bad day

Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato- U! K" v' |5 j' P& l! |' b
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live
(Capo on 3 to match recording)

Intro:  C  F  G
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C          F                         G
  Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
C                F                   G
  You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___3 F+ k" ]8 A% ^( G
Am                   G                   F
  They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
               C             Dm
They tell me your passion's gone away,___
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and I don't need no carrying on.____ # [* j* i( m& k" D
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C                F                   G    ! V5 Z1 L! f* e/ a/ e
  You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____& F- M  U$ ]) l$ e; M6 }6 Z
C                F                      G
  You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____
Am                G                F " q' s! u% \- ~, ~8 b+ b% P
  You tell me your life's been way off line.___
               C          Dm
You're falling to pieces every time,____ % m2 F7 }4 @6 P+ ?# h5 w! t) Y: k
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and I don't need no carrying on.______

Chorus:
                  C
`Cause you had a bad day,
               F
you're taking one down, ) U3 Z: ~+ B3 Z, K$ ?
            Dm                   G: k, O" ^, t8 v- V+ P* m5 y
you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know, ! B7 k8 q9 K3 v- r( N" p
               F
you tell me don't lie,5 O* i5 b% z$ E. f# j
            Dm                   G
you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ 2 b; g; h+ w% t1 v- E
            Am
You had a bad day,
               G
the camera don't lie,/ ?) l5 @% M3 P2 a- `6 W, g
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
            Dm G
You had a bad day.____
               C  F  G
  You had a bad day.
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Am             G       F
Well you need a blue sky holiday.____' s) b) `6 z. U$ D( u3 c
               C                Dm
The point is they laugh at what you say,___
                           G
and I don't need no carrying on._____ 1 n5 n, f# i1 D; q0 A- _2 y  q
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Chorus:
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`Cause you had a bad day, , j% d8 ]+ T& I3 q9 w2 o
               F ! Y. E  U; c+ q
you're taking one down,   r& `* _# s0 D0 r1 Q) j3 V" {/ e
            Dm                   G0 P, M. @. w7 F% b
you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ ) @# A# p3 U& ~& {
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You say you don't know, ' t/ C: ~( v7 [( f( @
               F
you tell me don't lie," h: `5 E; r, Y
            Dm                   G
you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
            Am ( Q& d+ c+ i( Y1 E5 j
You had a bad day,# ?2 F7 N$ j& e) [" U* ?7 J  T
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the camera don't lie,
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
            Dm(4 count) Dm(3 count, then  Dm-C)
You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)

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Sometimes the system goes on the blink: _) V- u& P# B; l. O* ]  `# ~: z7 d9 @
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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 9 K* l( \9 |( [" S' T" N
            Ab
that you could be, well, oh that strong. 4 O- O$ k9 Z( R
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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C             F                         G
So where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .
C             F                      G% _6 }9 ~' o* L. s- ~: G
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.

Chorus:
                  C
`Cause you had a bad day, - B( N# u) f  w) s  F
               F 8 A; F( C: Z' S/ \5 J4 ?) Q5 ]# B
you're taking one down, 5 l2 Z8 T+ H7 v/ y
            Dm                   G- t) F; b# R9 }) M+ Y  H  P* ~
you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 9 M* h+ H. @2 p8 u% c
                  C
You say you don't know,
               F/ e0 Q  g  p9 r1 B" w8 ~5 H0 A
you tell me don't lie,2 g" G% t) ]4 Z& ?* L2 m
            Dm                   G 6 Z  V4 ?% w- [& \- h1 b
you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___
            Am
You had a bad day.0 Q5 }0 M1 c" T* I2 M" `/ w
               Ab
You see what you like?
            C/G             D/F#
And how does it feel for one more time?
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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. . .
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