Istanbul Not Constantinople

by They Might Be Giants

Date Added
8/12/2025
**Chords:**
C  G  F  C  
C  G  F  C  

C                   G  
Istanbul was Constantinople  
F                      C  
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople  
C                       G  
Been a long time gone,  
F               C  
Constantinople  
C                    G  
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night  
F                    C  
Every gal in Constantinople  
C                      G  
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople  
F               C  
So, if you've a date in Constantinople  
C                     G  
She'll be waiting in Istanbul.  

C                   G  
Istanbul was Constantinople  
F                      C  
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople  
C                       G  
Been a long time gone,  
F               C  
Constantinople  
C                    G  
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night  
F                    C  
Every gal in Constantinople  
C                      G  
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople  
F               C  
So, if you've a date in Constantinople  
C                     G  
She'll be waiting in Istanbul.