Bad Day, by Daniel Powter, C! E; `) F0 T& C
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
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Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ + G! u3 g$ |1 |! W1 f: S. b7 t1 a
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
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They tell me your passion's gone away,___
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and I don't need no carrying on.____ 2 O f( Z, u! H1 D, q8 ~4 ]
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You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
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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.___
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8 H8 N" {+ {6 ?6 J- TYou're falling to pieces every time,____ 3 q% |2 M' \" i
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2 B6 @0 l% L' S3 N0 {- Pand I don't need no carrying on.______
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: u: N7 y' n: U4 ]$ U! b3 u`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down,
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5 `9 I8 Y' a; b4 r* k. hyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 6 w- ]/ e9 ~; v# t
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You say you don't know,
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+ A6 c4 Z% x5 o3 ~% y' J% ?you tell me don't lie,, U5 F. j! y' q
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. % h7 @+ m! @9 C! j8 R% J
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2 z. ~! Y5 u' G8 pYou had a bad day.____
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, b. D- U M) M+ J' V You had a bad day.
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____' S) d1 x# V$ [' L: `$ h3 F
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5 p* V( w+ z& G& j- IThe point is they laugh at what you say,___
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& V# P/ w7 s. _: N3 N! R" O7 \' `. Gand I don't need no carrying on._____
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`Cause you had a bad day, . Q3 Q& u% K1 D( h
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you're taking one down,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ ! B* d) L* d5 V) T: _2 e% t5 v7 w0 z
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You say you don't know, 8 W8 M' J5 c! T
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you tell me don't lie,
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ & D) S: I# r' Z5 e& I/ i: T2 j8 l/ V
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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. 1 O, x; r" D+ k8 i% @; j. l+ V/ W# F
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
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8 {3 q& ~1 j' O* z( A' i& }You might not make it back and you know 6 T: U; r1 d( Q2 D8 [) c* w- V' X
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that you could be, well, oh that strong. & l6 ]4 Z, M% c9 c( ?
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! z8 B- i' _# N$ J. B6 A8 a- band I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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. ^) G% p$ u; \" b3 `3 ], U2 x- wSo 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. + F1 e7 X2 f* U1 X4 P8 ~
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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# `. } L* j# {4 J" T' D8 rYou say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,. u+ g( i; a" i* ~: H
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you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ * Y. J6 ^) t+ E1 g' B8 T
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6 O/ s: x8 T/ g& s0 E( Z' _8 xYou see what you like? . z2 @ Y3 D6 H4 w2 G0 C) @
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% ]% {) @* P6 B# oAnd how does it feel for one more time?
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r0 n# ?/ U( ~' Y3 ^. w- W; ZYou had a bad day.___ / v7 ^) O; x; S+ c7 G
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You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .4 P9 T0 ]1 h4 U6 A
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