Bad Day, by Daniel Powter3 r4 _5 t1 D- `+ b
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
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Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ ) z9 B1 E* a/ a$ f
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! G- X. \; y# T! m+ E You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___
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/ W" d3 k/ b6 |- \ They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
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5 k& `) r: E2 M. |They tell me your passion's gone away,___) P! j: F: {' X; H4 N
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: u3 I2 T5 [& k' m0 U% j; z; M# Fand I don't need no carrying on.____ , R# \2 F, l' D7 \; X4 ^
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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.____
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+ M5 ^/ v2 k: ^6 z4 M 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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and I don't need no carrying on.______ 2 D* R% D1 l9 @* j2 s+ I
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Chorus:
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down, % a3 Z/ r \: t& P8 O( R
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( d) ]' s' t' D4 eyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 3 f& @( ]- L/ P3 g0 n/ g7 {4 v
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You say you don't know, ' {) [5 U: I% K3 F
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/ h* k2 v+ B) y+ h9 F5 j( 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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# {- m4 N/ m( ~the camera don't lie,
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) f. K0 L q+ ]9 I: t& W+ `you're coming back down and you really don't mind. 3 P4 \% X; `5 ~( j: s$ I
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: {# [; }+ Y1 o9 x5 sYou had a bad day.____
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$ `3 v# S6 N: H- Y2 V* a a You had a bad day.
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& Z5 c% z% h, _Well you need a blue sky holiday.____
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___
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" f5 T) q4 c; fand I don't need no carrying on._____
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Chorus:
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8 W8 @& z& u' N`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down,
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5 \! T; p4 p7 B/ V6 z. Y7 qyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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6 f! @" G: I6 H# L6 ?, @+ _You say you don't know, 8 J1 D. K+ R$ t7 G+ q) x
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you tell me don't lie,0 z5 a/ w& t b' g5 i
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ . |& o6 h0 `# I+ o- V. o' b3 }
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2 F: [5 ?' P" J/ ~+ nYou had a bad day,6 M0 i) o0 b$ x
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the camera don't lie,
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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$ U0 p- S; @0 r& I% B& P3 sYou had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)& q/ A( o' {# F0 l* o
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink
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9 P% ]! U! x. F% T; R. t' _and the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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You might not make it back and you know . C+ j1 P8 k+ i! ?
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?$ _& d7 J5 q7 _that you could be, well, oh that strong. 2 ?! i: A1 e* ^# `7 ^# y3 q& p, W
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) `! Q% ]# \0 `
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0 t4 K9 ?2 w Z" C8 I7 n0 TSo where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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9 ?" T/ Z. j$ i# ]/ q* i E) V8 j`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down, ( {! K9 _- i6 ?/ L8 e/ ^
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 8 O& p+ f6 ]2 f9 [ ^" H5 d, }
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you tell me don't lie,- k( A/ H% f- t. U
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you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ 8 N7 T. r2 L+ ]
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/ w9 @, w& {7 K/ k3 `& f# iYou see what you like?
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And how does it feel for one more time?
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You had a bad day.___
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0 Z, Q. N( ~8 ^. i You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .
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