Bad Day, by Daniel Powter7 L1 C6 h O( T* d0 l& O& i, k# b- g9 y
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato1 R4 e/ u' g2 c8 ]$ Q2 `5 Q/ N
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live5 X; \. t& @$ f' a, P- L$ ?& D0 w* i
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( u/ i1 V6 f! P* N6 B+ hIntro: C F G ; i: |: D! M k: m& B
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Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ # ?9 H9 _7 J5 e3 H: Y
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% h3 H; p7 f; b% | You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____! s0 Q* J4 y3 e# G
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. y" [4 @" c' {: h2 uThey 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.____& [# P0 p' J1 F
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+ B$ F9 @1 N: l3 y, z) ] 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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7 W3 @. V' s% l7 I& ?3 dYou're falling to pieces every time,____ ; G9 e; y _6 M2 R
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and I don't need no carrying on.______ 6 s" i) _$ b# k9 l
% _ }2 p# Z( d; U# o: kChorus:
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- B, c" n9 D9 O2 x) _- s8 Y* ~`Cause you had a bad day,
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- q: J7 n: V" ~8 Jyou're taking one down, 7 ]9 z! o( `: ?; G" K$ [
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ ; q$ d% x1 a0 j/ g+ l) j- C
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You say you don't know, + @- }5 K, g, Q7 r, o
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3 r6 q7 \ d' \9 I) Hyou tell me don't lie,
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ 5 j9 M$ Z, P+ K5 Y
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You had a bad day,7 r" V8 p W* Q; p* g# Z
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3 Q6 f' c5 {* W6 Q7 V, N1 wthe camera don't lie,
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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4 W: i! c! z0 E" LYou had a bad day.____" C- F$ z# N# |$ m; ~% u' _
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You had a bad day.
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____& D. W5 q% ^6 Q8 k9 L
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___ * q: X- ]% }( z" _
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- Y3 Q' o- m$ G% y4 n; xand I don't need no carrying on._____
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Chorus:
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! t, _$ o P+ L% ?) U* q5 G`Cause you had a bad day,
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5 Z6 O5 P2 b& j2 t+ A: A# Kyou're taking one down, * f4 ? D* U" n. J- V: ^" P
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 3 F3 B0 k# X8 P" W
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You say you don't know, V* b( h+ X4 l' d, [
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you tell me don't lie,/ P4 P% {/ c* x1 j
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ : e( s( ^- f; Y4 ~5 X# K
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You had a bad day,+ U* x( v* ?9 {& x# n
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% K6 x( x, W" T* z9 j5 U: b. Hthe camera don't lie,: ?) g- `5 }9 W# h0 W
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5 S5 C' X5 n- e' J2 g; J( Lyou're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)/ D& s _! p0 u3 A) i" o n0 Z
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink
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6 _7 m# y2 k2 _! hand the whole thing it turns out wrong. ( T, H2 |" m7 n' O: Q8 j
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You might not make it back and you know : U6 S6 K9 k0 B5 d1 w: E
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah/ ^: r: m' N c7 W4 }, ^
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6 H; a- Q( d v; mSo where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .
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1 l1 |- Q S6 l: N& yYou kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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`Cause you had a bad day, 2 A4 _1 F; U/ ?" Y& m
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! J0 Y( I. F/ w/ n: }0 A8 hYou say you don't know, 9 G4 c0 M9 ?' @: q. ]# K3 [+ c5 H
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you tell me don't lie,# h- X( H9 M6 Y- ]$ r! u
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you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ 1 X. w" `. R2 k: s, p) K/ ~
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7 |* ~3 i! y3 p" C2 A) BYou had a bad day.
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You see what you like?
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% J1 Z0 p3 y y* y0 W; lAnd how does it feel for one more time?
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You had a bad day.___ & U6 c: }9 M2 O( D
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You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .4 i8 `9 _: ?" }3 j$ R/ P
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