Bad Day, by Daniel Powter( ?% l& q$ h5 n$ G/ v# ?/ W0 T4 J
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato' v4 {: r3 a1 m$ h" q
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live$ @$ l& }6 _$ z3 |
(Capo on 3 to match recording)
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Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ X4 d9 [8 K+ o* N T, ?1 E
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___! ]; B! ^( O6 p) C. U8 ^
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
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" a Z0 {8 Q. J: mThey tell me your passion's gone away,___
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and I don't need no carrying on.____ % z* M7 k4 I6 R* w' L
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5 F: R$ M% d4 A! u& \& G( D You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
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0 j. J4 v2 A1 ^$ [2 q0 L You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ 5 K% R: m( {4 c* Q
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You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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You're falling to pieces every time,____ / |$ P2 p' u$ }
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+ |5 ` j9 c, |# jand I don't need no carrying on.______
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6 l7 a1 x: E! K/ w8 g; b; `Chorus:
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" O5 h, i+ s9 T# M`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down, ( }$ q: Z% k* V6 I& W! ~5 l5 [" [
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" L! z4 \+ Z7 w7 u; \& syou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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/ B% V& Z( y9 c% V: h& X1 iYou say you don't know, 3 ]4 S' j. e( S5 o4 ]/ F& \* A/ s( ^
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! U$ ]8 ^( x+ `$ ^6 R; m# K9 U! T7 Myou tell me don't lie,) X4 @* A, |% M1 D* d$ r
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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,$ ^- H* m+ Y8 p1 A: k
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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8 a3 `8 r- U# T4 {$ x# r* YYou had a bad day.____4 B1 u Q$ E+ C+ ]* G
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' \- I, Y# ` N You had a bad day. 0 Z1 m- {3 O# O- ~
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L# P/ X1 r9 G( `/ X) m; KWell you need a blue sky holiday.____
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___
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- y5 p1 V* Q4 } g5 a: M- y! N9 fand I don't need no carrying on._____
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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0 X7 r0 o- w7 G2 O2 E1 W' C" t) Fyou're taking one down,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 9 \; M7 L6 S5 x; e
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) i0 a: W; G: n: ^5 C( MYou say you don't know, & v( v% z, A3 b! N6 M
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you tell me don't lie,
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! M0 n9 v8 b9 v# y3 Uyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ : g! t H% d0 x2 D! ?9 A
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2 ?& L! t6 m! o; X% SYou had a bad day,
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4 ^& Z7 U3 F) ]" S8 R5 W' g' F" D0 O7 {the camera don't lie, L y" v8 n, L# m+ T! g
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4 l7 a6 R9 _' f* X* ~0 \& J+ pyou're coming back down and you really don't mind. ! l7 m5 ~5 ^( A8 M$ q0 N i# u2 V
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, x4 V+ X% d. B. q/ RYou had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink
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2 H" w1 g1 P; I( fand the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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0 _1 x% |' R% @. zYou might not make it back and you know ' d1 s# G) f, A0 b- m
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3 J. a- G: m+ y1 ]! ~* Pthat you could be, well, oh that strong.
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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% Q' `9 ^8 \, J+ L4 t g2 oSo where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .
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9 W% Y5 l0 }; D" h& f6 \' ^You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost. : b0 R9 S e( Y" D5 g/ O* u' S
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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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0 A2 `9 i+ i: y L# O; g6 ]You say you don't know,
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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.___ D9 J+ N7 h4 N' ^4 w4 z
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You had a bad day.! m6 M8 a% r# ]/ [8 Q5 s; U
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You see what you like?
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0 S& p" \/ s, z# _! D& y `* cAnd how does it feel for one more time? 3 `3 |6 Z, G8 e( _# I. P
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, Z2 w2 c6 m7 O) @You had a bad day.___
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' ?, X* W$ N# t/ T; b You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .
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