Istanbul
They Might Be GiantsVersion1
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Istanbul was Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, old Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
Every gal in Constantinople lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've a date in Constantinople, she'll be waiting in Istanbul
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say, people just liked it better that way
So take me back to Constantinople, no you can't go back to Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople, why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks
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Readable chord sheet for Istanbul by They Might Be Giants
[Fm]Istanbul was [Fm]Constantinople, now it's [Fm]Istanbul, not [Fm]Constantinople Been a [C7]long time gone, old [C7]Constantinople Now it's [Fm]Turkish de[Dm]light on a [Dm]moonlit [Fm]night [Fm]Every gal in [Fm]Constantinople lives in [Fm]Istanbul, not [Fm]Constantinople So if [C7]you've a date in [C7]Constantinople, she'll be [Fm]waiting in [C7]Istanb[Fm]ul Even [Fm]old New [Fm]York was [Fm]once New Amster[Fm]dam Why they changed it [C7]I can't say, [Fm]people just liked it [C7]better that way So [Fm]take me back to [Fm]Constantinople, no you [Fm]can't go back to [Fm]Constantinople Now it's [C7]Istanbul, not [C7]Constantinople, why did [Fm]Constantinople get the [Fm]works? That's [C7]nobody's business but the [Fm]Turks