[ Предположительная тональность: Fm ] 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.