bad day

Bad Day, by Daniel Powter: z) R- G4 T; W
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live
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  Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ ) F3 t/ \5 l9 Z+ P
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  You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___
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  They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____+ A9 J) k2 |' o( \, Q! |  ~
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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.____( O' ^; U* q5 L
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  You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ & }. X5 Z6 F3 P2 c
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  You tell me your life's been way off line.___ - s, d5 a' Z: R- b
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You're falling to pieces every time,____ ; h5 `# S7 J, Q2 T5 e- ]7 y, h; o
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and I don't need no carrying on.______ 5 [7 w% C+ p9 x3 Q6 z  M
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Chorus:
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`Cause you had a bad day, 6 b( v5 f: ~, S: @7 R* j+ d
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you're taking one down,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 3 K( {9 A6 U2 y5 _8 y. k
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You say you don't know, / z9 ?2 Z, F2 C
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you tell me don't lie,0 D8 M- |7 z* p' S! `
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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,( g# h1 k: k$ Z
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. 3 O- h- n! s, ]3 t3 S! v% [. w
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You had a bad day.____  `1 [. ?0 m6 S2 U4 b
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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,___ * R# Q+ ^8 n. G  ~% D
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and I don't need no carrying on._____ ! z' ~. k: H$ J2 Y8 C" h' q

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`Cause you had a bad day, ! `% W% m- l: o5 m& x
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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,
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you tell me don't lie,6 l. W; L% B2 p7 A7 ^1 {7 m. e
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ ; E6 Q' p, J  k' o! q" C
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You had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie,8 O" V% L! U* t! e" p- n3 Y/ v
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)/ r" A# O) G  Q8 Y# v9 c. m) f
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink0 ?" D8 G" L0 v% p! F& w" i# W
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and the whole thing it turns out wrong. " q" R/ k0 @  t* Z8 k
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You might not make it back and you know : Z# U: n1 v: O7 n6 K* T
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that you could be, well, oh that strong. . z( ~) v. N8 Y0 W# s# M
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah7 S. J$ M. g; t' O9 [/ \( g$ _7 G

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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. & ^3 \( E! {$ S$ V4 D, I+ N
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Chorus: # U: {# U4 Z3 [* z- v
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`Cause you had a bad day, % b  J% S8 W. y9 r5 F
               F
you're taking one down, 2 Y6 |/ _6 U6 s: l4 i8 A/ F4 @/ e
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know, + b4 X5 n# n2 S+ Y! S# I" M
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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.___ ; Y3 W: |  T9 A% @$ ~* H& X: l
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You had a bad day., G6 \3 C0 m, w) ?) B8 E6 p+ G
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You see what you like? - T- F1 \+ u: f- W! m1 u
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And how does it feel for one more time? / [9 r8 _# z6 ^- m4 C" @8 k$ n& _
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You had a bad day.___
               (C  F  Dm G repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on C) . R- {# x% `& `. o$ V3 t. |% }
You had a bad day. Ahhhh…  Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .
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