They Might Be Giants – Istanbul Not Constantinople (Guitar)

Capo 3
Key
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Versions (4)

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Chords

I saw the other chords for this song and thought. "well the first one is wrong and the second one isn't finished, Lets do something about that". Chords with an * next to them should be left to ring out. Chords with an ! next to them are stabs. All other chords are strummed.
Dm *
Istanbul was Constantinople 

          Dm *
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople 

        A7 *
Been a long time gone, Constantinople 

          Dm *
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night 

Dm *
Every gal in Constantinople 

          Dm *
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople 

      A7 *
So if you've a date in Constantinople 

          Dm !       A7 !   Dm !
She'll be waiting in Istanbul
(slow down slightly at this part)
      Dm *             Dm *    A7 *   Dm *
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
(back to normal speed)
A7 *
Why they changed it I can't say 

A !
People just liked it better that way 

Dm
So take me back to Constantinople 

        Dm
No, you can't go back to Constantinople 

       A7
Been a long time gone, Constantinople 

        Dm
Why did Constantinople get the works? 

       A7 !                      Dm
That's nobody's business but the Turks

Dm
Waooooooh

Dm
Waaaaaooooooh

A7
Waaaaaooooooh

Dm !
Waaaaaaoooh
Istanbul (Istanbul)
Dm
Waooooooh

Dm
Waaaaaooooooh

A7
Waaaaaooooooh

Dm !
Waaaaaaoooh
Istanbul (Istanbul) (slow down slightly at this part)
      Dm *             Dm *    A7 *   Dm *
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
(back to normal speed)
A7 *
Why they changed it I can't say 

A !
People just liked it better that way 

Dm
Istanbul was Constantinople 

          Dm
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople 

        A7
Been a long time gone, Constantinople

        Dm
Why did Constantinople get the works? 

       A7 !                      Dm
That's nobody's business but the Turks.
Dm Dm A7 Dm x2
    Dm
So take me back to Constantinople 

        Dm
No, you can't go back to Constantinople 

       A7
Been a long time gone, Constantinople 

        Dm
Why did Constantinople get the works? 

       A7                        Dm
That's nobody's business but the Turks.

     Dm *
Istanbul