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Monday Monday

Mamas And The Papas

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                            "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#    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     Amaj7             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#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:

	 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#                 D#
	A-you can find me cryin' all of the time

	(key changes to G#)

[repeat verse 1, in G#]:

	         G#       G#sus  G# G#sus
	Monday, Monday  (ba-da   ba-da-da-da)
	           G#    G#sus  G# G#sus
	So good to me  (ba-da   ba-da-da-da)
	        G#    G#sus    G#                   F#
	Monday mornin', it was all I hoped it would be
	           B       B6     Bmaj7             B6   D#
	Oh Monday mornin', Monday mornin' couldn't guarantee
	             G#               G#sus              G#
	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#                D#
	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
	                 D#                G#    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