They Might Be Giants - Istanbul

uploaded from tmbw . net
the wrong chords were posted here before , about 2 whole steps higher than normal .
after watching the jbtv performance after john henry came out . i’m sure these are
the right chords .

[ each chord is one measure , except “x – y” is one measure total . ]

Fm Fm Fm Fm
istanbul was constantinople , now it’s istanbul , not constantinople
C7 C7
been a long time gone , old constantinople
Fm – Dm Dm – Fm
now it’s turkish delight on a moonlit night
Fm Fm Fm Fm
every gal in constantinople lives in istanbul , not constantinople
C7 C7 Fm – C7 Fm
so if you’ve a date in constantinople , she’ll be waiting in istanbul
Fm Fm Fm Fm
even old new york was once new amsterdam
C7 Fm C7
why they changed it i can’t say , people just liked it better that way
Fm Fm Fm Fm
so take me back to constantinople , no you can’t go back to constantinople
C7 C7 Fm Fm
now it’s istanbul , not constantinople , why did constantinople get the works?
C7 Fm
that’s nobody’s business but the turks