Istanbul (Not Constantinople) original guitar chords by
They Might Be Giants 
Key: F minor•
Intro 1
[Violin]
Fm
Fm/Ab
Bbm
Fm/Ab
Fm
Fm/Ab
Bbm
Fm/Ab
Fm/C
Bbm
Fm/Ab
C/G
Fm
Db
C
Verse 1
Fm
Fm/Ab
Istanbul was Constantinople
Fm
Fm/Ab
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Fm
Fm/Ab
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
Fm
Fm/Ab
Every gal in Constantinople
Fm
Fm/Ab
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
Fm
C7
Fm
She'll be waiting in Istanbul
Bridge 1
was once New Amsterdam
People just liked it better that way
Fm
Fm/Ab
So, take me back to Constantinople
Fm
Fm/Ab
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Fm
C7
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business
Fm
Fm/Ab
but the Turks
Interlude 1
Fm
Fm
C7
Fm
Istanbul, Istanbul
Fm
Fm
C7
Fm
Istanbul, Istanbul
Bridge 2
was once New Amsterdam
People just liked it better that way
Fm
Fm/Ab
Istanbul was Constantinople
Fm
Fm/Ab
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Fm
C7
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business
Fm
Fm/Ab
but the Turks
Interlude 2
Fm
Fm
C7
Fm
Fm
Fm
C7
Fm
Fm
Fm
C7
C7
Outro 1
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Fm
C7
Why did Constantinople get the works?
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