Bad Day, by Daniel Powter; {# L1 |" j# M% }7 @5 H3 e' z
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato7 s" |# D/ _' I2 p6 Y
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?____
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___$ r& y7 A' ~! A t5 I% G5 D
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: o1 }8 p; z v& S# D! t They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
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They tell me your passion's gone away,___1 `3 a c7 z4 O' ?
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% K' u0 [- U8 \- F1 y4 x/ q9 Oand I don't need no carrying on.____ % f1 {9 Z# i: G3 @) W8 ?4 m1 H
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$ c- n8 A& b- x+ l. C9 ?: M+ d8 m You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____; ]; }4 i' x: X7 X! D/ p5 b2 @
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4 |8 z2 A2 ~+ X; d& i You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ 9 w8 A; B( N( ]- v5 N' W
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+ q5 S H- d/ B2 B7 E$ B You tell me your life's been way off line.___ ' W% ]# E( X$ {2 f6 F
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You're falling to pieces every time,____
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& c7 L2 E K3 p/ f) gand I don't need no carrying on.______ r% J6 ^& Q% S. g, N: Z9 ]+ ?+ ~6 v
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Chorus:
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+ c% Q) e5 W* V& z6 J- e; O/ s`Cause you had a bad day, ' Y2 j+ {0 O! j8 a/ `. D
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you're taking one down,
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8 T+ u! h x9 o- e$ k: F: Q1 Xyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 7 h$ {# ]1 q5 g8 J9 o6 G. l
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+ n! T4 m3 q4 nYou say you don't know,
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ ' ]) [0 ]$ o. N
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You had a bad day,+ J/ A3 a j5 t: n* m
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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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' G, L3 C2 E7 v3 e; r" }The point is they laugh at what you say,___ : s9 U2 a$ e' Q0 K$ G# \1 L
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and I don't need no carrying on._____ , J( S6 f. W, o# ~* a
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down, & ?$ S2 y9 q3 g5 x
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You say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,5 P' r) |/ z- }( [- S4 r# X* J
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0 N+ I9 Q5 k+ Wyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ , Q% @# [- i/ f3 I$ Z7 E) W
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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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Sometimes the system goes on the blink2 |0 D* Z' [& _! q- W0 p4 V% O: G4 c
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and the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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, Y" i& o1 z; m5 w. UYou might not make it back and you know / F- {: O0 n/ L$ y' Q5 j+ l
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and 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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+ \: f3 m8 W1 u6 [4 [8 BYou kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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You say you don't know,
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you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ + O4 h0 c' S4 y [6 b2 F
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/ O% f2 v3 ?, p3 E( ?You see what you like?
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+ Y/ X, H" e2 Y2 ?7 B; DAnd how does it feel for one more time?
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" h5 K# m o& F; k9 N4 dYou had a bad day.___
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You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . ." F3 J! x9 a4 x. L/ s/ p. D- T, ^
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