Bad Day, by Daniel Powter1 R5 d, [9 }( o! G& I7 z/ @
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato1 X! m- D2 e5 v/ f! O! `
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live
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Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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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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. G4 v" T' }* I3 b* J2 _. [' dThey tell me your passion's gone away,___
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# ?* Z2 Q8 G! Fand I don't need no carrying on.____ 7 g, i- T3 G, x: {1 ~/ T7 S- s
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$ P/ z! \' @$ K( W( q You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____$ u6 g5 Z2 P# Q5 s( l! ^& R6 Y0 k
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You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____
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4 J- [4 [, b1 r: n$ a9 e2 ?- r You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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You're falling to pieces every time,____
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6 C% c1 \0 c0 \/ R' kand I don't need no carrying on.______ # H1 @# ^' z( H; m% W# d2 M
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* [# f/ U9 j: j. i9 |: {# F- r7 l! R`Cause you had a bad day, 2 h7 H8 J% Q+ M
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2 ~: z2 T, Z! a& p6 pyou're taking one down, # n/ }8 f E$ W+ e/ Z. ]
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! w1 }2 j) n( `/ T G0 H% N1 {you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know, ) V) y+ X$ |4 ?
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5 G6 F5 t2 F# Yyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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0 L/ m( k( r4 G1 p5 U/ gYou had a bad day,
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7 Z# N: k- y# Pthe camera don't lie,
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. . ]3 }9 s6 ~ }: i% a5 ^
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You had a bad day. : p/ r0 i6 G# C1 k: @/ |3 e0 ?
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6 M. h' y, {. V! KWell you need a blue sky holiday.____# r1 H2 ]2 k' R: r8 o( u
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___ - P2 w% p) V; q+ s4 E
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and I don't need no carrying on._____
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`Cause you had a bad day, ) r Y% Q( |& c+ `
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you're taking one down,
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! l& d/ Q$ Y; E" L( N1 Syou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 1 K6 T# f* c7 L3 p* c
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2 F9 c- u+ g7 }4 LYou say you don't know, 3 g- @# v% A4 c, W1 ^! i0 X) g
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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3 p+ J" O0 y' t3 xYou had a bad day,& p) E8 Y7 V) M) v5 J8 r$ U
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the camera don't lie,
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink
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# J1 t$ {5 b) G% Q9 tYou might not make it back and you know
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" ]- h% i0 ^: O4 c/ Q A8 Mthat you could be, well, oh that strong.
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah7 G2 }; X: I% T3 K
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* M$ A% B/ ~' @* | ISo where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .
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. {8 d" [2 ? A) t& ]/ jYou kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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Chorus:
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& G2 C' `; u7 p/ S B. wYou say you don't know, & y+ d2 w1 e. h* b
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4 t. ]1 s0 g% ]% n) qyou tell me don't lie,
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9 }8 Z& t! G( byou work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ , K7 j* B* ?/ a. Z M8 |! ]
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You see what you like? 8 m% P9 r" y# v0 q' ]
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4 s) g* ^7 b3 q' EAnd how does it feel for one more time?
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You had a bad day.___
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4 R& I! d. ^2 [0 F$ Y You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .9 h$ }- r% A% L. v5 G
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