AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK (Sting)
 
 
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  I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear    I like my toast done on the side
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  And you can hear it in my accent when I talk
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I'm an Englishman in New York


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  See me walking down Fifth Avenue    A walking cane here at my side
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  I take it everywhere I walk I'm an Englishman in New York


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  I'm an alien  I'm a legal alien  I'm an Englishman in New York
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  I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York


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  If "manners maketh man" as someone said   Then he's the hero of the day
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  It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
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Be yourself no matter what they say


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  I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York
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  I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York


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Modesty, propriety can lead to notoriety You could end up as the only one
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Gentleness, sobriety are rare in this society
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At night a candle's brighter than the sun


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  Takes more than combat gear to make a man   Takes more than license for a gun
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  Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can
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A gentleman will walk but never run


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  If "manners maketh man" as someone said    Then he's the hero of the day
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It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
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Be yourself no matter what they say


Em       A      Bm         Bm7           Em         A       Bm   Bm7   
  I'm an alien I'm a legal alien  I'm an Englishman in New York
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  I'm an alien I'm a legal alien  I'm an Englishman in New York