• Song:

    Monday Monday

  • Artist:

    Mamas And The Papas

  • Album:

    Midnight Voyage

Intro:

      (a capella):

      Ba-da   ba-da-da-da
      Ba-da   ba-da-da-da

      (harpsichord, guitar, and bass enter)

      F#5    F#sus F#5 F#sus
          Ba-da    ba-da-da-da

Verse 1:

               F#5       F#sus  F#5 F#sus
      Monday, Monday  (ba-da    ba-da-da-da)
                 F#5    F#sus  F#5 F#sus
      So good to me  (ba-da    ba-da-da-da)
              F#5    F#sus    F#5                   E5
      Monday mornin', it was all I hoped it would be
                 A5       A5     A5             A5   C#5
      Oh Monday mornin', Monday mornin' couldn't guarantee (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
                   F#5               F#sus*             F#5
      That Monday evenin' you would still be here with me

                  * vocal harmonies imply E/F#; keyboard plays F#4

Verse 2:

      Monday, Monday, can't trust that day
      Monday, Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way
      Oh Monday mornin' you gave me no warnin' of what was to be
      Oh Monday, Monday, how could you leave and not take me

Bridge 1:

       G5
      Every other day (every other day), every other day
                                      E5
      Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
       G5
      But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
                        F#5                 Eb5
      A-you can find me cryin' all of the time

      (key changes to G#)

[repeat verse 1, in G#]:

               Ab5       G#sus  Ab5 G#sus
      Monday, Monday  (ba-da   ba-da-da-da)
                 Ab5    G#sus  Ab5 G#sus
      So good to me  (ba-da   ba-da-da-da)
              Ab5    G#sus    Ab5                   F#5
      Monday mornin', it was all I hoped it would be
                 B5       B5     B5             B5   Eb5
      Oh Monday mornin', Monday mornin' couldn't guarantee
                   Ab5               G#sus              Ab5
      That Monday evenin' you would still be here with me

[repeat bridge 1, in G#]:

       A5
      Every other day, every other day
                                      F#5
      Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
       A5
      But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
                       F#5                Eb5
      You can find me cryin' all of the time

[repeat verse 1, in G# (as above)]

Bridge 2:

       A5
      Every other day, every other day
                                      F#5
      Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
       A5
      But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
                       Eb5                Ab5    F#5 [N.C.]
      You can find me cryin' all of the time

Coda:

      bass (w/tambourine and woodblock):

       v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
      ----------------- | -----------------
      -------------13\- | -6---------------
      ----------------- | -----------------
      ----------------- | -----------------
              (Monday...)

      Monday, Monday  (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
      Can't trust that day (ba-da ba-da-da-da)

      (band re-enters on F#)

               F#       F#sus F#  F#sus [continue]
      Monday, Monday (ba-da   ba-da-da-da)
      It just turns out that way (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
      Whoa, Monday, Monday, won't go away (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
      Monday, Monday, it's here to stay (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
      Oh Monday, Monday (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
      Oh Monday, Monday (ba-da ba-da-da-da)


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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