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I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear Em A Bm I like my toast done on one side Em A Bm And you can hear

it in my accent when I talk Em A Bm I'm an Englishman in New York Em Em Em A See me walking down Fifth Avenue A A walking cane here at my side A Bm I take it everywhere I walk Em A I'm an Englishman in New York I'm an Englishman in New York Em Bm Em Em Bm Be yourself no matter what they say Em I'm I'm Em I'm I'm A Bm an alien I'm a legal Em an Englishman in New A Bm an alien I'm a legal Em an Englishman in New A If, "Manners maketh man" as someone said A Bm Then he's the hero of the day A Bm It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile Em A Bm Bm

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D A Modesty, propriety can lead to notoriety Bm F#m You could end up as the only one G A Gentleness, sobriety are rare in this society A7 Bm At night a candle's brighter than the sun Em Bm Em Bm Em can Em Bm A gentleman will walk but never run Em Bm Em Em Bm Be yourself no matter what they say A If, "Manners maketh man" as someone said A Bm Then he's the hero of the day A Bm It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile Em A A A Takes more than combat gear to make a man A Takes more than a license for a gun A Bm Confront your enemies, avoid them when you

He deals the cards as a meditation F#m C#m Bm C#7 And those he plays never suspect D D A C#7 He doesn't play for the money he wins D C#7 F#m He doesn't play for respect Repeat for verse and chorus Chorus 2 I know that the spades are swords of a soldier I know that the clubs are weapons of war I know that diamonds mean money for this art But that's not the shape of my heart D C#7 That's not the shape C#7 F#m The shape of my heart

I just want you close Where you can stay forever You could be sure That it will only get better You and me together Through the days and nights I don't worry 'cause Everything's gonna be alright People keep talking They could say what they like But all I know is Everything's gonna be alright And no one, no one, no one Can get in the way of what I'm feeling No one, no one, no one Can get in the way of what I feel For you, you, you Can get in the way of what I feel for you When the rain is pouring down And my heart is hurting You will always be around This I know for certain You and me together Through the days and nights [From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/a/alicia-keys-lyrics/noone-lyrics.html] I don't worry 'cause Everything's gonna be alright

People keep talking They could say what they like But all I know is Everything's gonna be alright No one, no one, no one Can get in the way of what I'm feeling No one, no one, no one Can get in the way of what I feel For you, you, you Can get in the way of what I feel I know some people search the world To find something like what we have I know people will try Try to divide something so real So 'til the end of time I'm telling you there is

I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Listen as the crowd would sing "Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!" One minute I held the key Next the walls were closed on me And I discovered that my castles standS Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing Roman Cavalry choirs are singing Be my mirror, my sword and shield My missionaries in a foreign field For some reason I can't explain Once you go there was never Never an honest word And that was when I ruled the world It was the wicked and wild wind Blew down the doors to let me in

Revolutionaries wait For my head on a silver plate Just a puppet on a lonely string Oh who would ever want to be king?

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