Istanbul:Four Lads.
#10 on BB Hot 100 Pop on
COLUMBIA Records in 1953.
INTRO: Fm Gb C Fm Gb Fm
#1.
Fm C Fm C
Istanbul was Constantinople, now it's Istanbul
Fm
not Constantinople.
C
Been a long time gone, old Constantinople's still
F Bbm Fm
has Turkish delight on a moonlit night.
#2.
Fm C Fm
Every gal in Constantinople is a Miss-stanbul, not
Constantinople.
C
So, if you've a date in Constantinople, she'll be
F C Fm
waiting in Istanbul.
BRIDGE:
Fm Gm Ab Db C Fm Db
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam..why they
C F Bb C
changed it, I can't say..people just liked it better
that way.
#3.
Fm F Db Fm C
Take me back to Constantinople, no, you can't go back
Fm C
to Constantinople.
C F
Now, it's Istanbul, not Constantinople..why did Constantinople
C
get the works?
C Fm
That's nobody's business but the Turks.
INTERLUDE: Fm Gb Fm Gb
Fm C Fm
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo..Istanbul!!
Fm C Fm
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo..Istanbul!!
BRIDGE:
Fm Gm Ab Db C Fm Db
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam..why they
C F Bb C
changed it, I can't say..people just liked it better
that way.
#4.
Fm F Db Fm C
Take me back to Constantinople, no, you can't go back
Fm C
to Constantinople.
C F
Now, it's Istanbul, not Constantinople..why did Constantinople
C
get the works?
C Fm
That's nobody's business but the Turks.
OUTRO:
F
Istanbul!!!
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
