• 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#    F#sus F# F#sus
          Ba-da    ba-da-da-da

Verse 1:

               F#       F#sus  F# F#sus
      Monday, Monday  (ba-da    ba-da-da-da)
                 F#    F#sus  F# F#sus
      So good to me  (ba-da    ba-da-da-da)
              F#    F#sus    F#                   E
      Monday mornin', it was all I hoped it would be
                 A       A6     A7M             A6   C#
      Oh Monday mornin', Monday mornin' couldn't guarantee (ba-da ba-da-da-da)
                   F#               F#sus*             F#
      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:

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

      (key changes to G#)

[repeat verse 1, in G#]:

               Ab       G#sus  Ab G#sus
      Monday, Monday  (ba-da   ba-da-da-da)
                 Ab    G#sus  Ab G#sus
      So good to me  (ba-da   ba-da-da-da)
              Ab    G#sus    Ab                   F#
      Monday mornin', it was all I hoped it would be
                 B       B6     B7M             B6   Eb
      Oh Monday mornin', Monday mornin' couldn't guarantee
                   Ab               G#sus              Ab
      That Monday evenin' you would still be here with me

[repeat bridge 1, in G#]:

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

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

Bridge 2:

       A
      Every other day, every other day
                                      F#
      Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
       A
      But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
                       Eb                Ab    F# [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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