Chords for They Might Be Giants - Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Official Music Video)

Tempo:
114.85 bpm
Chords used:

Fm

C

Ab

Bb

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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They Might Be Giants - Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Official Music Video) chords
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[Ab] [Fm]
[Gm] [Ab] [Gm]
[Ab] [D] [Eb]
[Fm] [C]
[Ab] [Dm] [Fm] [Ab]
[C] [Fm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Fm] [Bb]
[Ab] [C] [F] [Cm] [Db]
[C] [Fm] Now it's Istanbul, [C] Constantinople, been a long time gone, Constantinople, [Fm] now it's
Thursday night, on a moonlit night.
Every gal in Constantinople lives in Istanbul, [C] Constantinople, so use the dictionary, Constantinople
should be waiting in [Fm] Istanbul.
[Bb] Even [Eb] old [Fm] New York was once a city of the rich, but now it's a city of the poor.
[C]
People just liked it better [Fm] that way.
So, treat me back to Constantinople, no you can't go back to Constantinople, [C] been a long
time gone, Constantinople, [Fm] why did Constantinople [C] get the worst?
That's nobody's business [Fm] but the Turks.
[C] [Fm]
Istanbul, Istanbul, Istanbul,
[C] [Fm]
even [Bb] old [Fm] New York was [Bb] once New [Fm] Amsterdam.
[C] Why they changed it I can't say, people just liked it better [Fm] that way.
Istanbul, Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, [C] Constantinople, been a long time gone, [Fm] Constantinople,
why did Constantinople [C] get the worst?
That's [Fm] nobody's business but the Turks.
[C] [Fm]
[C] [Fm] [Eb] [Fm]
[Gm] [Fm] [Gm] [Fm] So,
[C]
[Fm] treat me back to Constantinople, no you can't go back to [C] Constantinople, been a long
time gone, [Fm] Constantinople, why did Constantinople get the [C] worst?
That's nobody's business but the [Fm]
Turks.
Istanbul!
[N]
Key:  
Fm
123111111
C
3211
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
Fm
123111111
C
3211
Ab
134211114
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Let's start jamming They Might Be Giants - (Not Constantinople) Istanbul chords, practice the chord sequence C, Fm and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 57 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 115. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of F Minor.

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_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Fm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ [Db] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ Now it's Istanbul, [C] Constantinople, been a long time gone, Constantinople, [Fm] now it's
Thursday night, on a moonlit night.
Every gal in Constantinople lives in Istanbul, [C] Constantinople, so use the dictionary, Constantinople
should be waiting in [Fm] Istanbul.
[Bb] Even [Eb] old [Fm] New York was once a city of the rich, but now it's a city of the poor.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
People just liked it better [Fm] that way.
So, treat me back to Constantinople, no you can't go back to Constantinople, [C] been a long
time gone, Constantinople, [Fm] why did Constantinople [C] get the worst?
That's nobody's business [Fm] but the _ Turks. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
Istanbul, Istanbul, Istanbul, _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ even [Bb] old [Fm] New York was [Bb] once New [Fm] Amsterdam.
[C] Why they changed it I can't say, people just liked it better [Fm] that way.
Istanbul, Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, _ [C] Constantinople, been a long time gone, [Fm] Constantinople,
why did Constantinople [C] get the worst?
That's [Fm] nobody's business but the _ Turks.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Gm] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Gm] [Fm] So, _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] treat me back to Constantinople, no you can't go back to [C] Constantinople, been a long
time gone, [Fm] Constantinople, why did Constantinople get the [C] worst?
That's nobody's business but the _ [Fm] _
Turks.
_ Istanbul! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Nat Simon and Jimmy Kennedy.

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