Chords with lyrics
Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Album: Flood
(Capo on the second fret to get it in the actual Key.
I tried It in the key of F#F# but some chords become barred
and they sound bad cuz they dont ring like open chords)
(Intro Chords: A minorAm Am A minorAm E7E7 E7 A minorAm DmDm DmDm A minorAm)
Verse 1:
A minorAm A minorAm A minorAm A minorAm
Istanbul was Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
E7E7 E7E7
Been a long time gone, old Constantinople
A minorAm - DmDm DmDm A minorAm
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
A minorAm A minorAm A minorAm A minorAm
Every gal in Constantinople lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
E7E7 E7E7 A minorAm - E7E7 A minorAm
So if you've a date in Constantinople, she'll be waiting in Istanbul
Chorus:
A minorAm A minorAm A minorAm A minorAm
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Bm7-5 E7E7 A minorAm E7E7
Why they changed it I can't say, people just liked it better that way
A minorAm A minorAm A minorAm A minorAm
So take me back to Constantinople, no you can't go back to Constantinople
E7E7 E7E7 A minorAm A minorAm
Been a long time gone, Constantinople, why did Constantinople get the works?
E7E7 A minorAm
That's nobody's business but the Turks
Verse 2:
So take me back to Constantinople
No, You can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobodys business but the Turks.
Bridge Chords:
A minorAm A minorAm
Do do do do dodo do dododo, Do do do do dodo do dododo
E7E7 A minorAm
Do do do do dodo do dododo, Itstanbul,(Itstanbul)
A minorAm A minorAm
Do do do do dodo do dododo, Do do do do dodo do dododo
E7E7 A minorAm
Do do do do dodo do dododo, Itstanbul,(Itstanbul)
Chorus:
Verse 1:
Istanbul was Constantinople,
now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, old Constantinople
Why did constantinople get the works
That's nobodys business but the Turks
Bridge 2:
A minorAm Am E minorEm
A minorAm A minorAm
Do do do do dodo do dododo, Do do do do dodo do dododo
E7E7 A minorAm
Do do do do dodo do dododo, Do do do dodo dodo
Verse 2:
So take me back to Constantinople
No, You can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobodys business but the Turks.
ITSTANBUL!!!!