Istanbul chords by They Might Be Giants

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!!!!