Bad Day, by Daniel Powter, Y8 n# r+ _& ~* s
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
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Intro: C F G
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Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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$ q- M3 Y0 Y' t3 @: _% z; I You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____- B) L# R% H. T5 |: i j; A1 J
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# B# x6 H; I& }# Q* }They tell me your passion's gone away,___
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9 G1 a8 d/ y3 Q- ]and I don't need no carrying on.____ - @" d0 U7 Z8 H1 a; z7 c/ |5 }5 H9 F
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: m2 q3 V: x/ v5 |, _ D You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____2 R3 d* i" Q1 I! j( P
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# h$ u: J: @" Z: j1 H1 ] You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ 6 @) I. {+ o% ~" C; f- C
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You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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& M0 m# O1 {$ w4 v8 R1 NYou're falling to pieces every time,____ 6 f4 n. F) Y# Q6 r5 m2 j p
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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,
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! R9 y0 U4 x8 e9 K3 ]) kyou're taking one down, 4 T# ~" x$ D' g7 [* {3 g0 t
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1 o0 ?7 M; t2 Y; b+ ]4 n3 ]/ N( a/ eyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 3 @7 {3 u: ~& {8 i
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You say you don't know, 9 g) J4 k( b$ W; G
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ 3 s' g A- @$ D8 E6 A
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8 s$ F2 _& c- ^You had a bad day," [" I" j) Y5 {) Z
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" P9 m; m+ _9 U( \& l, f' othe camera don't lie,
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. ) g9 M# h: `9 f2 _8 x4 c; x0 |
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You had a bad day.____( E( h0 f5 R/ o2 G4 \$ ~
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, G& j: y6 Y* P0 ~ u/ u You had a bad day. & }% H; f* Q3 K$ W# Y
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____8 F9 I- p( X/ y8 Q; I! e
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___ ' [+ h1 B, ^5 @, d( Z7 @: ?1 \; L( X
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and I don't need no carrying on._____
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`Cause you had a bad day, $ L! Y# ]# K/ D5 n# \' }
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ * P" H3 q8 o8 ^7 l
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You say you don't know,
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. V' \# A: q6 G' H9 p0 x" Vyou tell me don't lie,
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) ~% c: j2 z! Dyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ : w8 m4 ?5 z# s: ]0 z
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You had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie,( Z. W+ k2 B" @$ d* ?
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. 3 ~- j6 g7 q$ d" g# H
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) ?$ p, F# s4 M) y U. \You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink5 W% F" |- ^9 u% x
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and the whole thing it turns out wrong. 6 n- X7 r; S. v- V
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# o, i2 @: c$ d/ {4 Xthat you could be, well, oh that strong. 2 Z! P- x( R8 R, G% o- b
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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4 y9 F/ @* H, S! aSo 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.
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i8 i+ I( } T9 G2 \* N! f. p`Cause you had a bad day, 3 B0 D, ^) v; Y+ v5 ?
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- b# |# A9 I% l. s! ^ r3 [' ^" KYou say you don't know, : S0 w1 u1 Y6 T/ I9 {8 o
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you tell me don't lie,- A3 F4 y' R% Y' @
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1 d* x h5 w! d2 hyou work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___
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You had a bad day.3 {8 a6 r; q7 _+ Z1 Z. ?
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You see what you like?
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/ H. ^% \ {- b; y/ z xAnd how does it feel for one more time? , H- b$ D+ @1 S" e! ^# r
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3 c& b' o' X2 R. Q: j9 D$ C& ?You had a bad day.___ ) ?" J+ ?5 ~8 _* w; w: J
(C F Dm G repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on C)
0 K |8 F5 A. H: e4 R( \, c" H You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .: S. f/ }6 z( p7 t
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