I Don’t Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats
Intro:
[C] [Em] [F] [G*][G*] [F*][F*]
Verse 1:
The [C] silicon chip in[Em]side her head gets [F] switched to over[G7]load
And [C] nobody's gonna go to [Em] school today
She's gonna [F] make them stay at [G7] home
And [F] Daddy doesn't under[G7]stand it
He always [C] said she was good as [F] gold
And he can see* no reason, cos there are* no reasons
What reason* do you need to be [G7] shown? Oh oh oh oh
|Chorus:
|Tell me [C] why I don't like [Em] Mondays?
|Tell me [F] why I don't like [G7] Mondays?
|Tell me [C] why I don't like [Em] Mondays?
|I wanna [F] shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-[G7*]oot
|The whole day [C] down [Em] [F]
|[G*][G*] [F*][F*]
Verse 2:
The [C] Telex machine is [Em] kept so clean as it [F] types to a waiting [G7] world
And Mother [C] feels so shocked, Father's [Em] world is rocked
And their [F] thoughts turn to their [G7] own little girl
[F] Sweet sixteen ain't that [G7] peachy keen,
no, it [C] ain't so neat to ad[F]mit defeat
They can see* no reasons, cos there are* no reasons
What reasons* do.. you.. [G] need? Oh oh oh whoa whoa
|Chorus:
|Tell me [C] why I don't like [Em] Mondays?
|Tell me [F] why I don't like [G7] Mon[F]days?
|Tell me [C] why I don't like [Em] Mondays?
|I wanna [F] shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-[G7////*]oot
|The whole day [Em] down, down, down, shoot it all [C] down [C]
|[Em] [F] [G*][G*] [F*][F*]
Bridge: (softer strum)
All the [C] playing's stopped in the [Em] playground now
She [F] wants to play with her [G*] toys-[G*]-a-[G*]-while
And [C] school's out early and [Em] soon we'll be learning
And the [F] lesson today is [G*] how-[G*]-to-[G*]-die [Pause]
Verse 3: (slower)
And then the [F] bullhorn crackles, and the [G7] captain tackles
With the [C] problems and the how's and [F] why's
And he can see* no reasons cos there are* no reasons
What reason* do you need to [G7] die, die? Oh oh oh
Outro:
Tell me [C] why I don't like [Em] Mondays?
Tell me [F] why I don't like [G7] Mondays?
Tell me [C] why I don't like [Em] Mondays?
I wanna [F] shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-[G7///*]oot
The... whole... day... [C] down [Em] [F] [G*][G*] [F*][F*]
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I Don’t Like Mondays [C]Boomtown Rats
Intro CEmFG*G*F*F*
Verse 1 The C silicon chip inEmside her head gets F switched to overG7load And C nobody's gonna go to Em school today She's gonna F make them stay at G7 home And F Daddy doesn't underG7stand it He always C said she was good as F gold And he can see* no reason, cos there are* no reasons What reason* do you need to be G7 shown? Oh oh oh oh
Chorus Tell me C why I don't like Em Mondays? Tell me F why I don't like G7 Mondays? Tell me C why I don't like Em Mondays? I wanna F shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-G7*oot The whole day C down EmF G*G*F*F*
Verse 2 The C Telex machine is Em kept so clean as it F types to a waiting G7 world And Mother C feels so shocked, Father's Em world is rocked And their F thoughts turn to their G7 own little girl F Sweet sixteen ain't that G7 peachy keen, no, it C ain't so neat to adFmit defeat They can see* no reasons, cos there are* no reasons What reasons* do.. you.. G need? Oh oh oh whoa whoa
Chorus Tell me C why I don't like Em Mondays? Tell me F why I don't like G7 MonFdays? Tell me C why I don't like Em Mondays? I wanna F shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-G7////*oot The whole day Em down, down, down, shoot it all C down C EmFG*G*F*F*
Bridgesofter strum All the C playing's stopped in the Em playground now She F wants to play with her G* toys-G*-a-G*-while And C school's out early and Em soon we'll be learning And the F lesson today is G* how-G*-to-G*-die Pause
Verse 3slower And then the F bullhorn crackles, and the G7 captain tackles With the C problems and the how's and F why's And he can see* no reasons cos there are* no reasons What reason* do you need to G7 die, die? Oh oh oh
Outro Tell me C why I don't like Em Mondays? Tell me F why I don't like G7 Mondays? Tell me C why I don't like Em Mondays? I wanna F shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-G7///*oot The... whole... day... C down EmFG*G*F*F*