ISTANBUL (Not Constantinople) as played by They Might Be Giants [by Jimmy Kennedy & Nat Simon]
[Each chord is one measure, except "X - Y" is one measure TOTAL. ]
Am Am Am Am
Istanbul was Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
E7 E7
Been a long time gone, old Constantinople
Am - Dm Dm - Am
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
Am Am Am Am
Every gal in Constantinople lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
E7 E7 Am - E7 Am
So if you've a date in Constantinople, she'll be waiting in Istanbul
Am Am Am Am
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Bm7-5 E7 Am E7
Why they changed it I can't say, people just liked it better that way
Am Am Am Am
So take me back to Constantinople, no you can't go back to Constantinople
E7 E7 Am Am
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople, why did Constantinople get the works?
E7 Am
That's nobody's business but the Turks
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