Englishman In New York - Sting
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
So this is a version we played with our band and full brass band. Chords played on positions five to seven
[Intro]
[Verse]
I don't drink
coffee I take
tea my dear
Like my toast
done on one si
de
You can hear i
t in my accent
when I talk
I'm an English
man in New Yor
k
See me walking
down Fifth Av
enue
A walking cane
here at my si
de
I take it ever
ywhere I walk
I'm an English
man in New Yor
k
[Chorus]
Oh, I'm an ali
en I'm a legal
alien
I'm an English
man in New Yor
k
Oh, I'm an ali
en I'm a legal
alien
I'm an English
man in New Yor
k
[Verse]
"Manners maket
h man" as some
one said
He's the hero
of the day
Takes a man to
suffer ignora
nce and smile
Be yourself no
matter what t
hey say
Oh, I'm an ali
en I'm a legal
alien
I'm an English
man in New Yor
k
Oh, I'm an ali
en I'm a legal
alien
I'm an English
man in New Yor
k
[Bridge]
Modesty propri
ety Lead to no
toriety You co
uld end up as
the only one
Gentleness sob
riety Rare in
this society N
ight a candle'
s brighter tha
n the sun
[Instrumental double time]
(Drum!
!)
[Verse]
Takes more tha
n combat gear
to make a man
Takes more tha
n a license fo
r a gun
Confront your
enemies, avoid
them when you
can
A gentleman wi
ll walk but ne
ver run
"Manners maket
h man" as some
one said
He's the hero
of the day
Takes a man to
suffer ignora
nce and smile
Be yourself no
matter what t
hey say
Be yourself no
matter what t
hey say
Be yourself no
matter what t
hey say
Be yourself no
matter what t
hey say {backi
ng vocals star
t chorus}
Be yourself no
matter what t
hey say
Be yourself no
matter what t
hey say
Be yourself no
matter what t
hey say
Be yourself no
matter what t
hey say
[Outro]