Bad Day, by Daniel Powter% {1 s& {6 M {1 s. V
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato/ X* S/ ?3 P: O/ b4 M5 }6 `0 ?( p
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live. m4 i# T' c9 T; B" ^& j( h
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Intro: C F G
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! Y; q; ^' f0 q Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ 0 z+ w4 G5 S5 g2 ^" Q
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___
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, m: ~$ b) f0 E0 M1 }! Y- ` H# J They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
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: A" a O; f9 ]0 }6 X8 l: bThey tell me your passion's gone away,___
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' y J' Q4 B" \5 l' L9 _and I don't need no carrying on.____ % b$ J$ ` N' a9 F0 n
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You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
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. N, u" p5 ~' o, v- ~# R% j$ X5 T, q You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____
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. ^! t% ?/ |. C& o+ E You tell me your life's been way off line.___ ( N7 y4 } X) O/ h
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7 ]7 p3 g; N: x% f9 R6 dYou're falling to pieces every time,____
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and I don't need no carrying on.______
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Chorus:
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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2 w7 s# B: S6 ~$ s v- ~5 X* syou're taking one down,
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9 g6 G/ S- Q( M- _* G% Syou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ ( H9 L- w! a. H0 F
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! ?% g) _) y. } P' k* fYou 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.____ . Z$ o# J- n( m
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You had a bad day,
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& O1 r$ W" b6 R5 uthe camera don't lie,8 [9 m4 p1 ^. H* c! e
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0 Q" e2 i! t* [you're coming back down and you really don't mind. X- \8 Q6 |( `) q* O5 r' y4 e
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You had a bad day.____
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You had a bad day. 1 d! {7 e% { D/ C0 V& C. p
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____
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. j! _, P" Q0 s8 M& [The point is they laugh at what you say,___ , {. s" @+ P1 x: L
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and I don't need no carrying on._____
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Chorus:
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down, & @* T' p- t3 t+ N& Y- h4 I
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, ~$ F4 a. L5 {: u, lyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know,
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/ x0 O& w. J! p7 Q. Nyou tell me don't lie,
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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X$ {, L+ a dYou had a bad day,
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$ G3 ]$ ]! j# _, n7 [& nthe camera don't lie,6 V) h6 j+ M% \5 J7 v
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink5 k' c. Y- u% s6 T' j
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8 t2 f* h+ Z) A' I. d6 Band the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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You might not make it back and you know 7 F' L' B/ h; V/ M
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that you could be, well, oh that strong. . d9 c7 R1 U8 D$ g% J, k3 \7 _
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! s& g( C) }# {3 x1 w
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So where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .3 b5 c( T3 B) G6 e4 @. }
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6 A& j2 j- R! B& S; S2 JYou kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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' J8 }0 k7 z' L. T`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down, / ^5 y4 g6 ]! t$ P7 p
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% D T8 z; x! V9 x1 ]8 ayou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 1 [ G3 C- M: K; G
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You say you don't know, 4 Y1 Y5 B! F# i7 `; @
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you tell me don't lie,
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# l* e8 D2 q7 y% w1 L' |% G% Myou work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___
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( Z* }; T! i2 {0 y9 J* N7 CYou had a bad day.1 |9 K g+ a6 u3 r% r$ D, Y" V
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You see what you like? 6 ]) i# _' x# i2 k( ` p4 _; v
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+ ]5 ]3 ?6 J# g8 BAnd how does it feel for one more time? / X" z: i$ w! y5 R9 @( u
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You had a bad day.___ / |5 q" U+ e, ^& e% K3 B$ }
(C F Dm G repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on C) 4 ]* o! a/ K% ?( a! u* B
You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .5 ~- X+ V0 s- I; m. C+ z" @
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