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Monday Monday Tab

by Mamas And The Papas


                            "Monday, Monday"
                            (John Phillips)

Intro:

	(a capella):

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

	(harpsichord, guitar, and bass enter)

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

Verse 1:

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

	            * vocal harmonies imply E/F#; keyboard plays F#sus4

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:

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

	(key changes to G#)

[repeat verse 1, in G#]:

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

[repeat bridge 1, in G#]:

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

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

Bridge 2:

	 
	Every other day, every other day
	                                
	Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
	 
	But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
	                                      [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