| A | Dbm | D | E | |
| The | silicon chip in | side her head gets | switched to over | load |
| A | Dbm | D | E | |
| And | nobody's gonna go to | school today, she's gonna | make them stay at | home, |
| D | E | A | D | |
| And | daddy doesn't under | stand it, he always | said she was good as | gold, |
| D | D | |
| And he can | see no reasons, 'cos there | are no reasons |
| D | E | |
| What | reason do you need to be | shown |
| Chorus: |
| A | Dbm | |
| Tell me | why I don't like | mondays, |
| D | E | |
| Tell me | why I don't like | mondays, |
| A | Dbm | |
| Tell me | why I don't like | mondays, |
| D | E | |
| I wanna | shoo-oo-oo-oo - oo - | oot |
| AC | A |
| The whole day | down. |
| A | Dbm | D | E | |
| The | Telex machine is | kept so clean and it | types to a waiting | world, |
| A | Dbm | |
| And | Mother feels so shocked, father's | world is rocked, |
| D | E | |
| And their | thoughts turn to their | own little girl. |
| D | E | A | D |
| Sweet sixteen ain't that | peachy keen, no, it | ain't so neat to ad | mit defeat, |
| D | D | |
| They can | see no reasons, 'cos there | are no reasons |
| D | E | |
| What | reasons do you | need |
| chorus |
| AC | Gbm | A | Gbm | E |
| The whole day | down, down, down, shoot it all | down... |
| A | Dbm | D | E | |
| And all the | playing's stopped in the | playground now, she | wants to play with her | toys a while, |
| A | Dbm | D | E | |
| And | school's out early and | soon we'll be learning and the | lesson today is | how to die. |
| D | E | A | D | |
| And then the | bullhorn crackles and the | captain tackles with the | problems and the how's and | why's |
| D | D | |
| And he can | see no reasons, 'cos there | are no reasons |
| D | E | |
| what | reason do you need to | die |
| chorus |
| AC | A |
| The whole day | down. |