TMBG In 4 Chords/Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
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Istanbul (Not Constantinople) transposed to Am for TMBG In 4 Chords using only the two chords Am (x02210) and E (022100).
Am
Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
E
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Am
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
Am
Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
E
So if you've a date in Constantinople
Am E Am
She'll be waiting in Istanbul
Am Am
Even old New York
Am Am
Was once New Amsterdam
E
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
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks'.
Am
Ohhhhhh ohh ohh ohh
Ohhhhhh ohh ohh ohh
E Am
Ohhhhhh ohh ohh ohh ohhh
Istanbul (Istanbul)
Am
Ohhhhhh ohh ohh ohh
Ohhhhhh ohh ohh ohh
E Am
Ohhhhhh ohh ohh ohh ohhh
Istanbul (Istanbul)
Even old New York
Was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way
Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks'
Am
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
E
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Am
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
So take me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
E E Am E
That's nobody's business but the Turks'
Am
Istanbul