Bad Day, by Daniel Powter. B8 z5 S! K2 A) h$ E8 u% d
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
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- T; x' U1 _; `' UIntro: C F G 9 T& e/ g& N" u6 N1 [
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S7 \" w8 l8 g2 i Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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% ^& b1 I* @9 A! r You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___2 X* q( x* N7 q: e7 W! s
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; g, ^9 ], c1 M- K" i They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____4 {2 u, z3 q; \, L# a8 x2 e; M. M
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They tell me your passion's gone away,___
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and I don't need no carrying on.____ ( `9 g" v0 B- D7 i, J+ S# c
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8 ~7 b3 I# T* Q9 F5 U% j; w You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
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You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ ; r& A0 C/ p* W8 J* i% H
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You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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# @5 e/ B2 q! X9 K' UYou're falling to pieces every time,____
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and I don't need no carrying on.______ 3 Q6 y1 `( W' b( c+ a
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`Cause you had a bad day, * X2 a2 |/ r$ F2 A$ ~( ^
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5 G. u' J* \- \# w2 M, W! O gyou're taking one down, # o+ B7 w# v8 G
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$ ` N5 T% ]' B+ m0 F5 s0 cyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ ' ?1 _, u0 Z# S
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( }6 X' T/ ?& a" tyou tell me don't lie,& J) {8 ^4 c, |0 o* B
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ 2 F8 B0 q; ?! y
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You had a bad day,3 Z9 M: O5 b/ n, J0 H \; w+ m% E h
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. 4 J- ]8 E& e7 \; D" a- [# H# m
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9 f6 F, t. _, G6 mYou had a bad day.____
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3 e: k$ r- [$ c2 H0 I You had a bad day. , L& o5 f% I/ ]3 r! f: ^
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____9 Q5 @. y t" p% a1 u9 P+ z+ h9 X
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( k+ {' B( Q; X. ^: G. HThe point is they laugh at what you say,___
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/ Z1 g1 [. p" c& e- Zand I don't need no carrying on._____ / I( W' Y9 |4 _ g' i. X
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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* P1 E& f2 \9 K8 G/ S. U1 u- gyou're taking one down,
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; F! z' V4 s$ m& P: _you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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U% ^" V& O: V3 m ~You say you don't know, & w. M0 Z5 `$ m# Y) [# G. {3 s& ^
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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.____
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- ~6 i2 z- G R! e( e* ZYou had a bad day,; `# j T6 R; ^1 |: d, m
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# e: e& d3 H* J* zyou're coming back down and you really don't mind. 3 _. K$ B f+ Y. g ]! g( c
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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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and the whole thing it turns out wrong. + B/ k, O8 q$ q
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9 `( F* B: \: F. x7 c1 ]1 JYou might not make it back and you know : @4 ^8 f$ Y/ D9 M' X1 k$ h7 j! Y+ |
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that you could be, well, oh that strong.
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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, ]2 s m# b. k& l+ gSo where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .' U4 ^3 R$ k0 S; a x- Q4 ^+ b5 L
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost. 4 ]$ t4 W( |* W8 D4 W1 H* a! W8 \
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down,
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9 W8 f7 b4 i, k+ x+ i. hyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 8 @3 ^" Z' G7 W* ?) Y9 s
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* b, z4 K( y8 t% @6 t/ v. nYou say you don't know,
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y0 a' D/ h! `$ G5 cyou tell me don't lie,/ v6 u0 W" [# Y4 B$ b
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you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ * d ?4 j5 i) u( w% Y7 C
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8 `5 M* w' m5 @1 ?9 Y7 gYou see what you like? % P, t9 N; F7 u6 U
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And how does it feel for one more time? $ G( k4 s# x" Z/ |9 c. ]( P- C
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(C F Dm G repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on C)
8 Q( N7 w+ p7 K- B; G You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .
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