Bad Day, by Daniel Powter- t* q ]% q: }- J$ o( P
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato, V5 H) v& x& z v
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live9 {/ J b0 m* Y4 f2 t
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Intro: C F G
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Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ + C& B# {, R) \% `
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___
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Q0 i9 X$ E. h6 B1 I6 ^ They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
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6 a# P, q) T, h' x' i* UThey tell me your passion's gone away,___# y, x' h, ?! V
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and I don't need no carrying on.____ 9 }! X- |& H. J" k W
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: k: _8 f5 t: d \ You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____& _ r- A$ U- k+ @* k+ C
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1 K, @" y" D% g You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ & J8 E$ B; S o
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You tell me your life's been way off line.___ : m) f+ {1 s9 j% v
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You're falling to pieces every time,____ % x8 z# G$ P, ^. u. J
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and I don't need no carrying on.______
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`Cause you had a bad day, 0 L7 B1 ~- v3 ?$ S, x
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you're taking one down, 8 i/ D; k/ l9 |" k/ u& E+ Q
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ . h; q) |" n7 d! ] }
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You say you don't know,
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, @, j8 a2 \8 p; cyou tell me don't lie,, _8 `. l7 `3 {* o
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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You had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie,7 c! L: v6 w$ t( t2 f
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. 4 H, M/ e$ a* @
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7 x- f- G1 L" h! {. S' yYou had a bad day.____
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# ^* Y) x6 {4 {- }' T You had a bad day.
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! Z: [& n& L" N, {6 }% DWell you need a blue sky holiday.____
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___
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! _5 ^4 A6 T7 w9 Hand 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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. r3 |! C+ `& F/ g; b8 fyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 1 [# s1 l( ?: m4 Z k) H7 k$ E
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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9 Q' W. L& Q9 Y2 `. Y5 D Y7 |You had a bad day,
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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 U) r* v, r) u- l5 b. F) ]9 y
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3 M) k j& W$ G2 Q! o# ~You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
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. c4 `4 U; G6 b( Cand the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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' j" W% }. s3 h8 z% X2 @2 N" bYou might not make it back and you know
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( X; O( p( D" e6 r" p. k5 Zthat you could be, well, oh that strong.
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, V6 y" ~3 g9 @4 n7 Z
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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. 8 c, _0 ^: U' R1 }8 |
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: P' B# J$ V/ M`Cause you had a bad day, : J: ^9 ^8 H. G, f1 u, ^
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; a, N- T2 z2 f$ ?9 j+ L6 ]: |! CYou say you don't know,
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$ {* C9 r2 u8 Y7 NYou had a bad day.: a6 e6 e& U5 B- H
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You see what you like?
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6 ^ s' }# i# j: C. M. M" AAnd how does it feel for one more time?
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You had a bad day.___
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You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .
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