Rainy Days And Mondays Chords

RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS The Carpenters

(Roger Nicholls and Paul Williams)

This is taken partly from the other UG versions but is how I hear it

The Eb (rising to F) Key is as the CD because Karen’s voice is low
Structure: Verse Verse Bridge Verse Bridge ½ Bridge Key change Verse Coda

Eb         Gm/D               Gm7(b5)/F C7sus 4 C7
Talking to myself and feeling old; 
Fm7                     Gm7   Fm7                  Gm7
Sometimes I'd like to quit, nothing ever seems to fit; 
Cm7  (Cm7/Bb) Abmaj 7  Fm7        Bb11   Ebmaj7
Hanging   a  -  round, nothing to do but frown 
Fm7                     Ab  Bb11      Ebmaj7 
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down. 
 
Eb         Gm/D               Gm7(b5)/F C7sus 4 C7
What I've got they used to call the blues. 
Fm7                     Gm7   Fm7                  Gm7
Nothing is really wrong, feeling like I don't belong, 
Cm7  (Cm7/Bb) Abmaj 7  Fm7        Bb11   Ebmaj7   
Walking a  -  round, some kind of lone - ly clown 
Fm7                     Ab  Bb11      Ebmaj7 
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down. 
 
Bridge: 
Cm7  (Cm7/Bb) Abmaj 7     Fm7        Bb11   Ebmaj7       
Funny but it seems I always wind up here with you.
Gm7     Abmaj7     Bb11     Bb7
Nice to know somebody loves  me. 
Cm7  (Cm7/Bb) Abmaj 7     Fm7        Bb11   Ebmaj7       
Funny, but it seems that it's the only thing to do ? 
Gm7     Abmaj7     Bb11     Bb7
Run and find the one who loves   me. 
 
Eb         Gm/D               Gm7(b5)/F C7sus 4 C7
What I feel has come and gone before; 
Fm7                     Gm7   Fm7                  Gm7
No need to talk it out, we know what it's all about; 
Cm7  (Cm7/Bb) Abmaj 7  Fm7        Bb11   Ebmaj7   
Hanging   a  -  round, nothing to do but frown -- 
Fm7                     Ab  Bb11      Ebmaj7 
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down. 

Half Bridge:
Cm7  (Cm7/Bb) Abmaj 7     Fm7        Bb11   Ebmaj7       
Funny but it seems I always wind up here with you.
Gm7     Abmaj7     Bb11     Bb7    C11   C7
Run and find the one who loves  me. 

Key Change 
 
F           Am/E               Am7(b5)/Eb  D7sus 4 D7     
What I feel has come and gone before; 
Gm7                Am7  Gm7                   Am7
No need to talk it out, we know what it's all about; 
Dm7  (Dm7/C) Bbmaj 7  Gm7   C11   Fmaj7
Hanging around, nothing to do but frown   
Gm7                    Bb  C11      Fmaj7   
Rainy days and Mondays always  get me  down. 
 
Coda: 
Dm7  (Dm7/C) Bbmaj 7  Gm7   C11   Fmaj7
Hanging around, nothing to do but frown -- 
Gm7                    Bb  C11      Fmaj7   
Rainy days and Mondays al- ways get me down. 

Bridge (in F)

Dm7 Bbmaj7  Gm7 C11 Fmaj7
Am7 Bbmaj7  C11   C7
Dm7 Bbmaj7  Gm7 C11 Fmaj7
Am7 Bbmaj7  C11   C7