Chords for Midnight Express - Istanbul Blues (Expreso De Medianoche)

Tempo:
80.15 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

F

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Midnight Express - Istanbul Blues (Expreso De Medianoche) chords
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[G]
[C] [G] I got the blues, babe, got those old Istanbul blues.
[C] Said yeah, I got the blues, babe, got those old [G] Istanbul blues.
[D] Thirty years in Turkey, [C] babe, [G] ain't got nothin' left to [F]
[E] lose.
[Eb] [D] [G] Well, I was [G] busted at the border, babe, [C] [G] with two keys in my shoes.
Said [C] I was busted at the border, babe, with [F] two [G] keys in my shoes.
And [C] [D] they gave me thirty [G] years, [C] babe, to land these [G] Istanbul [F] blues.
[E] [Eb] [D] [G] I said, Lord, now [G] save me, please save me from this pain.
[C] [G] [C] [G] [C] I said, [F] Lord, [C] come and save me, come and save me from [G] this [G]
pain.
[G] [C] Come [G] [C] [D] [G] set me free, [Dm] sweet [G] Jesus, [C] come on, save me from [G] this [F] pain.
[E] [Eb] [D] [G]
[Gm]
[Em] [C]
[G]
[D]
I [C] [Gm] [F] [E]
[Eb] [D] [C] [Bb] [Dm] [G] [Gm] got the [C] [G] blues, got those old Istanbul blues.
[Am] Got [Bb] [G] [C] [Am] [C] the blues, got those old Istanbul [G] blues.
Yeah, they gave [D] me thirty years in Turkey, [C] babe, ain't got nothin' [G] left to lose.
[E] [Eb] [D] [Gb] [G]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
F
134211111
E
2311
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn David Castle - (From Midnight Express Soundtrack/Vocal Version) Istanbul Blues chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: D, C, G, G and C. A strategic approach would be to train at 40 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 80. With an eye on the song's key C Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] I got the blues, babe, got those old Istanbul _ _ blues. _
_ _ [C] Said yeah, I got the blues, babe, got those old [G] Istanbul blues. _
_ _ _ _ [D] Thirty years in Turkey, [C] babe, [G] ain't got nothin' left to [F]
[E] lose.
[Eb] _ [D] _ _ [G] Well, I was [G] busted at the border, babe, [C] [G] with two keys in my shoes.
_ Said _ [C] I was busted at the border, babe, with [F] two [G] keys in my shoes.
_ And _ [C] [D] they gave me thirty [G] years, [C] babe, to land these [G] Istanbul [F] blues.
[E] _ [Eb] _ [D] _ _ [G] I said, Lord, now [G] save me, _ please save me from this pain.
_ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] [C] I said, [F] Lord, [C] come and save me, come and save me from [G] this [G]
pain.
[G] _ [C] Come [G] _ [C] _ [D] [G] set me free, [Dm] sweet [G] Jesus, [C] come on, save me from [G] this [F] pain.
[E] _ [Eb] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
I [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [E] _
[Eb] _ [D] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [Gm] got the [C] [G] blues, got those old Istanbul blues. _
_ [Am] Got [Bb] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Am] [C] the blues, got those old Istanbul [G] blues. _
_ Yeah, they gave [D] me thirty years in Turkey, [C] babe, ain't got nothin' [G] left to lose.
[E] _ [Eb] _ [D] _ [Gb] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was written by Giorgio.

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