They Might Be Giants - Instanbul guitar tab

( Intro Chords: Am Am Am E7 E7 Am Dm Dm Am )

Verse 1:

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

Chorus:

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

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

E7 Am

That's nobody's business but the Turks

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:

Am Am

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

E7 Am

Do do do do dodo do dododo, Itstanbul,(Itstanbul)

Am Am

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

E7 Am

Do do do do dodo do dododo, Itstanbul,(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

Am Am

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

E7 Am

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

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.