Bad Day, by Daniel Powter- v1 t7 J7 Z9 I! T: u
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
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Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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7 ]# a" ~$ V3 W. s$ ^* g You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___, c- D- s$ A# x) [
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$ _( M" s$ B# ^. F8 n They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
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6 P$ w% X9 g$ u# v* P* o8 aThey tell me your passion's gone away,___
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and I don't need no carrying on.____ 8 v: D9 v2 s/ ~5 p! g$ ]3 r1 T
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* E$ v- l8 v. G- N6 u You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
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You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ 7 d, C w3 V* b5 O
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You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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You're falling to pieces every time,____
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) s4 v; L* l0 X( }( r+ W- vand I don't need no carrying on.______ + G; w2 y+ ~3 D8 v, o
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`Cause you had a bad day, ; X2 o b! {: R" h+ d- o/ Q
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you're taking one down, ; _# S, {( k7 t4 f2 R: k
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ & ~( Q3 K* d# m$ n* u0 t) x/ g
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you tell me don't lie,
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: ^6 V, \* W6 y4 R( dyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ ; V. ]( ]( j' n! h& D) t4 H
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You had a bad day,
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& R8 I }1 D3 z, C: dthe camera don't lie,
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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You had a bad day.____
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You had a bad day.
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___ 2 s2 K5 X+ Q0 N5 s5 M8 g
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and I don't need no carrying on._____ 9 V4 I, J+ h0 v! P" ^0 O
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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You say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,$ s7 r- O/ L4 H5 [
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7 R$ A9 v, `+ Z# B. v% C8 O% Wyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ . d/ E3 a* q2 b7 Z$ a& U
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7 g% Z! m$ s7 y0 ~& ?You had a bad day,
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* I# r; t2 h; B" K `the camera don't lie,0 M& M, w) U( M r: d& o
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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$ P& f$ u8 R! A- F9 G1 z8 aYou had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)0 s* Y: q% j1 D' @# v# @7 i
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' U; i3 f% G& X$ V! VYou might not make it back and you know
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that you could be, well, oh that strong. + v$ L8 X% d- d5 V" l$ l! k3 m) }
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# n2 v/ S: @) C! w1 y% gand I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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So where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .
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m3 @% ~5 C2 w H: GYou kick up the leaves and the magic is lost. : r* Q. d4 j4 b1 }3 N
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know,
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; r( I% X8 B, W3 @/ {2 h: kyou tell me don't lie,+ ~; k8 D- `* y. v4 c- D! S F
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t4 D& c" {* ]* ^& G. q9 a0 jYou had a bad day.
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7 f4 @& ?9 ?4 o& N0 s1 ^You see what you like?
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And how does it feel for one more time? 5 G6 s' Y* @; |/ {# L& W
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You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .2 _ D! b) P, O! Q4 J
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