Chords for The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays (Official Video)
Tempo:
72.55 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
F#
D#m
D#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D#]
[D#m] [B]
[D#] [E]
[B] [E]
[F#] [B] And nobody's gonna go [D#m] to school today.
She's [E] gonna make them stay [F#] at home.
[E] Daddy doesn't [F#] understand it.
[B] He always said she was [E] good at school.
And he can see no reasons, cause there are no reasons.
What reason do you [F#] need to be sure?
[B]
[D#m] [E] [F#] [B]
[A#m] [E] [F#]
[B] [D#m] [E]
[B] Telex [D#m] machine is kept so [E] clean, and it types to a [F#] waiting world.
[B] A mother feels so shocked, father's world is [E] rocked,
and the thoughts turn [F#] to their own little [E] girl.
Sweet [F#] 16 ain't that peachy [B] keen.
Now that ain't so [E] neat to admit defeat.
They can see no reasons, cause there are no reasons.
What reasons [F#] do you need?
Oh, [B] [D#m]
[E] [F#] [B] [A#m] one day I want [E] to shoot.
Ooh, [F#] shoot
[D#] [D#m] it all [B] down.
[D#m] [E] [F#]
[B]
And now the play is stopped in the playground.
[E] She wants to [F#] play with the toys awhile.
[B] And school's [D#m] out early, and soon we'll be [E] learning.
And the lesson [F#] today is how to die.
[E] And then the bullhole crackles, and [C#] the captain
haggles [B] with the problems in the [E] house and wife.
And he can see no reasons, cause there are no reasons.
What reason do you need [F#] to die?
[B] Tell me why I don't [D#m] [E] [F#] [B]
[D#m] [G#m] [B]
[D#m] [E] [F#] [B]
play as [E] I want to shoot.
Ooh, [F#]
the [B] whole day down.
[D#m] [E] [F#] [B]
[G]
[D#m] [B]
[D#] [E]
[B] [E]
[F#] [B] And nobody's gonna go [D#m] to school today.
She's [E] gonna make them stay [F#] at home.
[E] Daddy doesn't [F#] understand it.
[B] He always said she was [E] good at school.
And he can see no reasons, cause there are no reasons.
What reason do you [F#] need to be sure?
[B]
[D#m] [E] [F#] [B]
[A#m] [E] [F#]
[B] [D#m] [E]
[B] Telex [D#m] machine is kept so [E] clean, and it types to a [F#] waiting world.
[B] A mother feels so shocked, father's world is [E] rocked,
and the thoughts turn [F#] to their own little [E] girl.
Sweet [F#] 16 ain't that peachy [B] keen.
Now that ain't so [E] neat to admit defeat.
They can see no reasons, cause there are no reasons.
What reasons [F#] do you need?
Oh, [B] [D#m]
[E] [F#] [B] [A#m] one day I want [E] to shoot.
Ooh, [F#] shoot
[D#] [D#m] it all [B] down.
[D#m] [E] [F#]
[B]
And now the play is stopped in the playground.
[E] She wants to [F#] play with the toys awhile.
[B] And school's [D#m] out early, and soon we'll be [E] learning.
And the lesson [F#] today is how to die.
[E] And then the bullhole crackles, and [C#] the captain
haggles [B] with the problems in the [E] house and wife.
And he can see no reasons, cause there are no reasons.
What reason do you need [F#] to die?
[B] Tell me why I don't [D#m] [E] [F#] [B]
[D#m] [G#m] [B]
[D#m] [E] [F#] [B]
play as [E] I want to shoot.
Ooh, [F#]
the [B] whole day down.
[D#m] [E] [F#] [B]
[G]
Key:
E
B
F#
D#m
D#
E
B
F#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] And nobody's gonna go [D#m] to school today.
She's [E] gonna make them stay [F#] at home.
[E] Daddy doesn't [F#] understand it.
[B] He always said she was [E] good at school.
And he can see no reasons, cause there are no reasons.
What reason do you [F#] need to be sure?
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[D#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
[A#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] Telex [D#m] machine is kept so [E] clean, and it types to a [F#] waiting world.
[B] A mother feels so shocked, father's world is [E] rocked,
and the thoughts turn [F#] to their own little [E] girl.
Sweet [F#] 16 ain't that peachy [B] keen.
Now that ain't so [E] neat to admit defeat.
They can see no reasons, cause there are no reasons.
What reasons [F#] do you need?
Oh, _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [A#m] one day I want [E] to shoot.
Ooh, _ _ [F#] shoot _
[D#] _ _ [D#m] _ it all [B] down. _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
And now the play is stopped in the playground.
[E] She wants to [F#] play with the toys awhile.
[B] And school's [D#m] out early, and soon we'll be [E] learning.
And the lesson [F#] today is how to die.
[E] And then the bullhole crackles, and [C#] the captain
haggles [B] with the problems in the [E] house and wife.
And he can see no reasons, cause there are no reasons.
What reason do you need [F#] to die?
_ _ [B] Tell me why I don't [D#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
[D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[D#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
play as [E] I want to shoot.
Ooh, _ [F#] _ _
the [B] whole day down.
_ [D#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] And nobody's gonna go [D#m] to school today.
She's [E] gonna make them stay [F#] at home.
[E] Daddy doesn't [F#] understand it.
[B] He always said she was [E] good at school.
And he can see no reasons, cause there are no reasons.
What reason do you [F#] need to be sure?
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[D#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
[A#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] Telex [D#m] machine is kept so [E] clean, and it types to a [F#] waiting world.
[B] A mother feels so shocked, father's world is [E] rocked,
and the thoughts turn [F#] to their own little [E] girl.
Sweet [F#] 16 ain't that peachy [B] keen.
Now that ain't so [E] neat to admit defeat.
They can see no reasons, cause there are no reasons.
What reasons [F#] do you need?
Oh, _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [A#m] one day I want [E] to shoot.
Ooh, _ _ [F#] shoot _
[D#] _ _ [D#m] _ it all [B] down. _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
And now the play is stopped in the playground.
[E] She wants to [F#] play with the toys awhile.
[B] And school's [D#m] out early, and soon we'll be [E] learning.
And the lesson [F#] today is how to die.
[E] And then the bullhole crackles, and [C#] the captain
haggles [B] with the problems in the [E] house and wife.
And he can see no reasons, cause there are no reasons.
What reason do you need [F#] to die?
_ _ [B] Tell me why I don't [D#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
[D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[D#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
play as [E] I want to shoot.
Ooh, _ [F#] _ _
the [B] whole day down.
_ [D#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _