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