ISTANBUL (Not Constantinople) as played by They Might Be Giants [by Jimmy Kennedy & Nat Simon] [Each chord is one measure, except "X - Y" is one measure TOTAL. ] Am Am Am Am Istanbul was Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople E7 E7 Been a long time gone, old Constantinople Am - Dm Dm - Am Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night Am Am Am Am Every gal in Constantinople lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople E7 E7 Am - E7 Am So if you've a date in Constantinople, she'll be waiting in Istanbul Am Am Am Am Even old New York was once New Amsterdam Bm7-5 E7 Am E7 Why they changed it I can't say, people just liked it better that way Am Am Am Am So take me back to Constantinople, no you can't go back to Constantinople E7 E7 Am Am Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople, why did Constantinople get the works? E7 Am That's nobody's business but the Turks