Bad Day, by Daniel Powter2 P, C9 K' L$ y( e. W/ h% ]% ?
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato9 n1 z( j7 m8 O. @
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live
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7 p" F" K+ ?) o+ N* YIntro: C F G 4 X; f' f5 E" s+ @# j
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* o: \ c Z& l Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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% ]* m; ]" M/ k0 U0 y. k5 N2 h" N You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___$ v* s3 E) d5 S' k6 J1 H3 k1 z
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* G9 K1 o# |. R 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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4 u+ p) Z1 K& B' s! c& X6 W# wand I don't need no carrying on.____ 5 D+ `9 {9 V2 a/ c% w
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( Y& z1 }" [( q- _( y You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
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. p% N: j0 Q7 R5 @) O9 h$ r You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ ) J7 N4 E2 l9 g4 y6 w
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You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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$ H) H* R j3 ZYou're falling to pieces every time,____
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]1 J5 k) r1 Z' h; H7 \! U' ^% Band I don't need no carrying on.______ " l3 I- Y& k" B1 M+ F
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Chorus:
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8 u7 o* A: k. |6 u`Cause you had a bad day, , p! E- ~; ]9 Z6 a5 f: O! \
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8 L7 p; c5 }9 E+ b8 fyou're taking one down, * k, }! k$ N6 P; K: Z
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ $ {/ B: Y3 A2 @2 K4 v0 \0 R
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You say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,! C$ P. C# k3 ]- e: P& B& }
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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+ ~# S$ J5 P& q/ N* ~& [You had a bad day,/ a7 p/ p5 U9 n: I. O; f ~
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" I4 d- }! E% I8 I, o' f5 Athe camera don't lie,) R( E' p7 V, [5 y
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* s1 C4 q4 H8 t g$ \you're coming back down and you really don't mind. - G) A) F1 v3 i% A6 g0 e
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You had a bad day.____$ p2 W. J6 s( l2 D# J
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1 H" h4 j2 f0 o% U) K0 h c6 Y7 w You had a bad day. 4 n7 m. t* k$ U: T8 x8 _
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$ N# Z% B" I1 V q, C K; s4 uWell you need a blue sky holiday.____
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___ - _3 [4 @7 B0 ]$ f* Z
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and I don't need no carrying on._____ . Z( r% [, y i W
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down, o! Z0 b6 t( i5 _2 S9 j# G
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( W0 j% ~5 H7 H& \/ g9 Q ~- g) Xyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,
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/ v% ]9 Z4 c n5 W7 y3 ?8 Yyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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- }: k5 e% U. K3 x7 K) jYou had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie,
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. S' C0 O5 W6 Z3 ayou're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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( W) U/ N' F& v. I6 zYou had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)! C% c3 j7 @2 g6 D3 U
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink
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; ^. H7 g" g6 |1 D1 y8 @& y7 eand the whole thing it turns out wrong. 0 E( A( s: `7 ?
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You might not make it back and you know , W4 w9 R- e7 F1 b8 h- h; V8 x: ]
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, J$ g5 F3 w/ T3 X( X L! E- ~that you could be, well, oh that strong.
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$ z1 N! Z! c4 k# b: ?( band 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 .# F: o" {! E' [7 T o$ f
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost. : {+ m4 M9 m' {9 P/ u2 B" V
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) o, L6 N4 X3 }! t* j2 ~`Cause you had a bad day, + P: {' f* ~" R/ D- K, W& s
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you're taking one down,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know, 4 m3 S3 R9 g- V( l! }/ j7 _9 d5 ^
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you tell me don't lie,0 e9 c& m' R+ Y7 W% T
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8 n' j0 O- w2 R& f+ v" G% Nyou work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ 3 ~+ n3 s2 I) O1 Z" |
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. o" _* B+ \5 F6 ?# p+ k5 IYou 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.___
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0 J) {7 Z5 Z7 b( t You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .
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