Bad Day, by Daniel Powter5 }$ Z" \! A$ H2 ^9 g
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
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' y, V7 G+ G: [3 aIntro: C F G \) j9 m5 g" ?6 [6 w$ y& J: n
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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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$ t/ m2 o! z$ Y1 h They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
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6 ?* d6 J/ v2 {1 W2 V) QThey tell me your passion's gone away,___0 q) ?) @3 W# H7 O# f' r: y7 m
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% z- o4 s. Z" b1 Qand I don't need no carrying on.____ 6 x4 j% ^$ N+ E
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( Y9 `9 T. C7 i3 M You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
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) U- |+ V0 Y( C1 ]/ Y3 H You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ 1 m( b: F0 \+ d8 G/ d
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You tell me your life's been way off line.___ . K& k0 h6 T5 J
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and I don't need no carrying on.______ * C% {( Z" n" U
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down, 9 k0 t) Y \+ v3 J- F4 Q% t' x
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 0 v+ d ~. v$ b, g) E1 t
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6 c/ p8 T$ _2 pYou say you don't know,
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ , e$ _! P. S* r; l& r1 p
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8 X% Q5 R* L6 a0 q7 P8 A" w% w1 ^You had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie,6 i. A6 r0 Z6 o6 O- }4 }% \. X
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. 7 D$ E1 ]3 _2 f" O" i2 b
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& M. _0 b& x$ F, u+ k! @8 F$ {You had a bad day.____) D: Y- x6 u: b
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You had a bad day.
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& T8 A4 A2 P' k% {! T9 X- PWell you need a blue sky holiday.____
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___
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; l/ \( u" A' c9 D# z, band I don't need no carrying on._____ % Y2 d8 E. M* E4 E" F2 o
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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1 ]7 c. x# @" a8 P( P% [You say you don't know,
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2 t) b9 R) j6 C( h8 Cyou tell me don't lie,0 T) i, g9 x2 C! H5 R" _5 W
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J: g, A$ s5 X, _& _& w' `3 oyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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' z) D, D, x6 V e4 n- o) rYou had a bad day,: i$ {1 A4 X, m' o. Z
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the camera don't lie,, ]4 r# U9 Q9 U+ @) r8 k, ]: Z
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0 X' |" \4 X( d e( uYou had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink" N8 r5 T' C, n/ S V
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* H( \! ^: U2 a9 o7 G! M( Vand the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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) D2 c1 t% \( FYou might not make it back and you know : Q6 Z) a. f: F2 |7 K
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that you could be, well, oh that strong.
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6 R/ D5 i7 F+ L9 _5 Land I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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So 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.
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down, ; T0 e$ x- C! z P8 |& r& `
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ $ z8 E/ P5 M, l5 t9 y# J
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you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ 6 ~+ j u2 } K& c8 y2 V
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You had a bad day.
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/ r" O- @" v/ m+ C; LYou see what you like?
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And how does it feel for one more time?
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You had a bad day.___ ' R$ a' T# M; j0 E
(C F Dm G repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on C)
1 |* x5 _4 ]5 G2 \ You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .& p# S" y7 `, N4 W
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