Tonart: C major
Verse 1
C
O, the minarets of Constantinople
G
Am
Are plated gold, ivory and opal
F
Their cupolas all onion domed and light
G
Verse 2
D
C
And the ma gistrate of Constantinople
G
Am
Has made a match; his
family was hopeful
F
Their daughter would be
C
promised a wedding night
G
Verse 3
F
But the Sultan's weary bride,
G
she won't be wed tonight
C
G
Am
Nor fall beneath a canopy to lie
F
For far across the town,
C
G
her lover's lying drowned
G
Am
the Bosporus in blue
F
And there's nothing for
a broken heart to do.
G
Verse 4
C
Down the dirty streets of Constantinople
their hands all wide open
F
Their severed leper limbs
Verse 5
C
G
At a windowsill in Constantinople
Am
Our Hero sighs to melodies noteful
F
C
F
And gazes on the walls
C
G
that hold his love.
Verse 6
F
But the Sultan's weary bride,
C
G
she won't be wed tonight
C
G
Am
Nor fall beneath a canopy to lie
F
For far across the town,
C
G
her lover now is drowned
G
Am
the Bosporus in blue
F
And there's nothing for
F
No, there's nothing for
Outro 1
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Am
F
C
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C
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