Sting - English Man In New York

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	I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear 
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	I like my toast done on one 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 
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	A walking cane here at my side 
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	I take it everywhere I walk 
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	I'm an Englishman in New York 


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


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	If, "Manners maketh man" as someone said 
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	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
	I'm an alien I'm a legal alien 
                  Em              A        Bm
	I'm an Englishman in New York 
Em              A      Bm
	I'm an alien I'm a legal alien 
                   Em             A        Bm
	I'm an Englishman in New York 


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	Modesty, propriety can lead to notoriety 
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	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 
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	Takes more than a 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 


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


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