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The wrong chords were posted here before, about 2 whole steps higher than normal.
After watching the JBTV performance after John Henry came out. I'm sure these are
the right chords.
[Each chord is one measure, except "X - Y" is one measure TOTAL. ]
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/they_might_be_giants/istanbul_crd_ver_2.html ]
Fm Fm Fm Fm
Istanbul was Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
C7 C7
Been a long time gone, old Constantinople
Fm - Dm Dm - Fm
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
Fm Fm Fm Fm
Every gal in Constantinople lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
C7 C7 Fm - C7 Fm
So if you've a date in Constantinople, she'll be waiting in Istanbul
Fm Fm Fm Fm
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
C7 Fm C7
Why they changed it I can't say, people just liked it better that way
Fm Fm Fm Fm
So take me back to Constantinople, no you can't go back to Constantinople
C7 C7 Fm Fm
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople, why did Constantinople get the works?
C7 Fm
That's nobody's business but the Turks
