Istanbul (Not Constantinople) chords by
They Might Be Giants
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Key: F minor

Intro 1
[Violin]
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Verse 1
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Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
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Been a long time gone, Constantinople
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Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
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So if you've a date in Constantinople
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C C 
 
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She'll be waiting in Istanbul

Bridge 1
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Even old New York
was once New Amsterdam
C C 
 
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way
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So, take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
C C 
 
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Fm Fm 
 
C C 
 
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business
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but the Turks

Interlude 1

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Istanbul, Istanbul

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C

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Istanbul, Istanbul

Bridge 2
Fm Fm 
 
Even old New York
was once New Amsterdam
C C 
 
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way
Fm Fm 
 
Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
C C 
 
Been a long time gone, oh Constantinople
Fm Fm 
 
C C 
 
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business
Fm Fm 
 
but the Turks

Interlude 2

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C

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C

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C

C

Outro 1
Fm Fm 
 
So, take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
C C 
 
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Fm Fm 
 
C C 
 
Why did Constantinople get the works?
Fm Fm 
 
That's nobody's business but the Turks
Istanbul

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