Bm E F#m EI don't drink coffee I take tea my dear
Bm E F#m EI like my toast done on one side
Bm E F#mAnd you can hear it in my accent when I talk
E Bm E F#m EI'm an Englishman in New York
Bm E F#m ESee me walking down Fifth Avenue
Bm E F#m EA walking cane here at my side
Bm E F#m EI take it everywhere I walk
Bm E F#m EI'm an Englishman in New York Woo-ooh
Bm E F#mI'm an alien I'm a legal alien
E Bm E F#m EI'm an Englishman in New York Woo-ooh
Bm E F#mI'm an alien I'm a legal alien
E Bm E F#m EI'm an Englishman in New York
Bm E F#m EIf, "Manners maketh man" as someone said
Bm E F#m EThen he's the hero of the day
Bm E F#mIt takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
E Bm E F#m EBe yourself no matter what they say Woo-ooh
Bm E F#mI'm an alien I'm a legal alien
E Bm E F#m EI'm an Englishman in New York Woo-ooh
Bm E F#mI'm an alien I'm a legal alien
E Bm E F#m EI'm an Englishman in New York
A EModesty, propriety can lead to notoriety
F#m C#You could end up as the only one
D EGentleness, sobriety are rare in this society
Fdim7 F#mAt night a candle's brighter than the sun
Bm E F#m
Bm E F#m ETakes more than combat gear to make a man
Bm E F#m ETakes more than a license for a gun
Bm E F#mConfront your enemies, avoid them when you can
E Bm E F#m EA gentleman will walk but never run
Bm E F#m EIf, "Manners maketh man" as someone said
Bm E F#m EThen he's the hero of the day
Bm E F#mIt takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
E Bm E F#m EBe yourself no matter what they say Woo-ooh
Bm E F#mI'm an alien I'm a legal alien
E Bm E F#m EI'm an Englishman in New York Woo-ooh
Bm E F#mI'm an alien I'm a legal alien
E Bm E F#m EI'm an Englishman in New York