Chords for Istanbul (not Constantinople)
Tempo:
157.8 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
C
G
F#
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
![Istanbul (not Constantinople) chords](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rNUsOaB5V2c/mqdefault.jpg)
Start Jamming...
[Fm]
[F#]
[C] [Fm]
[F#]
[C] [Fm]
Istanbul was Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople, [C] been a long time gone,
though Constantinople [Fm] still is Turkish delight [A#m] on a [Fm] moonlit night.
Every gal in Constantinople lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople,
[G] so if [C] you've a date in Constantinople, [Fm] she'll be waiting in Istanbul.
[Gm] Even old [Fm] New [C] York [Fm] was once [E] New [Fm] Amsterdam, [G] why they changed [C] it I can't say,
[Fm] people just like [E] it better that way.
[Fm] Take me back to Constantinople, no you can't go back to Constantinople,
[G] now it's [C] Istanbul, not Constantinople, [Fm] why did [C#]
Constantinople [C] get the works?
That's nobody's business but the [Fm] Turks.
[F#]
[C] [Fm]
[C]
[Fm]
[C]
Istanbul!
[Fm]
[C]
[Fm] Istanbul!
[C] Even old New York [C#] was once [E] New [Fm] Amsterdam, [G] why they changed [C] it I can't say,
[Fm] people just like it better that way.
Take me back to Constantinople, no you can't go back to Constantinople,
[C] now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople, [F] why did [C#]
Constantinople get [C] the works?
That's nobody's business but [Fm] the Turks.
Istanbul!
[C]
[N]
[F#]
[C] [Fm]
[F#]
[C] [Fm]
Istanbul was Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople, [C] been a long time gone,
though Constantinople [Fm] still is Turkish delight [A#m] on a [Fm] moonlit night.
Every gal in Constantinople lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople,
[G] so if [C] you've a date in Constantinople, [Fm] she'll be waiting in Istanbul.
[Gm] Even old [Fm] New [C] York [Fm] was once [E] New [Fm] Amsterdam, [G] why they changed [C] it I can't say,
[Fm] people just like [E] it better that way.
[Fm] Take me back to Constantinople, no you can't go back to Constantinople,
[G] now it's [C] Istanbul, not Constantinople, [Fm] why did [C#]
Constantinople [C] get the works?
That's nobody's business but the [Fm] Turks.
[F#]
[C] [Fm]
[C]
[Fm]
[C]
Istanbul!
[Fm]
[C]
[Fm] Istanbul!
[C] Even old New York [C#] was once [E] New [Fm] Amsterdam, [G] why they changed [C] it I can't say,
[Fm] people just like it better that way.
Take me back to Constantinople, no you can't go back to Constantinople,
[C] now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople, [F] why did [C#]
Constantinople get [C] the works?
That's nobody's business but [Fm] the Turks.
Istanbul!
[C]
[N]
Key:
Fm
C
G
F#
E
Fm
C
G
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Istanbul was _ Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not _ Constantinople, [C] been a long time gone,
though _ Constantinople [Fm] still is Turkish delight [A#m] on a [Fm] moonlit night.
_ Every gal in _ Constantinople lives in Istanbul, not _ Constantinople,
[G] so if [C] you've a date in _ Constantinople, [Fm] she'll be waiting in Istanbul.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] Even old [Fm] New [C] York [Fm] was once [E] New [Fm] _ Amsterdam, _ _ [G] why they changed [C] it I can't say,
[Fm] people just like [E] it better that way.
[Fm] Take me back to _ Constantinople, no you can't go back to _ Constantinople,
[G] now it's [C] Istanbul, not _ Constantinople, [Fm] why did _ [C#]
Constantinople [C] get the works?
_ That's nobody's business but the [Fm] Turks. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ Istanbul!
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ Istanbul!
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] Even old New York [C#] was once [E] New [Fm] Amsterdam, _ _ _ [G] why they changed [C] it I can't say,
[Fm] people just like it better that way.
Take me back to _ Constantinople, no you can't go back to _ Constantinople,
[C] now it's _ Istanbul, not _ Constantinople, [F] why did _ [C#]
Constantinople get [C] the works?
_ _ _ That's nobody's business but [Fm] the Turks. _
_ _ Istanbul! _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Istanbul was _ Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not _ Constantinople, [C] been a long time gone,
though _ Constantinople [Fm] still is Turkish delight [A#m] on a [Fm] moonlit night.
_ Every gal in _ Constantinople lives in Istanbul, not _ Constantinople,
[G] so if [C] you've a date in _ Constantinople, [Fm] she'll be waiting in Istanbul.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] Even old [Fm] New [C] York [Fm] was once [E] New [Fm] _ Amsterdam, _ _ [G] why they changed [C] it I can't say,
[Fm] people just like [E] it better that way.
[Fm] Take me back to _ Constantinople, no you can't go back to _ Constantinople,
[G] now it's [C] Istanbul, not _ Constantinople, [Fm] why did _ [C#]
Constantinople [C] get the works?
_ That's nobody's business but the [Fm] Turks. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ Istanbul!
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ Istanbul!
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] Even old New York [C#] was once [E] New [Fm] Amsterdam, _ _ _ [G] why they changed [C] it I can't say,
[Fm] people just like it better that way.
Take me back to _ Constantinople, no you can't go back to _ Constantinople,
[C] now it's _ Istanbul, not _ Constantinople, [F] why did _ [C#]
Constantinople get [C] the works?
_ _ _ That's nobody's business but [Fm] the Turks. _
_ _ Istanbul! _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _