Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
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NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live) C, R5 H7 D7 A
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Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ & ~) E* E' \( h; `6 a" i
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) X6 e j9 Z9 u. Y7 C5 M, d8 W You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____6 I1 B# t) }& I+ ?" Y8 i2 ]3 e
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They tell me your passion's gone away,___4 o( I' ] E& u+ P+ y5 U' w
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and I don't need no carrying on.____ - U' w9 }! h, j/ R
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; N0 G U- w" u( P5 j You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
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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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and I don't need no carrying on.______
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9 X9 W# S* v/ ^! [% L" l`Cause you had a bad day, ) I6 K [1 G: c( z, P
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you're taking one down,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 1 X [% E% {: L- B- z- n) Z6 F
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You say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,+ s9 Q" I9 g( T( u" u, r
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. _( q# L1 I2 ayou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ ( ?$ ]1 g9 k$ w) S; |3 g5 F
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You had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie,
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( Z2 N5 @) ~2 { N# vyou're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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- j" d1 c2 z1 z2 z+ v9 oYou had a bad day.____9 A$ j/ x- h, z: Q9 n8 d& G* O% w, y: {
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1 v) D6 r) ?- R. D, a* y' g/ } You had a bad day. + X' j% s& n* [% i5 Z" G
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___ 2 x; `& a( v1 c6 R" m+ M. M3 S# f: n
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and I don't need no carrying on._____ . m6 y% `. k. \ N
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you're taking one down,
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You say you don't know,
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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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You had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie,4 V$ v, P" H9 K
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. * |( x9 o# @! P6 q% n3 d# s
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( L; ~& |) n9 E9 ^' j2 [$ BYou had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink
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1 [4 i- D% ?, h5 q, J. u& V7 H& [; dand the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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! C6 k$ h n& j0 AYou might not make it back and you know
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$ z" V: I+ x2 pand I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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) l9 f4 r: h, V+ f. `/ V: b& ySo where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .
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( {1 b/ a* z; e: l7 R. B$ eYou kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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You say you don't know,
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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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You had a bad day.
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You see what you like? , [, v1 o' G( v9 C
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; P! B' Z2 }1 iAnd how does it feel for one more time?
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# S# \& J7 S+ d1 `$ wYou had a bad day.___ d% E; t8 l6 v! R. c5 Y; B
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You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .
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