bad day

Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato  u# I- B  I/ g; z* X3 |
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live
(Capo on 3 to match recording)

Intro:  C  F  G
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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.___; @' k/ V/ a$ }8 l. i4 i
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  They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____/ E7 P  Q; A# n- U2 A9 s
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They tell me your passion's gone away,___
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and I don't need no carrying on.____
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  You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____, w, y* e5 f/ u. u" y9 b/ N1 c
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  You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____
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  You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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You're falling to pieces every time,____ , B# U; t8 T, f; l8 [* `
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and I don't need no carrying on.______

Chorus:
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`Cause you had a bad day, % i. J4 B6 D5 B* l
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you're taking one down,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____   r/ d; G1 H" u
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You say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,5 T6 \$ W& s6 ]% m8 [/ `. I( k( Q/ O
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ ) b4 ^+ q; W( c' Y* t2 M
            Am
You had a bad day,0 K+ t. V1 ~( w9 m) X. j4 z# A
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the camera don't lie,
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. 9 k6 Q) o# X; v5 E5 m8 f# F) E
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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.____% E* o" O' a1 v
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___
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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, , e/ W8 j( p4 M6 B, u5 X
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you're taking one down, ! D0 w$ a. _# E  J
            Dm                   G
you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ ' b: W% z" A  T+ N+ _  b: T
                  C * U! M- w" X% T; ~. c8 H1 C! {' V
You say you don't know,
               F
you tell me don't lie,3 Y  P/ l) o% T1 m. N' y. S- J' g
            Dm                   G 2 m% t% R2 U3 L8 k5 a( l  Q& E
you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ # s6 N7 u4 {; [% t
            Am ( D- Y+ }5 l( s- U/ {
You had a bad day,! o8 {% A7 z; G3 _0 O
               G
the camera don't lie,
                  F                      C
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 blink. ~; B( E& Z3 E/ }, T% w1 r/ o
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and the whole thing it turns out wrong. ( S" n* g  U1 L* y/ u
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You might not make it back and you know 0 G* c1 x! P0 A+ @' l
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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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So where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .
C             F                      G
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.

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`Cause you had a bad day,   }* H; i8 E7 D6 k8 A: \
               F
you're taking one down, 5 G$ g( p! S! R6 ?7 B
            Dm                   G" v9 M0 a+ T$ Q. }6 U7 N
you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know,
               F
you tell me don't lie,* ~3 O7 e, }4 a2 u
            Dm                   G + w  M* \% j+ A0 v/ n: ], m, f- x- N
you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ 2 Y; d. k3 E& _7 J
            Am ) V* P1 l; _# Q9 D( [0 v& B3 t
You had a bad day.
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You see what you like? 6 ~2 `" j  k* Z) X
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And how does it feel for one more time? ; E/ J. q+ x( ~. I
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You had a bad day.___  - d6 x. j+ q+ h- J* \
               (C  F  Dm G repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on C)
You had a bad day. Ahhhh…  Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .6 `- ~, k! e9 Q3 x) \5 p, `
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