Chords for The Four Lads - Istanbul (not Constantinople)

Tempo:
160.8 bpm
Chords used:

Fm

C

Cm

Gb

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Four Lads -  Istanbul (not Constantinople) chords
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[Fm]
[C]
[Fm]
[C] [Gb]
[Fm]
Istanbul was Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not [C] Constantinople, been a long time gone, old [Fm] Constantinople still has Turkish delight, on a moonlit night, to be every gal in Constantinople lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople, [C] so with you for day in Constantinople, [Fm] she'll be waiting [Cm] in [Fm] Istanbul
even old New [C] York [Bb] was once [Fm] New Amsterdam, [G]
why they [C] changed it I can't say, [Fm] people just [Cm] liked it better that way, [Fm] take me [C] back to Constantinople, no you can't go back to Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople, [Fm] why did Constantinople get [C] the works, that's nobody's [Fm] business but the Turks
[C]
[Fm] [Gb]
[Fm]
[C]
[Fm]
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Istanbul
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Istanbul
[C]
[Fm]
[Bb] even [Fm] old new [Eb] was once [Fm] New [G] Amsterdam, why they changed [C] it I can't say, [Fm] people just liked it [C] better that way
[Fm] Take me back to Constantinople, no you can't go back to Constantinople, [C] now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople, [Cm] why the Constantinople, [C] get to work, that's nobody's business but [Fm] the Turks!
[Ab] Istanbul!
[C]
Key:  
Fm
123111111
C
3211
Cm
13421113
Gb
134211112
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
C
3211
Cm
13421113
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To learn Duke Ellington, Alice Babs, Russell Procope - Almighty God chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Fm, C and Fm. Begin your practice at a relaxed 80 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 161. With F Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Istanbul was _ Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not _ [C] Constantinople, been a long time gone, old _ [Fm] Constantinople still has Turkish delight, on a moonlit night, to be every gal in _ Constantinople lives in Istanbul, not _ Constantinople, [C] so with you for day in _ Constantinople, [Fm] she'll be waiting [Cm] in _ [Fm] Istanbul _ _ _
even old New _ [C] York [Bb] was once [Fm] New Amsterdam, _ _ [G] _
why they [C] changed it I can't say, [Fm] people just [Cm] liked it better that way, [Fm] take me [C] back to _ Constantinople, no you can't go back to _ Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not _ Constantinople, [Fm] why did _ Constantinople get [C] the works, _ that's nobody's [Fm] business but the Turks _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Istanbul
_ waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa _ _ _ _ Istanbul
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] even _ _ [Fm] old new _ _ _ [Eb] was once [Fm] New _ _ _ _ [G] Amsterdam, why they changed [C] it I can't say, [Fm] people just liked it [C] better that way
[Fm] Take me back to _ Constantinople, no you can't go back to _ Constantinople, [C] now it's Istanbul, not _ Constantinople, [Cm] why the _ Constantinople, [C] get to work, _ _ that's _ nobody's business but [Fm] the Turks!
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Istanbul!
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _

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