Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
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NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live
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Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ ' i. ]$ L) i$ G7 g# U* N: Y, S! }
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___1 ~9 Q0 U! Y( r
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( p7 i6 \4 K1 O3 y7 t, D, j They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
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They tell me your passion's gone away,___6 w& y, I" l2 a. ?
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I. W8 \1 x% @! n( \5 cand I don't need no carrying on.____ 0 m0 g, W3 S* ?( I& {' X
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You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
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3 K: Q5 ]8 g$ Z$ L, d7 n" r You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ / S7 A" I. c) `9 X" L' d
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You tell me your life's been way off line.___ 7 i. W& F2 L0 v) D0 M$ O9 @
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9 i# I' ^9 z. xYou're falling to pieces every time,____ 6 a, l; Q: T* A R- Z) i9 \5 T
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8 f, g& `2 t8 s2 C2 j$ q& Cand I don't need no carrying on.______ h; [! Z8 H! |+ y
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" T, y b/ P* p( i% R: A% I`Cause you had a bad day, , P; t' T- o, V7 T
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( z! V% O1 U0 ~you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ ) g( m$ Y3 F" K0 @
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You say you don't know, 8 v, n3 T5 c( i$ z
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7 {) q. ^( O \% T, k- Myou tell me don't lie," ^$ z$ f: z; w3 }7 G# A4 ^9 ?
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6 i+ H; U+ q) Ayou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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You had a bad day,
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# H0 y) G5 w8 r+ p( g% l4 pthe camera don't lie,0 j' y0 K$ R+ ]6 v# H% |, [- |
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. 1 N+ _- G" W) U, I
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6 t$ m* q4 Z+ D2 A& K* c6 q2 AYou had a bad day.____% \, ?/ ?8 |; ~; Z+ Z+ z8 Y, b
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You had a bad day. & e2 X" R) H9 `5 B
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+ j& }1 n0 z7 B( Q g8 D; B5 d) EWell you need a blue sky holiday.____- E5 `. T( p! n& D! t7 d( O6 o
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7 C6 w' z& l6 h: Y; ~/ o+ R BThe point is they laugh at what you say,___ : E9 Q2 w7 D! q! Y2 g: {! _
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and I don't need no carrying on._____ & Y' d ]% c, \0 X: n
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o$ b9 H8 B+ `3 v$ u& k! X`Cause you had a bad day, - X+ C( @4 m; X0 |; @# o
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 4 J f6 J2 n% ^9 L7 W Q* Y# L
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You say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,/ m6 D+ E* u! D+ i
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- o. d4 V* \. w/ F( @9 Jyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ & x9 F# l5 }$ `: R( w2 _) [
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# C& B) n+ |: HYou had a bad day,
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; n* ]: b4 \9 Y0 T6 w$ g: g. E& Sthe camera don't lie,3 e+ ]: F, C5 [* F/ H' F& D
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1 L8 A; X* f: C7 W6 E( u+ B7 ~you're coming back down and you really don't mind. 5 @+ _7 G( w H5 p( L% d
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% c& U" k( K" Q& FYou had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)9 `+ L8 l" h# `" C7 g3 y
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink, \6 v- o) x+ b* ?
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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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that you could be, well, oh that strong. % }$ _# f! j- J, k
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah1 L+ k3 |8 \+ J# Y r
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P6 F7 Q1 D) T$ _! h# zSo where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .
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0 |( }. N; N* Q0 ?You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost. 0 E$ @6 b6 b4 R& N8 c$ w
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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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: J- E# h# ~* _3 {5 M" ZYou say you don't know, $ D8 V- Z6 R/ }
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1 [% E# v* |" s" syou work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ 7 R7 f4 s& V7 e: F1 i) u
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You see what you like?
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5 e! M' u' C! B# ]. w- \And how does it feel for one more time? 9 j. W) X4 B$ n
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1 K# ]3 }" w3 X) x- F+ z [4 GYou had a bad day.___
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% \; U4 G0 j7 f; h; E z You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . . l7 ~$ K& t' i7 N: Q
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