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# but some chords become barred and they sound bad cuz they dont ring like open chords ) ( Intro Chords: Am Am Am E7 E7 Am Dm Dm Am ) Verse 1:

^AmIstanbul was ^AmConstantinople, now it's ^AmIstanbul, not ^AmConstantinople Been a l^E7ong time gone, old ^E7Constantinople Now it's ^AmTurki

sh de^Dmlight on a ^Dmmoonlit ^Amnight ^AmEvery gal in ^AmConstantinople lives in ^AmIstanbul, not ^AmConstantinople So if ^E7you've a date in ^E7Constantinople, she'll be ^Amwaitin

g in ^E7Istanb^Amul

Chorus:

Even ^Amold New ^AmYork was ^Amonce New Amster^Amdam Bm7-5 E7 Am E7 Why they changed it I can't say, people just liked it better that way So ^Amtake me back to ^AmConstantinople, no you ^Amcan't go back to ^AmConstantinople Been a l^E7ong time gone, ^E7Constantinople, why did ^AmConstantinople get the ^Amworks' That's ^E7nobody's business but the ^AmTurks

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:

^AmDo do do do dodo do dododo, ^AmDo do do do dodo do dododo ^E7Do do do do dodo do dododo, ^AmItstanbul,(Itstanbul) ^AmDo do do do dodo do dododo, ^AmDo do do do dodo do dododo ^E7Do do do do dodo do dododo, ^AmItstanbul,(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: Am Am Em

^AmDo do do do dodo do dododo, ^AmDo do do do dodo do dododo ^E7Do do do do dodo do dododo, ^AmDo do do dodo dodo

They Might Be Giants - Istanbul