Bad Day, by Daniel Powter4 X, k. Z) ~% ?+ a/ O% U. M2 y2 B
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato$ d, k/ f0 q- w9 E
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live2 o9 x0 k+ [7 ]% W; l
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Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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- P7 C: L' y1 d; V You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___. R* O* L- n {! c5 a/ l; S
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6 q4 k( Y% N/ k3 Z+ d2 }3 ^ They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____+ ?$ _9 U; K2 l3 p) Z2 A2 ~! w
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! [$ |% f% P' f! T" ~They tell me your passion's gone away,___7 M" R7 k9 Z: j
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and I don't need no carrying on.____ & ?; }! R3 w" S7 u9 _# E
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You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____ X/ O7 V/ E5 e- b' Z
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' J3 k1 s* l) ^( r3 a+ @ You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ 1 [" T8 Q4 m& x; f) ]% U3 y5 U2 l
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) b% u; a& O/ d( L* s- }$ o You tell me your life's been way off line.___ 8 t/ Y8 y3 q' n9 d" R( v
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! N8 ]; t8 ~/ G9 }# }* iYou're falling to pieces every time,____ . E% g1 W* m( [ F6 m
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/ R; d: T6 Y6 m1 B+ I0 ]and I don't need no carrying on.______ 4 K, H3 \! v4 ^# J* K
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! o% V4 E: y5 E. I, |& C, }`Cause you had a bad day,
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3 Q" f2 K( P/ m) C! i+ `$ x2 K& {you're taking one down, 6 \: m) P# ^4 b' R f; d% A
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* y: [$ J5 G9 a2 iyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know, 6 Y, q# E! A- O) {! Y% b/ W
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7 p- ?* \# C+ t/ ]you tell me don't lie,6 k- I6 V/ q" j; Y. ], Q; F) p
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ : J+ u1 P' y: C ]
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You had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie,: v3 b; q8 g, v
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/ [" S+ v1 \3 L8 B. F' q& F7 D7 s# Nyou're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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You had a bad day.____
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You had a bad day.
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___ , M% Z( m1 ]: _* P1 X
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and I don't need no carrying on._____ 9 r1 z: G. ~, i( d0 L8 _( i
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3 A' H0 v. s# k; }* kYou say you don't know, 3 q" I8 M4 Q W! R! D! [- p
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you tell me don't lie,, G" s( E' x4 P
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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You had a bad day,/ h! g) L' W4 I1 n
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. 9 Y6 T/ u: F8 m" _" g# ]
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
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8 m; e$ d$ [& ?- `9 kSometimes the system goes on the blink
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9 y/ D1 Z; t) K2 W) H7 Pand the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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You might not make it back and you know
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/ y& b, F& H9 [: _that you could be, well, oh that strong. ! Q' K6 e, ^, Y3 ~4 [
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! R, G8 r# M+ ?5 ^2 V: \5 m6 v- c
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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, g& }' d5 g7 i. {
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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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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: k& s7 k2 {! k: t- [You had a bad day.
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You see what you like?
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* ~% o" \" S i. J; iAnd how does it feel for one more time?
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You had a bad day.___
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1 m' \4 ^# H5 O0 s8 t You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .
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