Englishman In New York — Sting
Chords and lyrics for Englishman In New York by Sting (key of F#m).
Intro
[F#5] [F#m] [Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [Gmaj7] [Em] [Dsus2/E] [Em] [Bm] [A] [F#m] [A]
Verse 1
You can hear it in my accent [Bm]when I talk
I'm [A]an Englishman in New York
[D]You see [B7]me walking [A]down Fifth Avenue
I'm walking cane here at Malaside
[B]I take [A]it everywhere I walk
[Bm]I'm [A]an Englishman in New York
Chorus
[B]Whoa, [A]I'm an alien
I'm a legal alien
I'm [Bm7]an Englishman [Amaj7]in New York
[Bm][F#m]Whoa, [C#m]I'm an alien
I'm [A]a legal alien
I'm an Englishman [D]in New [E]York
Verse 2
[F#m7][F#m]If man is a maker, if man is someone's saver
He's our hero, Aberdeen
[B][D]It takes [G]a man to suffer [Em]ignorance and smile
[D]Be yourself, no [Em]matter what they say
Chorus
[Bm]Whoa, [D][E7]I'm [C#m]an alien
I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
[E]Whoa, [C#m]I'm an alien
I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in [E]New York
Verse 3
A ministry [F#m]for pride, he can lead to no [A]-turn writing
You [D]couldn't stop as the only one
[C#]Tenderness of [G]pride, rare [A]in this society
A [F#/A#]night of candles brighter than the sun
Interlude
[B] [F#m7/E] [A] [D7/C] [Am] [D] [A] [D] [E] [D] [Am/E] [A] [Bm7] [Fmaj7] [F]
Verse 4
I'm [Em/B]a legal alien
If man is a maker, [A]if man is someone's [B][F#m7]saver
He's [D7]our hero, Aberdeen
Avoid them when you [Bm]can.
[A]A gentleman will [Bm]walk [A]but never run.
[Bm][Em]The man is make of man as [F#m]someone said.
[A]He's our hero of the day.
[Bm][Em]Takes a man to suffer [A]ignorance [B]and smile.
[A]Be yourself, no matter what they say.
Chorus
[B]Be [D]yourself, [C#m]no matter what they say.
[B]Be [C#m]yourself, [Dmaj7]no [C#m7/E]matter [A]what they say.
[B7][F#m]I'm an alien, [C#m7]I'm legal alien.
I'm a Englishman, [D][A]I'm an Englishman.
[B][C#m]I'm an Englishman, [E/B]I'm legal alien.
I'm a Englishman, [A]I'm an Englishman.
Outro
[G#m/B][F#m7]Be yourself, [B]no matter what they say.
I'm an Englishman, I'm legal alien.
Be yourself, no matter what they say.
Be yourself, no matter what they say.
Be yourself, no matter what they say.
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