Istanbul (Not Constantinople) chords by
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
(Official Version)

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Key: F minorDifficulty: Intermediate
Intro 1
[Violin]
Fm
Fm
Fm/Ab
Fm/Ab
Bbm
Bbm
Fm/Ab
Fm/Ab
Fm
Fm
Fm/Ab
Fm/Ab
Bbm
Bbm
Fm/Ab
Fm/Ab
Fm/C
Fm/C
Bbm
Bbm
Fm/Ab
Fm/Ab
C/G
C/G
Fm
Fm
Db
Db
C
C
Verse 1
Fm
Fm
Fm/Ab
Fm/Ab
Istanbul was Constantinople
Fm
Fm
Fm/Ab
Fm/Ab
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
C7
C7
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Fm
Fm
Fm/Ab
Fm/Ab
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
Fm
Fm
Fm/Ab
Fm/Ab
Every gal in Constantinople
Fm
Fm
Fm/Ab
Fm/Ab
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
C7
C7
So if you've a date in Constantinople
Fm
Fm
C7
C7
Fm
Fm
She'll be waiting in Istanbul
Bridge 1
Fm
Fm
Even old New York
was once New Amsterdam
C7
C7
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way
Fm
Fm
Fm/Ab
Fm/Ab
So, take me back to Constantinople
Fm
Fm
Fm/Ab
Fm/Ab
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
C7
C7
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Fm
Fm
C7
C7
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business
Fm
Fm
Fm/Ab
Fm/Ab
but the Turks
Interlude 1
Fm
Fm
Fm
Fm
C7
C7
Fm
Fm
Istanbul, Istanbul
Fm
Fm
Fm
Fm
C7
C7
Fm
Fm
Istanbul, Istanbul
Bridge 2
Fm
Fm
Even old New York
was once New Amsterdam
C7
C7
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way
Fm
Fm
Fm/Ab
Fm/Ab
Istanbul was Constantinople
Fm
Fm
Fm/Ab
Fm/Ab
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
C7
C7
Been a long time gone, oh Constantinople
Fm
Fm
C7
C7
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business
Fm
Fm
Fm/Ab
Fm/Ab
but the Turks
Interlude 2
Fm
Fm
Fm
Fm
C7
C7
Fm
Fm
Fm
Fm
Fm
Fm
C7
C7
Fm
Fm
Fm
Fm
Fm
Fm
C7
C7
C7
C7
Outro 1
Fm
Fm
So, take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
C7
C7
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Fm
Fm
C7
C7
Why did Constantinople get the works?
Fm
Fm
That's nobody's business but the Turks
FmMaj7
FmMaj7
Istanbul

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