Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
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NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live1 b0 p5 G* w8 V& {4 U
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' w8 z- S9 A5 l; U( M( y. v Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ ( Q; Y( S* v! H Z, C! q
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& ]* y6 c& z+ [6 q6 m1 |4 y You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___4 {& Y4 {- z$ e2 \# X. g
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( b! ?( y2 R2 x+ @ They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____1 y8 \. v" }& M
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, o. l* W5 [ WThey tell me your passion's gone away,___
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and I don't need no carrying on.____ # L( j, S! `3 T. r) O" z7 m, A l. p
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You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____2 g& G; E" a2 F9 G. z$ O; q: e
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You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____
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You tell me your life's been way off line.___ 6 J/ y3 U$ Z6 p
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- V5 ?9 Y, x" M. aYou're falling to pieces every time,____ 0 F. {5 q1 ^$ w
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and I don't need no carrying on.______
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Chorus:
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, v7 ]; Q$ K9 E5 H`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down,
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- w: v# Y9 J: ]/ Xyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,
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9 f- K' p* t) V7 |you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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5 h6 w2 `% I K1 d' n, EYou had a bad day,
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0 e. i8 S, u5 d: K! z- Pthe camera don't lie,
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! l3 d7 T; ^ P/ N3 Syou're coming back down and you really don't mind. # I8 x$ Y ]* m, n1 }8 U& ]
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" @, o# _ e" Y7 A9 k5 @+ pYou had a bad day.____. a+ e1 }7 z0 v" M$ V
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You had a bad day.
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___ ; e$ C" V, ^$ k
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c7 q& H: Q; Dand I don't need no carrying on._____ 1 N! F6 e$ t7 s ]3 N9 M3 f
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( M& S. d! `8 C- @7 v, i6 [* h. A`Cause you had a bad day,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ - @: n" c1 V' t! K. o
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, B: |! O! H% _9 m+ T" t2 D7 }2 xyou tell me don't lie,
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0 h s( v) ~" I2 \you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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You had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie,
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
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1 [0 |; V' H* h: H* @$ LSometimes the system goes on the blink ^* o6 A1 Y$ g5 B
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and the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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' ], X; F! Y9 lYou might not make it back and you know / }: i( q" v4 ~! V
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0 ~, E0 V5 ^" Z1 [- O7 @+ w$ T( Athat you could be, well, oh that strong. & r$ s A* f4 _" S& f" Q
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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So where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ % `. l9 D' o9 r$ s
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+ C0 W, B9 X% I" c2 U/ hyou tell me don't lie,
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you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ + A. n! x. X5 P6 _. `9 E1 i
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+ P* f- P5 r: [ Z5 X7 RYou had a bad day.
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9 S% u, o" H- t( \/ u4 l5 v2 i4 i3 ~You see what you like?
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And how does it feel for one more time? 7 q6 ~# G& b1 K" Z8 O t# L
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# U! X* |7 X% y) kYou had a bad day.___
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You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .8 [+ R& L- M/ L+ Y' i$ G
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