I Don't Like Mondays chords by The Boomtown Rats

Chords with lyrics

I've simplified the chords whilst (hopefully) keeping with some pretty authentic sounds.
It might not be perfect, but it's much easier for beginners since I've replaces some of
the more difficult chords.
Enjoy! ;)

Intro:

C majorC  D MajorD  C majorC  (Repeat as you like)


Verse 1:

  G+G       G/F#        C majorC        D MajorD
The silicon chip inside her head gets switched to overload,
  G+G          G/F#
And nobody's gonna go to school today, she?s gonna
C majorC         D MajorD
Make them stay at home,
  C majorC         D MajorD
And daddy doesn't understand it,
     G+G      G/F   C majorC
He always said she was good as gold.
      C majorC             C majorC
And he can see no reasons, cos there are no reasons,
   C majorC             D MajorD  D7D7
What reasons do you need to be shown?

Chorus:

    G+G        G/F#
Tell me why I don't like Mondays,
    C majorC        D MajorD
Tell me why I don't like Mondays,
    G+G        G/F#
Tell me why I don't like Mondays,
    C majorC         D MajorD
I wanna shoot, Oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh,
       G+G
The whole day down.

Bridge: G/F#  C majorC C  D MajorD D

Verse 2:

  G+G        G/F#
The Telex machine is kept so clean,
    C majorC         D MajorD
And it types to a waiting world,
      G+G             G/F#
And Mother feels so shocked; Father's world is rocked,
     C majorC           D MajorD
And their thoughts turn to their own little girl.
C majorC            D MajorD
Sweet sixteen ain't that peachy keen,
    G+G          C majorC
No, it ain't so neat to admit defeat,
     C majorC            C majorC
They can see no reasons cos there are no reasons
   C majorC       D MajorD  D7D7
What reasons do you need?

Chorus:

    G+G        G/F#
Tell me why I don't like Mondays,
    C/EC/E       D MajorD
Tell me why I don't like Mondays,
    G+G        G/F#
Tell me why I don't like Mondays,
    C majorC         D MajorD
I wanna shoot, Oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh,
       G+G
The whole day down.


Instrumental:

G+G  G/F#  C majorC  D MajorD

G+G  G/F#  C majorC  D MajorD

G/F#  C majorC C  D MajorD D


Verse 3:

(G+G)
And all the
G+G            G/F#
Playing?s stopped in the playground, now.
  C majorC           D MajorD  D MajorD D
She wants to play with her toys a while.
  G+G           G/F#
And school's out early and soon we'll be learning
    C majorC        D MajorD  D MajorD D MajorD
And the lesson today is how to die.
       C majorC             D7D7
And then the bullhorn crackles, and the captain tackles,
     G+G        C/GC/G  G+G  C majorC
With the problems and the how's and why's
      C majorC             C majorC
And he can see no reasons, cos there are no reasons
   C majorC           D MajorD     D7D7
What reason do you need to die, die? Ooohh


Final Chorus:

    G+G        G/F#
Tell me why I don't like Mondays,
    C/EC/E       D MajorD
Tell me why I don't like Mondays,
    G+G        G/F#           C majorC         D MajorD
Tell me why I don?t like, I don?t like, (tell me why) I don?t like Mondays
    G+G        G/F#           C majorC         D MajorD
Tell me why, I don?t like, I don?t like (tell me why) I don?t like Mondays,
    G+G        G/F#
Tell me why I don?t like Mondays,
     C majorC         D MajorD
I want to shoot, Oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh...
         G+G
The. Whole. Day. Down...

G/F#    C majorC     D MajorD   G+G
(Oo-oo-ooh, oo-oo-ooh, ooooooh.)

Other versions of I Don't Like Mondays

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