Constantinople Uke tab by Decemberists

10 Chords used in the song: C, C/G, Am, Am/E, F, F/C, G, C/B, C/A, G7

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Album:  unknown
Difficulty: 
3.4
(Beginner)
Key: C, AmChords
Intro - C chordC C/B chordC/B
Verse - C chordC C/G chordC/G C chordC C/G chordC/G Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E F chordF F/C chordF/C F chordF F/C chordF/C G chordG G chordG G chordG G chordG
Chorus - F chordF G chordG C chordC C/B chordC/B C/A chordC/A C/G chordC/G Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E F chordF F/C chordF/C F chordF F/C chordF/C G chordG G chordG G chordG G chordG
C chordC C/B chordC/B C/A chordC/A C/G chordC/G Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E F chordF F/C chordF/C F chordF F/C chordF/C G chordG G chordG G chordG G chordG

C chordC C/G chordC/G C chordC C/G chordC/G
O the minarets of Constantinople
Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E
Are plated gold, ivory, and opal
F chordF F/C chordF/C F chordF F/C chordF/C G chordG G chordG G chordG G chordG
Their cupolas all onion domed and light.

C chordC C/G chordC/G C chordC C/G chordC/G
And the magistrate of Constantinople
Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E
Has made a match; his family was hopeful
F chordF F/C chordF/C F chordF F/C chordF/C G chordG G chordG G chordG G chordG
Their daughter would be promised a wedding night.

F chordF G chordG
But the Sultan's weary bride, she won't be wed tonight
C chordC C/B chordC/B C/A chordC/A C/G chordC/G Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E
Nor fall beneath a canopy to lie
F chordF F/C chordF/C F chordF F/C chordF/C G chordG G chordG G chordG G chordG
For far across the town, her lover now is drowned
C chordC C/B chordC/B C/A chordC/A C/G chordC/G Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E
And painted by the Bosporus in blue
F chordF F/C chordF/C F chordF F/C chordF/C G chordG G chordG G chordG G chordG
And there's nothing for a broken heart to do.

C chordC C/G chordC/G C chordC C/G chordC/G
Down the dirty streets of Constantinople
Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E
The beggars weep, their hands all wide open
F chordF F/C chordF/C F chordF F/C chordF/C G chordG G chordG G chordG G chordG
Their severed leper limbs all swing and sway.

C chordC C/G chordC/G C chordC C/G chordC/G
At a windowsill in Constantinople
Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E
Our Hero sighs to melodies noteful
F chordF F/C chordF/C F chordF F/C chordF/C G chordG G chordG G chordG G chordG
And gazes on the walls that hold his love.

F chordF G chordG
But the Sultan's weary bride, she won't be wed tonight
C chordC C/B chordC/B C/A chordC/A C/G chordC/G Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E
Nor fall beneath a canopy to lie
F chordF F/C chordF/C F chordF F/C chordF/C G chordG G chordG G chordG G chordG
For far across the town, her lover now is drowned
C chordC C/B chordC/B C/A chordC/A C/G chordC/G Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E
And painted by the Bosporus in blue
F chordF F/C chordF/C F chordF F/C chordF/C G chordG G chordG G chordG G chordG
And there's nothing for a broken heart to do.
F chordF F/C chordF/C F chordF F/C chordF/C G chordG G chordG G chordG G chordG
No, there's nothing for a broken heart to do.
C chordC C/B chordC/B C/A chordC/A C/G chordC/G Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E Am chordAm Am/E chordAm/E F chordF F/C chordF/C F chordF F/C chordF/C G chordG G chordG G chordG G chordG
Except cry.

End with G chordG G chordG G7 chordG7 C chordC

Uke tab by , 16 Feb 2009

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