• Song:

    Istanbul

  • Artist:

    They Might Be Giants

  • Album:

    Rhino Hi-Five: They Mig...

I saw the other chords for this song and thought.
"well the first one is wrong and the second one isn't finished, Lets do something about that"

Cappo on fret 3 (chords relative to cappo)

Chords with an * next to them should be left to ring out
Chords with an ! next to them are stabs
All other chords are strummed


Dm *
Istanbul was Constantinople 
          Dm *
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople 
        A7 *
Been a long time gone, Constantinople 
          Dm *
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night 

Dm *
Every gal in Constantinople 
          Dm *
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople 
      A7 *
So if you've a date in Constantinople 
          Dm !       A7 !   Dm !
She'll be waiting in Istanbul 

(slow down slightly at this part)
      Dm *             Dm *    A7 *   Dm *
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam 
(back to normal speed)
A7 *
Why they changed it I can't say 
A !
People just liked it better that way 

Dm
So take me back to Constantinople 
        Dm
No, you can't go back to Constantinople 
       A7
Been a long time gone, Constantinople 
        Dm
Why did Constantinople get the works? 
       A7 !                      Dm
That's nobody's business but the Turks.

Dm
Waooooooh
Dm
Waaaaaooooooh
A7
Waaaaaooooooh
Dm !
Waaaaaaoooh

Istanbul (Istanbul) 

Dm
Waooooooh
Dm
Waaaaaooooooh
A7
Waaaaaooooooh
Dm !
Waaaaaaoooh

Istanbul (Istanbul) 


(slow down slightly at this part)
      Dm *             Dm *    A7 *   Dm *
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam 
(back to normal speed)
A7 *
Why they changed it I can't say 
A !
People just liked it better that way 


Dm 
Istanbul was Constantinople 
          Dm 
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople 
        A7 
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
        Dm
Why did Constantinople get the works? 
       A7 !                      Dm
That's nobody's business but the Turks.


Dm Dm A7 Dm x2

    Dm
So take me back to Constantinople 
        Dm
No, you can't go back to Constantinople 
       A7
Been a long time gone, Constantinople 
        Dm
Why did Constantinople get the works? 
       A7                        Dm 
That's nobody's business but the Turks.

     Dm *
Istanbul
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