]Be your[Dm]self no mat[G]ter what they say
[Am](oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien)
Be yourself no matter what they [Dm]say (I'm an
Englishman [G]in New York)
Be your[Am]self no matter what [Dm]they say (oh, I'm an ali[G]en,
[Am]I'm a legal alien)
Be yourself no matter what they
[Dm]say (I'm an Englishman [G]in New York)
Be yourself [Am]no matter what t[Dm]hey say (oh, I'm an
alien, I'm [G]a l[Am]egal alien)
Be yourself no matter what they say [Dm](I'm an
Englishman [G]in New [Am]York)
Be yourself no matter what they say (o[Dm]h, I'm an alien,
I'm a leg[G]al alien)
Be your[Am]self no matter what they say
(I'm an Eng[Dm]lishm[G]an in New York)
Be your[Am]self no matter what they [Dm]say