• Song:

    Istanbul

  • Artist:

    They Might Be Giants

  • Album:

    Rhino Hi-Five: They Mig...

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The wrong chords were posted here before, about 2 whole steps higher than normal. 
After watching the JBTV performance after John Henry came out. I'm sure these are 
the right chords.

[Each chord is one measure, except "X - Y" is one measure TOTAL. ]


Fm (133111@1)         Fm (133111@1)                     Fm (133111@1)          FmIstanbul (133111@1)was Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
       C7 (x32310@1)                C7Been (x32310@1)a long time gone, old Constantinople
         Fm (133111@1) -    Dm (xx0231@1)       Dm (xx0231@1)-   FmNow (133111@1)it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
Fm (133111@1)         Fm (133111@1)                    Fm (133111@1)          FmEvery (133111@1)gal in Constantinople lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
      C7 (x32310@1)             C7 (x32310@1)                      Fm (133111@1)  -    C7 (x32310@1)  FmSo (133111@1)if you've a date in Constantinople, she'll be waiting in Istanbul
     Fm (133111@1)    Fm (133111@1)     Fm (133111@1)           FmEven (133111@1)old New York was once New Amsterdam
                    C7 (x32310@1)         Fm (133111@1)                 C7Why (x32310@1)they changed it I can't say, people just liked it better that way
   Fm (133111@1)            Fm (133111@1)                   Fm (133111@1)             FmSo (133111@1)take me back to Constantinople, no you can't go back to Constantinople
         C7 (x32310@1)          C7 (x32310@1)                    Fm (133111@1)                   FmNow (133111@1)it's Istanbul, not Constantinople, why did Constantinople get the works?
       C7 (x32310@1)                      FmThat's (133111@1)nobody's business but the Turks


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