constantinople Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]O, the minarets of Constantinople
[G]Are[Am] plated gold, ivory and opal
[F]Their cupolas all onion domed and light
[G]

[Verse 2]
And [D]the [C]ma gistrate of Constantinople
[G]Has[Am] made a match; his
family was hopeful
[F]Their daughter would be
promised a wedding [C]night
[G]

[Verse 3]
But the Sul[F]tan's weary bride,
she [G]won't be wed tonight
[C]Nor fall beneath a [G]canopy to [Am]lie
For [F]far across the town,
[C]her [G]lover's lying drowned
An[C]d painted by
[G]the Bosporus in [Am]blue
And there's [F]nothing for
a broken heart to do.
[G]

[Verse 4]
Down the [C]dirty streets of Constantinople
[Am]The beggars weep,
their hands all wide open
[F]Their severed leper limbs
all swing and [G]sway.

[Verse 5]
At a [C]windowsill in [G]Constantinople
[Am]Our Hero sighs to melodies noteful
[F]And gazes on [C]the wall[F]s
that [C]hold [G]his love.

[Verse 6]
But the Sul[F]tan's weary bride,
[C]she [G]won't be wed tonight
Nor [C]fall beneath [G]a canopy to [Am]lie
[F]For far across the town,
[C]her[G] lover now is drowned
An[C]d painted by
[G]the Bosporus in [Am]blue
And there's [F]nothing for
a broken heart [G]to do.
No, [F]there's nothing for
a broken heart [G]to do.
Except [C]cry.

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