{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1474865,"song":"Istanbul Not Constantinople","artist":"They Might Be Giants","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1474865-istanbul-not-constantinople-chords-by-they-might-be-giants/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1474865?type=chord","rating":4.92008,"votes":102,"content":"I saw the other chords for this song and thought.\r\n\"well the first one is wrong and the second one isn't finished, Lets do something about that\".\r\n\r\nCapo on fret 3 (chords relative to cappo)\r\n\r\nChords with an * next to them should be left to ring out.\r\nChords with an ! next to them are stabs.\r\nAll other chords are strummed.\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] *\r\nIstanbul was Constantinople [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch] *\r\nNow it's Istanbul, not Constantinople [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A7[/ch] *\r\nBeen a long time gone, Constantinople [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch] *\r\nNow it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] *\r\nEvery gal in Constantinople [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch] *\r\nLives in Istanbul, not Constantinople [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A7[/ch] *\r\nSo if you've a date in Constantinople [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch] !       [ch]A7[/ch] !   [ch]Dm[/ch] !\r\nShe'll be waiting in Istanbul[/tab]\r\n\r\n(slow down slightly at this part)\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dm[/ch] *             [ch]Dm[/ch] *    [ch]A7[/ch] *   [ch]Dm[/ch] *\r\nEven old New York was once New Amsterdam [/tab]\r\n(back to normal speed)\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch] *\r\nWhy they changed it I can't say [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] !\r\nPeople just liked it better that way [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSo take me back to Constantinople [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nNo, you can't go back to Constantinople [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nBeen a long time gone, Constantinople [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWhy did Constantinople get the works? [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A7[/ch] !                      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThat's nobody's business but the Turks[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWaooooooh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWaaaaaooooooh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]\r\nWaaaaaooooooh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] !\r\nWaaaaaaoooh[/tab]\r\n\r\nIstanbul (Istanbul)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWaooooooh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWaaaaaooooooh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]\r\nWaaaaaooooooh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] !\r\nWaaaaaaoooh[/tab]\r\n\r\nIstanbul (Istanbul)\r\n\r\n\r\n(slow down slightly at this part)\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dm[/ch] *             [ch]Dm[/ch] *    [ch]A7[/ch] *   [ch]Dm[/ch] *\r\nEven old New York was once New Amsterdam [/tab]\r\n(back to normal speed)\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch] *\r\nWhy they changed it I can't say [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] !\r\nPeople just liked it better that way [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIstanbul was Constantinople [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nNow it's Istanbul, not Constantinople [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nBeen a long time gone, Constantinople[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWhy did Constantinople get the works? [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A7[/ch] !                      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThat's nobody's business but the Turks.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] x2\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSo take me back to Constantinople [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nNo, you can't go back to Constantinople [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nBeen a long time gone, Constantinople [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWhy did Constantinople get the works? [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A7[/ch]                        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThat's nobody's business but the Turks.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch] *\r\nIstanbul[/tab]","plain_text":"I saw the other chords for this song and thought.\n\"well the first one is wrong and the second one isn't finished, Lets do something about that\".\n\nCapo on fret 3 (chords relative to cappo)\n\nChords with an * next to them should be left to ring out.\nChords with an ! next to them are stabs.\nAll other chords are strummed.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(slow down slightly at this part)\n\n(back to normal speed)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIstanbul (Istanbul)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIstanbul (Istanbul)\n\n\n(slow down slightly at this part)\n\n(back to normal speed)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDm Dm A7 Dm x2","chords":["Dm","A7","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]}}}