Bad Day, by Daniel Powter; N$ ?7 G8 `4 S3 v0 I- q9 r h
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato9 n! _; q9 g+ Q# @4 F. ]+ H% O
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live' s; T/ Y: n9 p* R* s% `1 ~% y
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Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ 9 d- P6 q2 R. s+ y2 p$ q
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8 L) a. k: ]. f6 m6 b% z 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.____ 3 j: r5 G! r2 C, }; x+ U
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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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5 o+ o, c: \* K1 N' g4 Y You tell me your life's been way off line.___ # m/ ]# L8 g$ n2 |5 Q: V c5 i
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7 B$ b) a- j. Q& x( TYou're falling to pieces every time,____ , p/ R' `( s, \7 Q
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and I don't need no carrying on.______
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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.____ : | L7 Y( a; f' \( g
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4 e( g" i0 K) X2 Q0 h/ i wYou say you don't know, / ^/ [3 f/ R7 M$ t, @% Q
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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.____ % }; E% r* M' M( ?2 e" _. _
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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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' G7 [9 e5 Y1 N( JYou had a bad day.____
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$ D: p9 n, {% A+ g* N) H You had a bad day. . O m( Z5 U: F0 _7 G" i+ _
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8 J9 k* \7 |7 G6 zWell you need a blue sky holiday.____0 }* q J' E5 _6 D+ K2 [
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___
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; ^0 e3 h$ @9 x1 c, zand I don't need no carrying on._____
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, M, G5 l. M# c5 W5 h`Cause you had a bad day,
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+ {" B' S4 O9 W4 B, Byou're taking one down,
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% O/ U) C* N) O4 S9 X* h/ Kyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 7 c. a4 f* x, m, ]% G
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6 M6 w! z" \7 X7 hYou say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,( l+ S8 Z- x: g* `9 X
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$ m) u" v2 J' Myou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ , o- V) f" i: {2 r# U5 n
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8 q$ j3 I3 w; P& `: a" Y5 D+ fYou had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie,( F( |9 ]! C9 X+ h
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4 w' ?$ F# a. ] b6 aYou had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)/ k% m. o# Q$ o; ] S' {! H. j
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5 c3 _7 Q8 G7 qSometimes the system goes on the blink
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" R8 ^* H v+ C+ k2 X3 pand the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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: r( X0 }, @2 ^- \/ q4 K( lYou might not make it back and you know
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# b& _ A5 P5 @( p; g9 n- rthat you could be, well, oh that strong. * p7 [. [- }& [5 Q( Q0 m3 c/ a
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" x0 ], h: Q7 j. Vand I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" L& u% d9 e" P6 C' O6 w
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So where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .
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you're taking one down,
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2 R- c" V. D/ i- N6 i/ M0 k) ?, |: ?you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___
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You see what you like?
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* ^. D/ ?& x0 c( e8 {And how does it feel for one more time? ; D) ?" D% d' y1 P
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2 r; h4 B& x: Z0 f y! rYou had a bad day.___
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You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .
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