Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
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3 C: ]( r7 H6 bIntro: C F G
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( v' X8 c i+ d+ `5 c# R2 S Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___+ b8 j" H1 r; q8 S: [
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- s4 D5 u: V. w" B, h- M. I They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____# c, ]1 v4 F. _: B1 v2 f. J
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9 |2 o( a% B# `$ U/ vThey tell me your passion's gone away,___0 S, ~* f w: S% f! I* Z) E
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and I don't need no carrying on.____ 9 C6 H% V, _' n3 i0 n6 S$ P- p
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You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
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You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ ! {( G) W$ ]. B1 T0 h" M5 V
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( M$ ~$ r. m9 `+ c/ v7 i You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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You're falling to pieces every time,____ # x' l) L& [6 ?4 d7 j& R
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6 c7 `6 T8 z; v7 Zand I don't need no carrying on.______
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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2 h, w, [. J% j# H" x0 T$ {you're taking one down,
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7 m6 Y: f2 W1 J: byou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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9 J& W: R$ {% j+ w! ?You say you don't know, a/ e: ]* M% A# b! x- I
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* x2 E: I' e% Syou tell me don't lie,$ H7 ~8 W, p, f3 v6 e
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7 S$ ]2 l' q0 j! s1 J. ~8 \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,
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0 ], [9 \, Q6 r; Ayou're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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You had a bad day.____7 v4 G8 Z' r$ E* ?
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" t3 w% d: v3 }: v8 x& G) S You had a bad day.
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) S$ l( e: \, X2 y6 H3 c2 r% VWell you need a blue sky holiday.____
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___ J4 d: g$ k3 v
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and I don't need no carrying on._____ $ ?8 _ V+ g7 W- s, Q
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`Cause you had a bad day, # ]5 r o0 F0 h- P; A! x
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you're taking one down, ( q7 }* u4 A' e# f
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7 t" \7 W$ y* Z/ U' Pyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know,
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0 |0 a* J3 R4 D: \' dyou 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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3 C8 p1 w! e+ I: M! V3 Cthe camera don't lie,1 q! e0 s8 y# O+ ?7 ], p0 T
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1 e9 n1 }/ l$ J+ m; e* Vyou're coming back down and you really don't mind. i, N5 G! a+ c. p5 C" F
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) n( x) w: b7 c) c6 dYou had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)& @% H$ l6 Q5 a1 T% t8 E! {
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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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You might not make it back and you know
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# u k& j( R! ~, V7 Nthat you could be, well, oh that strong. ) J4 P |+ ~" \$ g+ K9 Z
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& {* ` t9 Q5 X2 Sand I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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" Q# ^- w' o+ nSo where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .
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& B( b6 J( h: c+ g0 E* MYou kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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`Cause you had a bad day, * ^7 N" x6 i6 K7 D$ T) e
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you're taking one down,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 0 d5 _( H4 c# ^; t$ i s7 E6 F
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$ ^* V3 t7 g) h# u5 T0 x1 Q3 \- FYou 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.___ * v7 j* i7 f- T) V
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You see what you like? 6 N% ^; d' S% [; |3 c! O' E
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And how does it feel for one more time? ' Y/ V- T# O( O% d1 M9 z1 P
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You had a bad day.___
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9 z, w: p2 {7 p1 r7 e @! Z You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .' ]# [9 x9 w9 A( x0 o# o8 `# X3 k9 x
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