Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
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NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live; j/ V, {$ F z* o
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Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ 9 V5 z: C, M" g' C
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* p$ K8 A: D% o7 T0 p You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____. R$ w+ ]( z; w; l4 W) X7 j
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/ y0 {9 Q- J& B7 PThey tell me your passion's gone away,___
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/ c# g' [2 j, M4 g2 Eand I don't need no carrying on.____ 6 _0 H8 s8 Q. f7 O/ j) z
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You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____6 N2 @9 j7 \3 v+ @7 p
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$ T0 {6 m+ V6 K. o. W. o/ J2 } You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ d2 ~5 _* c8 F% A
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7 W% ~, i6 ~% M7 h2 G You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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|' M1 B3 T( ]& KYou're falling to pieces every time,____
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and I don't need no carrying on.______
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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, Z2 B: P1 k7 b+ |you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ : g% M, x3 u j" x) }
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You say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,( R5 w% c3 p- m% D* ]3 A" F; C9 Q& 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,8 T. S: M8 a0 W$ b# V( V
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the camera don't lie,
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. , P3 W5 m0 m2 ]* n
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( m; c* f" F8 IYou had a bad day.____
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7 H+ u. i$ S- u% L You had a bad day. $ ]2 N7 }" Y. Z. m+ k f
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" J& M( U" @2 f) jWell you need a blue sky holiday.____
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" ?) v) J n/ k3 {3 @The point is they laugh at what you say,___ 9 }, @2 F; n7 L+ `2 E$ `
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and I don't need no carrying on._____
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You say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,
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- g% @- c" ]+ X5 P, x. Zyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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You had a bad day,$ y' v4 c4 J$ U* w3 O
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the camera don't lie,7 u* F0 @% T( ~6 v' \% h( l/ m( W
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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7 w5 h& O0 q, m: W, P( ?: aYou had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink1 ]/ S9 u0 Q5 Q- S' S* r! M
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and the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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& i, W( N. p/ t# n& H* mYou might not make it back and you know
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! R5 w$ e+ U6 G! ]& s$ k, Ethat you could be, well, oh that strong.
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, X1 e7 D( y4 n0 ^: ~& Rand I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah2 T P5 {1 u2 N2 D R0 K
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# }. L1 [1 t T9 @+ [9 F- @5 eSo where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I ., x" l, r2 i( F% t: l E; V
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! \1 X0 O) X2 \' [6 dYou kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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`Cause you had a bad day, . B0 T' D5 L8 D9 n. ^4 b
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ . z# o( r* l) E) o& [+ F
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You say you don't know,
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% w1 ?" y" K+ H- r; T2 Zyou work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___
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& L) }! @& z! j" }/ UYou had a bad day.
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You see what you like?
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: F% @. x( V$ \ G) J# _" {/ e7 MAnd how does it feel for one more time?
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/ F, e( P! b- VYou had a bad day.___
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. b2 R% k, y9 F' X& e* ~0 h. C You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .
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