Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
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1 |/ K. X0 {- G3 g" R2 L; a' H Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ & x+ S$ _) E, k3 W/ M. q# c
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. h+ v3 Y4 Z7 V2 w4 I You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___. B# N$ p% x9 `& f4 l: o+ {
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____3 D( V7 Z: c1 |. w( Z- D
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They tell me your passion's gone away,___
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and I don't need no carrying on.____ 9 w! B: \+ h' U3 ]* E' w
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, ^' Z. N: s( H; W2 x+ x You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____+ ?$ ~% Q% W% }( e- |
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You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____
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You tell me your life's been way off line.___ 2 k& |4 ~$ c I
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) K1 z& f) C8 q `- U- ~6 TYou're falling to pieces every time,____ 9 Z2 m [- ^. r6 T4 E. d
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8 B+ L+ S0 [) mand I don't need no carrying on.______
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) w# T8 A3 I( d. B k`Cause you had a bad day, 4 e( n& v/ f, |
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you're taking one down,
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6 j; ^& c0 J' |* @3 R! Cyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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. x# Y( v) ]& `You say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,
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' F6 g) k& |" p3 {8 y Ayou 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,% x$ L/ p& Z8 S) [* S6 _) k8 u9 M
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. w; N; ~2 ~, L) v( {5 hyou're coming back down and you really don't mind. " V: D. h# p: J) I' q
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6 Y0 U! q* j+ ^/ `, h! |3 NYou had a bad day.____; I8 Y( Z' c y& N+ G
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You had a bad day. 1 q% N/ r0 f6 T2 z" ]
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____6 M/ F+ k9 `& i) d- b O2 }- o
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___
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1 J; W8 x& y) d/ k$ Q7 r" e6 O0 V, Jand I don't need no carrying on._____ 0 G3 r6 |8 x3 ^* L5 W% Z
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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& ^: j; `# |* x. q% M6 {You say you don't know,
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2 b" `' l9 |/ r* i* u' T U: |you tell me don't lie,- ~/ {2 X% c+ I0 ~0 B/ z3 d
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3 |0 v0 J; D! A6 `; }9 kyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ $ c: e, _5 h8 M# r j8 } d
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You had a bad day,
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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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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
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" R0 [* v. `2 n, t- O$ |" }- mSometimes 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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! V! J0 B# E, p. o3 B {* h/ K5 lthat you could be, well, oh that strong.
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5 ^7 u, V2 t9 y! dand I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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# k7 V7 s7 [! l$ d1 x( }3 ?So where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .# `( ]5 H6 u4 q0 G# k, V% J" S. J1 x) B
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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`Cause you had a bad day, , |- d+ _6 ~8 d t
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you're taking one down,
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6 e3 d- c; T/ X$ syou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,7 R; m( B" ~3 J) @. m' t& H8 o% d, G
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% Z, c! P, E* w- I5 ]+ @% syou work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___
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# f* C/ D5 V4 R: j; P) XYou see what you like? & q# T e; ]* I
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% k8 w) I% u. f( e. T4 \$ m$ kAnd how does it feel for one more time? / t7 Z- u8 q+ U) L
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0 d! k4 u0 x9 X) H3 P( b5 H( m2 FYou had a bad day.___ 3 E9 m" g" f' h! v$ j
(C F Dm G repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on C)
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