Bad Day, by Daniel Powter. ]7 e. C8 A" u! F: \* j
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato6 }" l- R* |6 |+ K
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live
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- f8 M% O, N v$ x Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___
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% a. O# y2 A x" u9 _+ U 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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" w8 R3 R1 F" G U( x) F; e You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ m$ k/ {4 X# G
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You tell me your life's been way off line.___ $ g# W; O6 F @
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1 p, ^; X( {/ `) l, ~ n, R9 j: B5 sYou're falling to pieces every time,____ 8 z+ ]3 Z) w! s& ~% Y
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and I don't need no carrying on.______
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Chorus: 4 A, N* }1 o; s& _3 x, y8 d
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`Cause you had a bad day, 0 w$ n+ E, _4 r' U( M( \
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0 I! v3 X& g& j8 T5 X* W- e) K* Ayou're taking one down,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 7 o9 f0 N u1 w
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/ i# R# \8 W+ Fyou tell me don't lie,
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ 3 ^, z! C3 J+ J% I2 U
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You had a bad day,
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& I1 b+ l$ v7 ^- r q# Ithe camera don't lie,; S6 `2 b6 L1 A+ X3 |9 q' F. z. x3 h
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. + H" E) D4 G7 h- f" P
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* t2 j y( \6 U3 Q/ NYou had a bad day.____
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- `# N( m! L. M1 e; Z" X You had a bad day. & B" N7 {" }! J3 T+ O9 I- K
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____
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! Z0 y9 ?+ t/ A x8 ]0 v* ZThe point is they laugh at what you say,___
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and I don't need no carrying on._____ 9 V* B$ ~' i/ x
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1 j" J: e7 _& u0 w3 C5 OChorus:
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$ R; c' j) y4 G" h; v3 |% Z`Cause you had a bad day, 7 T, X7 w0 h. ]' }4 M; M( R: t
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5 J) m. V$ T4 b# H( W% U: M( jyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 0 Y9 X; s% y/ I( {5 v
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You say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,( Q7 d0 Z- m, }; c
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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4 A) ~9 _( D/ V0 f* P1 A& s" CYou had a bad day,& s# d: ]8 n- z
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the camera don't lie,
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)' e7 }4 \! _" a% W/ d5 M+ @! p- i
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink
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and the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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' X* [. H+ k7 r5 {You might not make it back and you know
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that you could be, well, oh that strong.
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7 S* w, c! ~, g/ k" pand I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah0 C6 H( x1 P! M( \: R' Q
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So where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I ., Q/ x3 R6 ]0 b+ t
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You say you don't know,
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you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ . ~7 n( k4 d, K& o
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You had a bad day.7 V B) E6 W# ` @ e: |1 w
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You see what you like? # K+ {9 Z4 l3 G
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And how does it feel for one more time? : r7 D+ K3 s% @3 e2 y2 ?/ C; N
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(C F Dm G repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on C) / ?2 S0 x' T& @
You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .2 N8 U% O; u) ~
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