Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
by They Might Be Giants · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica
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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend
Is-tan-bul__ was Con-stan-ti--no-ple
Now its Is-tan-bul, not Con-stan-ti--no-ple
Been long time gone, Con-stan-ti-no-ple
Now its Turk-ish de-light on a moon-lit night
Eve-ry gal in Con-stan-ti-no-ple
Lives in Is-tan-bul, not Con-stan-ti-no-ple
So if you've a date in Con-stan-ti-no-ple
She'll be wait-ing in Is-tan-bul
CHORUS
E-ven old New York was once New Am-ster-dam
Why they changed it I can't say
Peo--ple just liked it bet-ter that way
So take me back to Con-stan-ti--no-ple
No, you can't go back to Con-stan-ti--no-ple
Been a long time gone, Con-stan-ti-no-ple
Why did Con-stan-ti-no-ple get the works?
That's no-bo-dys biz'-ness but the Turks
Is-tan-bul (Is-tan-bul)
Is-tan-bul (Is-tan-bul)
Repeat CHORUS
Is-tan-bul____