Istanbul (not Constantinople) Tab par They Might Be Giants

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

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

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Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
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Why they changed it I can't say
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People just liked it better that way

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

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Dm
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Em7-5
Why they changed it I can't say
# Pause
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?
# Pause
That's nobody's business but the Turks

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?
# Pause
That's nobody's business but the Turks

Istanbul!