Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
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% a- p; F: Q9 @5 a Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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! j5 W: V7 l! H You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___
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& x$ \ Y* Y$ G% q1 L They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
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" r1 s9 G+ s! f# x/ V* Q2 a' ZThey tell me your passion's gone away,___
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and I don't need no carrying on.____
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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.____ 1 q6 x6 y1 r2 }( d/ D8 a& C/ _; y
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) }" L' H X0 `: N" |& w! Z You tell me your life's been way off line.___ : N4 z8 ~' ]% v3 X( R1 D; B
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2 Y- N4 |: w( K$ i8 F# ^You're falling to pieces every time,____ 6 f, }2 T, Y) F0 G) M2 m! H) }
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; o) d3 p6 X6 i9 H d" m% eand I don't need no carrying on.______ 8 k; T/ |5 y4 M5 y) `
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Chorus:
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, S' k- c$ |+ R2 G( `9 |+ L0 T`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down, / V* c8 S* ]6 u3 X4 H
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$ c8 j, E- v# w! Y/ Wyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know,
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2 P B" Y, S0 o7 H Myou tell me don't lie,0 B$ M. p7 O: o- d( l+ }" T
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5 P' z& r* p8 W# Iyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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You had a bad day,
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. ) @5 _+ j+ v' [2 k
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You had a bad day.____
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7 r3 e( }: v8 R9 K) [/ cWell you need a blue sky holiday.____
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___
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7 w7 g5 o+ Z6 r+ f) qand I don't need no carrying on._____
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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) O7 D6 A1 W$ p; s0 N. h; tyou're taking one down,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 2 A7 }9 n$ u9 N0 e' P
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3 y- K* ?. }( z. C! P, z$ A9 i: yYou had a bad day,
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A ?% g' J! m `& Bthe camera don't lie,
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; J6 M. ^2 h+ x( r7 C) t* Tyou're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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* M" O# z2 q9 P DYou had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday) H2 k6 P$ g3 ^" D* j
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink9 f8 g3 w" C" s( k' [, C0 O
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and the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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: |6 S) M" g: b" iYou might not make it back and you know % `: @/ }$ u3 _4 v9 u0 i
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that you could be, well, oh that strong. 0 \; z+ S4 X- L% }" H: s3 c% s: s
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5 v. n7 c+ @. I" ] Tand I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah' g! \; G' c& h# Q8 T, w
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So where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .$ \1 h1 o# F- c6 Y3 p7 x
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 5 {; S; @/ S8 Q0 w }
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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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^ r2 ~, l% q: @You see what you like? 4 P7 G5 g9 C+ I- G
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And how does it feel for one more time?
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6 t( ?( x& f6 @/ @! {0 tYou 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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