I Don't Like Mondays (Boomtown Rats)

Words and Music By Bob Geldof

Verse 1

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The silicone chip inside her head
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Gets switched to  o-ver-load
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And no body's gonna go to school today
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She's gonna make them stay at home
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And daddy doesn't understand it
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He always said, "she was good as gold"
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And he can see no reasons
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'Cause there are no reasons
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What reasons do you need to be shown ~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chorus
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Tell me why, I don't like Mon-days
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Tell me why, I don't like Mon-days~~~~
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Tell me why, I don't like Mon-days
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 I want to shoot oo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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The whole day~~~ down

Verse 2 (same tune as verse 1)

The telex machine is kept so clean
And it types to a waiting world
And mother feels so shocked
Father's world is rocked
And their thoughts turn to their own little girl
Sweet sixteen, aint that peachy keen
Now it aint so neat to admit defeat
They can see no reasons
'Cause there are no reasons
What reasons do you need ?


Chorus
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Tell me why, I don't like Mon-days
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Tell me why, I don't like Mon-days~~~~
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Tell me why, I don't like Mon-days
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 I want to shoot oo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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The whole day~~~ down, down, down
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Shoot it all down

Verse 3 (Slightly slower tempo)

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And all the playings stopped
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In the playground now
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She wants to play with her toys a while
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And schools out early and soon we'll be learning
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And the lesson today is - HOW TO DIE!! 
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And then the bull horn crakles
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And the captain tackles with the
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Problems and the hows and whys
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And he can see no reasons
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'Cause there are no reasons
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What reasons do you need to  die, die, Oh~~~~~~

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And the why... I don't like Mon-days
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Tell me why, I don't like Mon-days~~~~
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Tell me why, I don't like Mon-days
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 I want to shoot oo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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The   whole   day~~~ down......


Listen To The Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POl4vFp-5os