I Don't Like Mondays chords by The Boomtown Rats (Official Version)

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F#add9
D#m
A/B
Amaj7/B
B
E
F#
E/F#
F#6
F#7
B/A#
E/G#
Emaj7
D#sus4
Bsus4
D#m/A#

Intro 1
F#add9 
F#add9 
 (F sharpadd9)  (F sharpadd9) 
D#m 
D#m 
D#m 
D#m 
 (D sharp minor)  (D sharp minor)  (D sharp minor)  (D sharp minor) 
D#m 
D#m 
 (D sharp minor)  (D sharp minor) 
A/B 
Amaj7/B 
B 
 (A/B)  (A minoraj7/B)  (B major) 
D#m 
E 
F# 
E 
 (D sharp minor)  (E major)  (F sharp major)  (E major) 

Verse 1
B 
D#m 
The  (B major) silicon chip in (D sharp minor) side  her head
E 
F# 
E/F# 
F# 
Gets  (E major) switched to over (F sharp major) load  (E/F#)  (F sharp major) 
B 
D#m 
And  (B major) nobody's gonna go to  (D sharp minor) school today
E 
She's gonna  (E major) make them
F# 
F#add9 
stay at  (F sharp major) home  (F sharpadd9) 

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Pre-chorus 1

And Daddy doesn't understand it

He always said she was good as gold

And he can see no reasons

'Cause there are no reasons

What reason do you need

to be shown

Chorus 1

(Tell me why) I don't like Mondays

I wanna shoot the whole day

Interlude 1

(down)

Verse 2
B 
D#m 
The  (B major) Telex machine is  (D sharp minor) kept  so clean
E 
F# 
E/F# 
And it  (E major) types to a waiting  (F sharp major) world  (E/F#) 
F# 
B 
 (F sharp major) And Mother  (B major) feels so shocked
D#m 
Father's  (D sharp minor) world is rocked
E 
And their  (E major) thoughts turn to their
F# 
F#add9 
 (F sharp major) own little  (F sharpadd9) girl

Pre-chorus 2
E 
E/F# 
 (E major) Sweet 16 ain't it  (E/F#) peachy keen
B 
E 
No, it  (B major) ain't so neat to ad (E major) mit defeat
They can see no reasons
'Cause there are no reasons
F# 
What reason do you  (F sharp major) need,
F#6 
F#7 
F#6 
F# 
 (F sharp6) oh,    (F sharp7) oh,    (F sharp6) oh     (F sharp major) oh

Chorus 2
B 
B/A# 
(Tell me  (B major) why) I don't like  (B/A#) Mondays
E/G# 
F# 
(Tell me  (E/G#) why)   I don't like  (F sharp major) Mondays
B 
B/A# 
(Tell me  (B major) why) I don't like  (B/A#) Mondays
E 
F# 
I wanna  (E major) shoot  (F sharp major) the whole day
D#sus4 
 (D sharpsus4) Down,     down, down,
B 
Bsus4 
B 
shoot it all down  (B major)  (Bsus4)  (B major) 

Interlude 2

Verse 3
B 
And all the  (B major) playing's stopped
D#m 
in the  (D sharp minor) playground now
E 
F# 
She  (E major) wants to play with her  (F sharp major) toys awhile
B 
And  (B major) school's out early
D#m 
and  (D sharp minor) soon  we'll be learning
E 
F# 
And the  (E major) lesson today is  (F sharp major) how to die

Pre-chorus 3
E 
And then the  (E major) bullhorn crackles
E/F# 
And the  (E/F#) captain tackles
B 
D#m 
E 
With the  (B major) problems and the how's  (D sharp minor) and   why's  (E major) 
And he can see no reasons
'Cause there are no reasons
What reason do you need
F# 
F#6 
F#7 
F#6 
F# 
to  (F sharp major) die,  (F sharp6) die,   (F sharp7) oh,    (F sharp6) oh     (F sharp major) oh

Verse 4
B 
D#m/A# 
And the  (B major) silicon chip in (D sharp minor/A#) side      her head
E/G# 
F# 
Gets  (E/G#) switched to over (F sharp major) load
E 
B 
D#m 
 (E major) Oh and  (B major) nobody's gonna go to  (D sharp minor) school today
E 
She's gonna  (E major) make them
F# 
F#add9 
stay at  (F sharp major) home  (F sharpadd9) 

Pre-chorus 4
E 
E/F# 
And  (E major) Daddy doesn't understand  (E/F#) it
B 
E 
He always  (B major) said she was good as gold  (E major) 
And he can see no reasons
'Cause there are no reasons
What reason do you need
F# 
F#6 
F#7 
F#6 
F# 
to be  (F sharp major) shown  (F sharp6)  (F sharp7)  (F sharp6)  (F sharp major) 

Chorus 3
B 
B/A# 
(Tell me  (B major) why) I don't like  (B/A#) Mondays
E/G# 
F# 
(Tell me  (E/G#) why)   I don't like  (F sharp major) Mondays
B 
B/A# 
(Tell me  (B major) why) I don't like  (B/A#) 
I don't like
E 
F# 
(Tell me  (E major) why) I dont like  (F sharp major) Mondays
B 
(Tell me  (B major) why) I don't like
D#m 
 (D sharp minor) I don't like
E 
F# 
(Tell me  (E major) why) I don't like  (F sharp major) Mondays
B 
D#m 
(Tell me  (B major) why) I don't like  (D sharp minor) Mondays
E 
F#7 
I wanna  (E major) shoot  (F sharp7) the whole day

Outro 1

(down)

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F#add9
D#m
A/B
Amaj7/B
B
E
F#
E/F#
F#6
F#7
B/A#
E/G#
Emaj7
D#sus4
Bsus4
D#m/A#

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: B majorBPM: 144

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F#add9: x-x-4-3-2-4
D#m: x-6-8-8-7-x
A/B: x-2-x-2-2-0
Amaj7/B: x-0-2-1-2-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
E/F#: 2-x-2-1-0-0
F#6: 2-x-1-3-2-x
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
B/A#: x-1-4-4-4-x
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0
Emaj7: x-x-2-4-4-4
D#sus4: x-6-8-8-9-x
Bsus4: x-2-4-4-5-x
D#m/A#: 6-x-8-8-7-x

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This is the definitive original version of I Don't Like Mondays by The Boomtown Rats, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of The Boomtown Rats.