Constantinople

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