Tom: Fm 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