I Don't Like Mondays

by The Boomtown Rats
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The (B)si li cone chip in (D#m)side her head and gets (E)switched to to ov er (F#)load.

And mo And ther (B)no bo dy’s gon na go to (D#m)school to day, she’s gon na (E)make them stay at (F#)home.

lit tle girl.

And (E)Dad dy does n’t un der stand (F#)peach it, keen.

he al ways (B)said she was good as gold.

(E)mit de feat.

And he can see no rea sons, ’cos there are no rea sons.

What rea sons do you need to be (F#)shown?

Tell me (B)why I don’t like (B)Mon days, tell me (E)why I don’t like (F#)Mon days, tell me (B)why I don’t like (B)Mon days, I want to (E)shoot, oo,

the whole day (B)down.

The (B)te lex ma chine is (D#m)kept so clean and it (E)types to a wait ing (F#)world.

And mo And ther (B)feels so dy’s shocked, na fa ther’s (D#m)world is rocked, she’s And their (E)thoughts turn to their (F#)own lit tle girl.

And (E)Sweet dy six n’t teen, ain’t that (F#)peach y keen.

he Now it (B)ain’t so was neat to ad (E)mit de feat.

And They can see no rea sons, ’cos there are no rea sons.

What rea sons sons you do to you (F#)need?

Tell me (B)why I don’t like (B)Mon days, tell me (E)why I don’t like (F#)Mon days, tell me (B)why I don’t like (B)Mon days, I want to (E)shoot, oo,

the whole day (B)down.

The the whole day (D#sus4)down, (D#m)down, (D#sus4)down, (D#m)shoot it all down.

And all the (B)play ing’s stopped in the (D#m)play ground, now she (E)wants to play with her (F#)toys a while.

And (B)school’s out ear ly and (D#m)soon we’ll be learn ing and the (E)les son to day is (F#)how to die.

And then the (E)bull horn crack les, and the (F#sus4)cap tain tack les with the (B)prob lems and the (B)hows and whys.

And he can see no rea sons, ’cos there are no rea sons.

What rea sons do you need to (F#)die, (F#6)die?

(F#7)Oh,

and the (B)si li cone chip in (D#m)side her head gets (E)switched to ov er (F#)load.

(E)Oh, and (B)why I don’t like, I don’t like, (tell me (E)why) I don’t like (F#)Mon days.

Tell me (B)why I don’t like, I don’t like, (tell me (E)why) I don’t like, (F#)Mon days.

Tell me (B)why I don’t like (D#m)Mon days, I want to (E)shoot, oo,

the whole day (B)down.

I Don't Like Mondays by The Boomtown Rats

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Easy piano arrangement in the key of B at 145 BPM. Difficulty: medium. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.

About “I Don't Like Mondays

What key is "I Don't Like Mondays" in?
"I Don't Like Mondays" by The Boomtown Rats is in the key of B with a tempo of 145 BPM. Difficulty: medium.
Is "I Don't Like Mondays" easy to play on piano?
This arrangement is rated medium. It requires comfort with chord shapes and basic hand independence. Expect 1-2 weeks of regular practice for a confident performance.
Can I play "I Don't Like Mondays" without reading sheet music?
Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.

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