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Constantinople

Decemberists

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Intro - C C/B Verse - C C/G C C/G Am Am/E Am Am/E F F/C F F/C G G G G Chorus - F G C C/B C/A C/G Am Am/E Am Am/E F F/C F F/C G G G G C C/B C/A C/G Am Am/E Am Am/E F F/C F F/C G G G G C C/G C C/G O the minarets of Constantinople Am Am/E Am Am/E Are plated gold, ivory, and opal F F/C F F/C G G G G Their cupolas all onion domed and light. C C/G C C/G And the magistrate of Constantinople Am Am/E Am Am/E Has made a match; his family was hopeful F F/C F F/C G G G G Their daughter would be promised a wedding night. F G But the Sultan's weary bride, she won't be wed tonight C C/B C/A C/G Am Am/E Am Am/E Nor fall beneath a canopy to lie F F/C F F/C G G G G For far across the town, her lover now is drowned C C/B C/A C/G Am Am/E Am Am/E And painted by the Bosporus in blue F F/C F F/C G G G G And there's nothing for a broken heart to do. C C/G C C/G Down the dirty streets of Constantinople Am Am/E Am Am/E The beggars weep, their hands all wide open F F/C F F/C G G G G Their severed leper limbs all swing and sway. C C/G C C/G At a windowsill in Constantinople Am Am/E Am Am/E Our Hero sighs to melodies noteful F F/C F F/C G G G G And gazes on the walls that hold his love. F G But the Sultan's weary bride, she won't be wed tonight C C/B C/A C/G Am Am/E Am Am/E Nor fall beneath a canopy to lie F F/C F F/C G G G G For far across the town, her lover now is drowned C C/B C/A C/G Am Am/E Am Am/E And painted by the Bosporus in blue F F/C F F/C G G G G And there's nothing for a broken heart to do. F F/C F F/C G G G G No, there's nothing for a broken heart to do. C C/B C/A C/G Am Am/E Am Am/E F F/C F F/C G G G G Except cry. End with G G G7 C
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