Biography:
The Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. With their light, airy melodies and meticulously crafted, clean arrangements, the duo stood in direct contrast with the excessive, gaudy pop/rock of the '70s; yet they became one of the most popular artists of the decade, scoring 12 Top Ten hits, including three number one singles.
Karen Carpenter's calm, often somber voice was the most distinctive element of their music
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- I Won't Last A Day Without You
- Merry Christmas, Darling
- The End Of The World
- Top Of The World
- Top Of The World X Just Falling In Love Again
- A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes
- A Song For You
- All You Get From Love Is A Love Song
- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
- Cant Smile Without You
- For All We Know
- Goodbye To Love
- Heather
- Help
- Home For The Holidays
- Hurting Each Other
- I Can Dream Cant I
- I Have You
- I Need To Be In Love
- I Wont Last A Day Without You
- Im Caught Between Goodbye And I Love You
- Kiss Me The Way You Did Last Night
- Looking For Love
- Love Me For What I Am
- Make Believe Its Your First Time
- Makin Love In The Afternoon
- Merry Christmas Darling
- Only Yesterday
- Please Mr Postman
- Rainy Days And Mondays
- Sandy
- Sing
- Solitaire
- Sometimes
- Superstar
- Sweet Sweet Smile
- The Rainbow Connection
- Theres A Kind Of Hush
- Those Good Old Dreams
- Weve Only Just Begun
- What Are You Doing New Years Eve
- Where Do I Go From Here
- Yesterday Once More
- You
- Youre The One
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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
[Verse]
Eb Gm/D Gm7b5/Db C7sus4 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) Abmaj7 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 Gm7b5/Db C7sus4 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) Abmaj7 Fm7 Bb11 Ebmaj7
Walking a - round, some kind of lone - ly clown
Fm7 Ab Bb11 Ebmaj7 Bb G7
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.
[Verse]
Eb Gm/D Gm7b5/Db C7sus4 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 Bb G7
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.
[Half Bridge]
Cm7 (Cm7/Bb) Abmaj7 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 Am7b5/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) Bbmaj7 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) Bbmaj7 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
(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
[Verse]
Eb Gm/D Gm7b5/Db C7sus4 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) Abmaj7 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 Gm7b5/Db C7sus4 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) Abmaj7 Fm7 Bb11 Ebmaj7
Walking a - round, some kind of lone - ly clown
Fm7 Ab Bb11 Ebmaj7 Bb G7
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.
[Verse]
Eb Gm/D Gm7b5/Db C7sus4 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 Bb G7
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.
[Half Bridge]
Cm7 (Cm7/Bb) Abmaj7 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 Am7b5/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) Bbmaj7 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) Bbmaj7 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
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