Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
( K7 t3 q2 e+ p& Y% qTranscribed by Jonathan Beato& A/ C5 a7 B6 i |5 j+ V5 ^( K
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live( z% ~# A6 M3 e4 R- q- `6 @
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Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___# ]. |3 z% k7 I7 G4 _
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
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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.____
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, Z5 Q2 d) M- _, n* R# {4 ?6 J You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ ( s/ I# j. Q3 }. Z0 G8 c
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d/ [; F0 k: v: Y You tell me your life's been way off line.___ 8 O$ L' {/ F4 J; S) ]
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6 h6 f- `, o7 n/ jYou're falling to pieces every time,____
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7 r* c! a+ k4 j, Z0 ]+ ~: A" _and I don't need no carrying on.______
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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6 @0 ~, M N3 \5 ?you're taking one down, - [9 }1 A8 b4 B! n
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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8 S0 X( f2 n8 ]; m* `3 zYou say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,1 n2 E5 K# w, ]% [+ v4 }. U
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ ( T+ |7 |4 ]" K/ A: H% |/ s
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5 s/ L: u" p9 M% Z" V/ x5 m: f# XYou had a bad day,5 R5 p3 P9 |% g, R9 \9 ]
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the camera don't lie,7 t: B+ D" V1 c% R
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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9 A8 P a1 O# w0 h5 r( Y8 @You had a bad day.____: s% l& _1 Z a; c5 ]: X* q
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You had a bad day.
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____% @% i: B" P3 A* O% P
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___
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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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You say you don't know, 3 h* W/ t# Y8 g
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5 ~+ r7 l& s6 vYou had a bad day,( Q- L5 f6 P1 j' j' l, g
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the camera don't lie,1 ~- U3 \; ~- R0 A: P
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2 F+ U( U: I9 l) ?You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
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# Q3 l5 ~3 y* R, |) e$ V% S2 JSometimes the system goes on the blink& P) v- Y- q/ y) l) X) V! j4 y
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and the whole thing it turns out wrong. 6 X! D9 b. i, V% q+ S1 `! u
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5 D, u# m+ h. l" \& u7 I; g" F% rYou might not make it back and you know # j! _. Y4 _& r% E
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3 ]( z. G! d$ }$ [; X6 Nthat you could be, well, oh that strong.
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah3 \: @: W7 B+ S! Q6 l }' |0 V
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7 R$ g, q! L* x3 ^) ^So where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .
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- x3 k% N1 k, g. {8 rYou kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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# `0 w1 u2 x- }9 @5 r`Cause you had a bad day,
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: \; G% u+ k& e2 @3 s$ b: w. Eyou work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___
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You see what you like?
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" M" Q8 c2 r! g# k% j: x7 l: V7 ~And how does it feel for one more time? 1 {7 m* m6 P/ G+ ]; K
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You had a bad day.___ " e E' L4 B2 e( L" j
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You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .
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