Chords
[Intro 1]
Fm
[Intro 2]
Fm C
[Verse 1]
FmIstanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a C7long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's FmTurkish delight on a moonlit night
Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if C7you've a date in Constantinople
She'll be Fmwaiting in C7IstanFmbul
[Bridge]
Even Fmold New York was once New Amsterdam
C7Why they changed it I can't say
FmPeople just liked it better that way
[Verse 2]
FmTake me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a C7long time gone, Constantinople
Why did FmConstantinople get the works?
That's C7nobody's business but the FmTurks
C7 Fm
Istanbul, Istanbul C7 Fm
Istanbul, Istanbul
[Bridge]
Even Fmold New York was once New Amsterdam
C7Why they changed it I can't say
FmPeople just liked it better that way
[Verse 3]
FmIstanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a C7long time gone, Constantinople
Why did FmConstantinople get the works?
That's C7nobody's business but the FmTurks
[Violin Solo]
Fm C7 Fm C7
Fm
[Bridge]
Fm C7 Fm
[Verse 4]
So, FmTake me back to Constantinople
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
Been a C7long time gone, Constantinople
Why did FmConstantinople get the works?
That's C7nobody's business but the Turks Fm
Istanbul
[Outro]
Fm(maj7) Fm
