Capo: 2nd threat
Intro
[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am7] x2
Verse
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
I like my toast done on one side
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
And you can hear it in my accent when I talk
[Dm] [G] [Am]
I'm an Englishman in New York
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
See me walking down Fifth Avenue
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
A walking cane here at my side
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
I take it everywhere I walk
[Dm] [G] [Am]
I'm an Englishman in New York
Chorus
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
[Dm] [G] [Am]
I'm an Englishman in New York
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
[Dm] [G] [Am]
I'm an Englishman in New York
Verse
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
If, "Manners maketh man" as someone said
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
Then he's the hero of the day
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
[Dm] [G] [Am]
Be yourself no matter what they say
Chorus
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
[Dm] [G] [Am]
I'm an Englishman in New York
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
[Dm] [G] [Am]
I'm an Englishman in New York
Bridge
[C] [G] [G7]
Modesty, propriety can lead to notoriety
[Am] [Am7] [E]
You could end up as the only one
[F] [G]
Gentleness, sobriety are rare in this society
[E] [Am]
At night a candle's brighter than the sun
Verse
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
Takes more than combat gear to make a man
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
Takes more than a license for a gun
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can
[Dm] [G] [Am]
A gentleman will walk but never run
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
If, "Manners maketh man" as someone said
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
Then he's the hero of the day
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
[Dm] [G] [Am]
Be yourself no matter what they say
[Dm] [G] [Am]
Be yourself no matter what they say
[Dm] [G] [Am]
Be yourself no matter what they say
Chorus
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
[Dm] [G] [Am]
I'm an Englishman in New York
[Dm] [G] [Am] [Am7]
I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
[Dm] [G] [Am]
I'm an Englishman in New York
