Istanbul (not Constantinople) Uke tab by They Might Be Giants

3 Chords used in the song: Dm, A7, Em7

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Year:  1998
Difficulty: 
2.33
(Beginner)
Key: unknownChords and Tablature
# In case the Em7-5 doesn't show this is the chord
A-1---
E-----
C-2---
G ----

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

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

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

Dm Dm Dm Dm A7 A7 Dm Dm X2

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

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

Istanbul!

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