Englishman In New York

I don't drink (A)coffee;

I take (Bm)(A)tea, my dear.

(Em)Takes I like my (A)toast done on one (Bm)side.

(Em)And you can (A)hear it in my accent when I talk:

I'm an Englishman man in but New York.

(Bm)run. (Em7)You see me (A)walking down Fifth (Bm)(A)(Em7)Avenue,

a walking (A)cane here at my (Bm)side.

(Em7)I take it (A)ev'rywhere I walk,

norance and smile.

I'm an Englishman in New they (Bm)York.

(A)Whoa, (Em7)I'm an (A)alien, I'm a legal alien.

I'm an Englishman in New York.

Whoa, (Em7)I'm an (A)alien, (Bm)I'm a legal alien,

I'm an (A)Englishman in New York.

(Em7)If "manners (A)maketh man" as (Bm)(A)someone said,

(Em7)a he's the (A)hero of the (Bm)day.

(Em7)It takes a (A)man to suffer ignorance and smile.

Be yourself, no matter what they (Bm)say.

(A)Whoa, (Em7)I'm an (A)alien, I'm a legal alien.

I'm an Englishman in New York.

Whoa, (Em7)I'm an (A)alien, (Bm)I'm a legal alien,

I'm an (A)Englishman in New York.

(D)Modesty, propriety can (A)lead to notoriety,

but (Bm)you could end up as the only (F#)one.

(G)Gentleness, sobriety are (A)rare in this society.

At (F#)night a candle's brighter than the (Bm)sun.

(A)ignorance and smile.

Be yourself, no matter what they (Bm)say.

(Bm7)Be (A)yourself, no matter what they (Bm)say.

(A)Be yourself, no matter what they (Bm)say.