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Englishman In New York
Bamboo
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A Bm7-G
See me walking down fifth Avenue
G Bm7-G
A Walking cane here at my side
A Bm7
I take it everywhere I walk
G A Bm7
I'm Englishman In New York
Refrain;
G A
Oh-woh, I'm an alien
Bm7
I'm a legal alien
G A Bm7
I'm an Englishman in New York
(repeat)
G A Bm7 G
If "manners maketh man" as someone said
A Bm7-G
Then he's the hero of the day
A Bm7
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
G A Bm7
Be yourself no matter what they say
(repeat refrain)
Bridge:
G A
Modesty, propriety our lead to potoriety
Bm7 F#
You could end up as the only one
G A
Gentleness, sobriety, blame it on society
F# Bm7
At night a candle brighter than the sun
Adlib:
G-A-Bm