Englishman In New York Chords by Sting

[Start]

[Intro]
E7 A Bm E7 A Bm E A
■  ■ ■  ■  ■ ■  ■ ■
Bm D Em7 A Bm E7
■  ■ ■   ■ ■  ■ 


[Verse]
        A              Bm               A
I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear ■
E7     A                Bm      
I like my toast done on one side
E         E7             Bm                   
■ And you can hear it in my accent when I talk
E      E7                Bm7  Bm
I'm an Englishman in New York ■ 
E E7                  Bm          
■ See me walking down Fifth Avenue
E   E7                   Bm     
■ A walking cane here at my side
E7 A                    Bm  
■  Take it everywhere I walk
E                        Bm   E
I'm an Englishman in New York ■


[Chorus]
A            Bm7                  
I'm an alien ■   I'm a legal alien
Esus4  E7                A    Bm
I'm an Englishman in New York ■ 
E A            Bm                  
■ I'm an alien ■  I'm a legal alien
E      Em7        A      Bm  
I'm an Englishman in New York


[Verse]
E    A                  Bm         B7   E7
■ If manners maketh man as someone said ■ 
A                        
He's that hero of the day
Bm Em7                       Bm                 
It ■   takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
E7          A              Bm      
Be yourself no matter what they say
E7     A              Bm7        
■  I'm an alien I'm a legal alien
E      E7         A      Bm  
I'm an Englishman in New York
E A            Bm       Bm7        
■ I'm an alien ■  I'm a legal alien
E      E7                A    Bm7
I'm an Englishman in New York ■  


[Chorus]
D                   A7                   
■ Modesty propriety can lead to notoriety
Bm                           Gb7 Gb Gb7
You could end up as the only one ■  ■  
G                   A                       
Gentleness sobriety are rare in this society
Bbm      Gb                           Bm 
At night a candle's brighter than the sun


[Solo]
Bm7 Esus4 A D A Bm7 A Bm7
■   ■     ■ ■ ■ ■   ■ ■  


[Verse]
E7 A Bm7 Bm G7 E
■  ■ ■   ■  ■  ■
E7         A                Bm           
Takes more than combat gear to make a man
A E          A              Bm       
■ Takes more than a license for a gun
A E7                    Bm                     
■ Confront your enemies avoid them when you can
A E7        A                   Bm 
A gentleman will walk but never run
A Em7 A7                 A          Bm   D
■ If  manners maketh man as someone said ■
E7   A         Bm        
He's that hero of the day


[Chorus]
E        A               B7                 
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
E7 E        Em7            A    Bm 
Be yourself no matter what they say
E           A                   Bm7
Be yourself no matter what they say
E                          A    Bm 
Be yourself no matter what they say
D  E           E7     Bm           
Be yourself no matter what they say
   A        E E7             Bm      
Be yourself ■ no matter what they say
A  E           A      Bm           
Be yourself no matter what they say
   A        E E7             A    Bsus4
Be yourself ■ no matter what they say  
A  E           E7     Bm           
Be yourself no matter what they say
   A        E A                      
Be yourself ■ no matter what they say
E              A           Bm      
Be yourself no matter what they say
A  E        A              Bm7      Bm7 Bm
Be yourself no matter what they say ■   ■ 


[Outro]