bad day

Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato, o0 |* ]' p/ b
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live9 S9 T( R$ d1 W
(Capo on 3 to match recording)

Intro:  C  F  G

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  Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ 7 E/ s& r6 {2 n' r% l4 A
C                F                   G
  You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___
Am                   G                   F
  They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
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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 R5 o% m) k, {! ~" |: o/ t: w2 B- G1 f
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C                F                   G    7 N  Q1 K" |( W8 |* Z. L
  You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
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  You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ & d) Y' W7 t2 u* F
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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,____ & s7 ]& u$ M% _. w6 R1 t
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and I don't need no carrying on.______
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Chorus: 5 z5 f8 g" n8 X5 H; g+ G- t" E
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down, 2 }/ t/ i. G" ~
            Dm                   G
you 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,  Z3 z* k+ @- s" c
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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You had a bad day,0 B( h/ k4 h  }  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. # u: `+ n3 z# w2 a8 F
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You had a bad day.____2 ]# O4 |! w2 v( \% z
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  You had a bad day. : w0 s# T; |% H  H( S' a+ Y" @

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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____
               C                Dm
The point is they laugh at what you say,___ : `0 @5 s. _' v/ x/ ?
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and I don't need no carrying on._____ 5 g1 K7 q+ r6 c* r. B
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Chorus: , g. `+ {- s' l& G# B3 ]
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down, , ^7 U/ `) m$ k  ~; B
            Dm                   G7 S0 O9 @$ i1 D  _
you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ ( B% u$ C. ], T+ E# S/ g! ]
                  C - _: d7 G- q, v) b
You say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,$ n* _/ Y% h+ K; U/ R
            Dm                   G 5 t& D/ L$ ]1 U. F6 z
you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ 4 g5 w% R, \+ ~- P7 b
            Am ) h5 W& \& b( O" @) n
You had a bad day,1 w. a& m% }3 e# p
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the camera don't lie,+ p: x/ L8 @: e" P
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. + w- H; D6 u9 ]" D
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)+ D* ~% _2 c+ }( B, W

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Sometimes the system goes on the blink- n- L/ F$ {6 @, ^. y
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and the whole thing it turns out wrong. 3 ]6 [: y6 l6 f& q. H! y
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You might not make it back and you know " Z* H9 g6 T6 j- Q& u
            Ab
that you could be, well, oh that strong. 9 Q) Z' `# _% S0 I$ K7 _) n6 h3 o
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! t; p5 Y, s( I. [; d0 x

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C             F                         G1 B: b4 t" J) {+ d6 {' e
So where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .; \5 V0 N% Z: L$ R# P: T& y
C             F                      G
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost. ' ], u5 E6 T2 b1 d- R7 L
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Chorus:
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`Cause you had a bad day, 3 o5 i, z4 \. i* ^, d
               F
you're taking one down, " S! Q7 ^$ w4 M3 D: ~; z
            Dm                   G- P, M0 I5 J. R0 \0 D* Z% I* Y2 }
you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ ( g/ F) Q6 M/ q: y. ?1 @. [4 J4 h( M% ^
                  C 4 {$ ?2 |- Y& Y3 E' x! n5 k
You say you don't know, % P( T3 X) j% @6 `2 N2 U! r
               F
you tell me don't lie,- y2 h( c7 g4 q# [' O4 U+ P5 j
            Dm                   G 8 R) L* H2 a9 H
you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ 2 P$ s8 _# r8 K& W8 q
            Am : B9 S/ u) }8 N' l  b( Y* Y
You had a bad day.) S( E& t( i2 j, T: }
               Ab
You see what you like? : r4 P9 J, J4 W, D" c
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And how does it feel for one more time? # k* e+ G- W: g- V" \3 r+ Q" p
            F    G
You had a bad day.___
               (C  F  Dm G repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on C)
You had a bad day. Ahhhh…  Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .5 P9 f1 Y# g3 N
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