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Englishman in New York

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© Chorded by Mikhail Ocheret // specialist (https://Muzland.info)
± BPM (tempo): ♩ = 102 beats per minute

Lyrics and Music by Sting


Intro: Bbm D# | Fm Fm Fm D#  } ×4

Bbm              D#
I don’t drink coffee,
       Fm           D#
I take tea, my dear,
Bbm         D#               Fm   D#
I like my toast done on one side.
Bbm          D#
And you can hear it
        Fm
In my accent when I talk,
D#     Bbm        D#      Fm   D#
I’m an Englishman in New York.

Bbm           D#               Fm   D#
You see me walking down Fifth Avenue
Bbm         D#             Fm   D#
A walking cane here at my side.
Bbm        D#           Fm
I take it everywhere I walk,
D#     Bbm        D#      Fm
I’m an Englishman in New York.

Chorus:
         Bbm
     Woo-ooh,
            D#     Fm
     I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien,
            Bbm        D#      Fmadd9
     I’m an Englishman in New York.
     D#  Bbm
     Woo-ooh,
            D#     Fm
     I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien,
            Bbm
     I’m an Englishman
     D#      Fmadd9 D#
     In New York.

Bbm           D#
If “manners maketh man,”
       Fm        D#
As someone said,
Bbm        D#    Fm       D#
He’s the hero of the day.
Bbm         D#
It takes a man
            Fm
To suffer ignorance and smile,
D#     Bbm      D#               Fm
Be yourself, no matter what they say.

Chorus:
         Bbm
     Woo-ooh,
            D#     Fm
     I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien,
            Bbm        D#      Fmadd9
     I’m an Englishman in New York.
     D#  Bbm
     Woo-ooh,
            D#     Fm
     I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien,
            Bbm
     I’m an Englishman
     D#      Fmadd9 D#  
     In New York.

Bridge:
   G#                  
   Modesty, propriety,
       D#
   Can lead to notoriety
       Fm
   But you could end up
               C
   As the only one.
   C#
   Gentleness, sobriety,
      D#
   So rare in this society,
      C7    
   At night a candle’s brighter
             Fm
   Than the sun.

Instrumental: Bbm7 D#7 | Fm Fm7  } ×4
              … } ×4

Bbm             D#
Takes more than combat
       Fm           D#
Gear to make a man,
Bbm               D#            Fm  D#
Takes more than a licence for a gun.
Bbm           D#
Confront your enemies,
  Fm                     D#
Avoid them when you can,
  Bbm             D#             Fm D#
A gentleman will walk but never run.

Bbm           D#
If “manners maketh man,”
       Fm        D#
As someone said,
Bbm        D#    Fm       D#
He’s the hero of the day.
Bbm         D#
It takes a man
            Fm
To suffer ignorance and smile,
D#     Bbm      D#               Fm
Be yourself, no matter what they say.

        Bbm     D#               Fm
Be yourself, no matter what they say,
D#      Bbm     D#               Fm
Be yourself, no matter what they say.

Sung over the Chorus:
        Bbm     D#               Fm
Be yourself, no matter what they say,
        Bbm     D#               Fm
Be yourself, no matter what they say.
D#      Bbm     D#               Fm
Be yourself, no matter what they say,
        Bbm     D#               Fm
Be yourself, no matter what they say.

D#      Bbm     D#               Fm
Be yourself, no matter what they say,
        Bbm     D#               Fm
Be yourself, no matter what they say.
D#      Bbm     D#               Fm
Be yourself, no matter what they say,
        Bbm     D#               Fm
Be yourself, no matter what they say.

D#      Bbm     D#               Fm
Be yourself, no matter what they say,
        Bbm     D#               Fm
Be yourself, no matter what they say.
D#      Bbm     D#               Fm
Be yourself, no matter what they say,
        Bbm     D#               Fm
Be yourself, no matter what they say…
 
 

Finger notations of uku chords

Bbm for ukulele
D# for ukulele
Fm for ukulele
Fmadd9 for ukulele
G# for ukulele
C for ukulele
C# for ukulele
C7 for ukulele
Bbm7 for ukulele
D#7 for ukulele
Fm7 for ukulele

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Ukulele accompaniment chords are extremely close to the original, with consideration of the instrument’s realities.

 


 

 

 

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