Chords for Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Monday's (1979) (plus lyrics) [HIGH QUALITY COVER VERSION]
Tempo:
141.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
C
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[E]
[F]
[Em]
[F]
[G] [F] [C] The silicone chip inside her head [F] gets switched to [G] overload
[C] And nobody's gonna [Em] go to school today, she's [F] gonna make them stay [G] at home
[F] And daddy doesn't understand [G] it, he [C] always said she was good [F] as gold
And he can see, cause there are, what reason do you need to [G] be sure
[C] I don't [Em] like Mondays, [F] I don't [G] like Mondays, [C] I don't [G] like Mondays, I [F] wanna shoot
[G]
The whole [C] day down
[Em]
[F] [G]
[C] The text machine [Em] is kept so clean, [F] and it types to a waiting [G]
world
[C] Mother feels so shocked, [Em] father's world is rough, [F] and the dogs turn to [G] their own little girl
[F] Sweet sixteen [G] in the big chicane, [C] now I ain't too weak [F] to admit it
And they can see, cause there are, what reasons do [G]
you need to be sure
[C]
I don't [G] like Mondays,
[F] I don't [G] like [C] Mondays, I don't [G] like Mondays, [F] I wanna shoot
[G] The whole [Em] day down, down, down, shoot [C] it uptown
[Am] [Em] [F]
[G] [Cm]
And [C] now the playin' stopped [Em] in the playground, now [F] she wants to play [G] with the telephone
[C] And school's out early [Em] and soon we'd be learnin' [F] and the lesson today [G] is to die
And [F] then the bullhole cracks [G] and the captain tackles with [C] the buns [F] and the hums and whys
And he can see, cause there are, what reasons do you need [G] to die
[C]
I don't [G] like Mondays, [F] I don't [G] like Mondays, [C]
I don't [Bm] like, I don't [F] like, I don't [G] like, [C]
I don't [G] like, I don't [A] like, [G] I don't like Mondays
[C]
I don't like [G] Mondays, [F] I wanna shoot
[G]
The whole day down
[C] [Em] [F]
[G] [C]
[N]
[E]
[F]
[Em]
[F]
[G] [F] [C] The silicone chip inside her head [F] gets switched to [G] overload
[C] And nobody's gonna [Em] go to school today, she's [F] gonna make them stay [G] at home
[F] And daddy doesn't understand [G] it, he [C] always said she was good [F] as gold
And he can see, cause there are, what reason do you need to [G] be sure
[C] I don't [Em] like Mondays, [F] I don't [G] like Mondays, [C] I don't [G] like Mondays, I [F] wanna shoot
[G]
The whole [C] day down
[Em]
[F] [G]
[C] The text machine [Em] is kept so clean, [F] and it types to a waiting [G]
world
[C] Mother feels so shocked, [Em] father's world is rough, [F] and the dogs turn to [G] their own little girl
[F] Sweet sixteen [G] in the big chicane, [C] now I ain't too weak [F] to admit it
And they can see, cause there are, what reasons do [G]
you need to be sure
[C]
I don't [G] like Mondays,
[F] I don't [G] like [C] Mondays, I don't [G] like Mondays, [F] I wanna shoot
[G] The whole [Em] day down, down, down, shoot [C] it uptown
[Am] [Em] [F]
[G] [Cm]
And [C] now the playin' stopped [Em] in the playground, now [F] she wants to play [G] with the telephone
[C] And school's out early [Em] and soon we'd be learnin' [F] and the lesson today [G] is to die
And [F] then the bullhole cracks [G] and the captain tackles with [C] the buns [F] and the hums and whys
And he can see, cause there are, what reasons do you need [G] to die
[C]
I don't [G] like Mondays, [F] I don't [G] like Mondays, [C]
I don't [Bm] like, I don't [F] like, I don't [G] like, [C]
I don't [G] like, I don't [A] like, [G] I don't like Mondays
[C]
I don't like [G] Mondays, [F] I wanna shoot
[G]
The whole day down
[C] [Em] [F]
[G] [C]
[N]
Key:
G
F
C
Em
E
G
F
C
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ [C] The silicone chip inside her head [F] gets switched to [G] overload
_ [C] And _ nobody's gonna [Em] go to school today, she's [F] gonna make them stay [G] at home
_ [F] And daddy doesn't understand [G] it, he [C] always said she was good [F] as gold
And he can see, _ cause there are, _ what reason do you need to [G] be sure _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ I don't [Em] like _ Mondays, [F] _ I don't [G] like _ Mondays, [C] _ I don't [G] like _ Mondays, I [F] wanna shoot _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
The whole [C] day down
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] The text machine [Em] is kept so clean, [F] and it types to a waiting [G]
world
_ [C] Mother feels so shocked, [Em] father's world is rough, [F] and the dogs turn to [G] their own little girl
[F] Sweet sixteen [G] in the big chicane, [C] now I ain't too weak [F] to admit it
And they can see, _ cause there are, _ what reasons do [G]
you need to be sure
_ [C] _
I don't [G] like _ Mondays, _
[F] I don't [G] like _ _ [C] Mondays, I don't [G] like _ Mondays, [F] I wanna shoot
_ _ _ _ [G] The _ _ _ _ _ whole [Em] day down, down, down, shoot [C] it uptown _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And [C] now the playin' stopped [Em] in the playground, now [F] she wants to play [G] with the telephone
[C] And school's out early [Em] and soon we'd be learnin' [F] and the lesson today [G] is to die
And [F] then the bullhole cracks [G] and the captain tackles with [C] the buns [F] and the hums and whys _
And he can see, _ cause there are, _ what reasons do you need [G] to die
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
I don't [G] like _ _ Mondays, [F] I don't [G] like _ Mondays, [C] _
I don't [Bm] like, I don't [F] like, I don't [G] like, _ _ _ [C] _
I don't [G] like, I don't [A] like, _ _ _ [G] I don't like Mondays
_ [C]
I don't like [G] _ Mondays, [F] I wanna shoot
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ The _ whole day _ down
[C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ [C] The silicone chip inside her head [F] gets switched to [G] overload
_ [C] And _ nobody's gonna [Em] go to school today, she's [F] gonna make them stay [G] at home
_ [F] And daddy doesn't understand [G] it, he [C] always said she was good [F] as gold
And he can see, _ cause there are, _ what reason do you need to [G] be sure _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ I don't [Em] like _ Mondays, [F] _ I don't [G] like _ Mondays, [C] _ I don't [G] like _ Mondays, I [F] wanna shoot _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
The whole [C] day down
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] The text machine [Em] is kept so clean, [F] and it types to a waiting [G]
world
_ [C] Mother feels so shocked, [Em] father's world is rough, [F] and the dogs turn to [G] their own little girl
[F] Sweet sixteen [G] in the big chicane, [C] now I ain't too weak [F] to admit it
And they can see, _ cause there are, _ what reasons do [G]
you need to be sure
_ [C] _
I don't [G] like _ Mondays, _
[F] I don't [G] like _ _ [C] Mondays, I don't [G] like _ Mondays, [F] I wanna shoot
_ _ _ _ [G] The _ _ _ _ _ whole [Em] day down, down, down, shoot [C] it uptown _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And [C] now the playin' stopped [Em] in the playground, now [F] she wants to play [G] with the telephone
[C] And school's out early [Em] and soon we'd be learnin' [F] and the lesson today [G] is to die
And [F] then the bullhole cracks [G] and the captain tackles with [C] the buns [F] and the hums and whys _
And he can see, _ cause there are, _ what reasons do you need [G] to die
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
I don't [G] like _ _ Mondays, [F] I don't [G] like _ Mondays, [C] _
I don't [Bm] like, I don't [F] like, I don't [G] like, _ _ _ [C] _
I don't [G] like, I don't [A] like, _ _ _ [G] I don't like Mondays
_ [C]
I don't like [G] _ Mondays, [F] I wanna shoot
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ The _ whole day _ down
[C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _