Istanbul

They Might Be Giants, Jimmy Kennedy

Key Am (They Might Be Giants play if Fm)Difficulty 1 YouTube

Bm7-5 = 2212

Verse 1

Am Istanbul was Am Constantinople, now it's Am Istanbul, not Am Constantinople

Been a E7 long time gone, old E7 Constantinople

Now it's Am [-] Turkish Dm delight on a Dm moonlit Am night

Verse 2

Am Every gal in Am Constantinople lives in Am Istanbul, not Am Constantinople

So if E7 you've a date in E7 Constantinople, she'll be Am [-] waiting in E7 Am Istanbul

Chorus

Even Am old New Am York was Am once New Am Amsterdam

Bm7-5 Why they changed it E7 I can't say, Am people just liked it E7 better that way

Verse 3

So Am take me back to Am Constantinople, no you Am can't go back to Am Constantinople

Been a E7 long time gone, E7 Constantinople, why did Am Constantinople get the Am works?

That's E7 nobody's business but the Am Turks

Verse 4

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 nobody's business but the Turks.

Bridge

Am Do do do do dodo do dododo, Am Do do do do dodo do dododo

E7 Do do do do dodo do dododo, Am Istanbul,(Istanbul) (x2)

Chorus

Even Am old New Am York was Am once New Am Amsterdam

Bm7-5 Why they changed it E7 I can't say, Am people just liked it E7 better that way

Verse 4

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 nobody's business but the Turks.

ISTANBUL!!!!