Bad Day, by Daniel Powter1 l8 n! D5 I+ _+ ~8 ?, `
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
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, w( ]/ g: a% B: J. oIntro: C F G ' P( h; O- E; u
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1 G8 y" Z. T$ v* [# E1 [ Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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9 i) m7 H/ d% h9 n4 n- r/ d9 K You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___- i: M! U& y% y# P3 D
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____4 |/ V- T, R0 b' C8 N
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They tell me your passion's gone away,___
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2 w4 E, y5 r. c5 B D, I4 H& Oand I don't need no carrying on.____
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You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____5 J, j6 O5 C8 ]; V4 \9 K
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$ e& N0 E. I7 D/ B( ?) ]6 M You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____
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You tell me your life's been way off line.___ 5 L% E9 W2 Z; [# T
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You're falling to pieces every time,____
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and I don't need no carrying on.______ 2 \7 w/ X& E1 A' V1 z& R
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Chorus:
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down, / L5 N; l c& ]' l U% z
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J5 v) q: [. d1 _/ s$ m& z4 Ryou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ ( B: |- ?) A! z% P/ v- R7 Z: w: d2 C, C
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You say you don't know, % D8 T& i& ^" \& ~
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3 e; c& x* X6 E9 L0 `you tell me don't lie,
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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! r' P' I/ A3 j4 J6 zYou had a bad day,( T/ b& R5 p# }& ^
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the camera don't lie,
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' D& K, P- h: t2 L1 E. ]you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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You had a bad day.____7 \- C; T/ Z4 [2 _
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You had a bad day. 9 j+ P* `% Z0 D, `
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' a% L8 E7 A. vWell you need a blue sky holiday.____' ?: B/ F; U7 U1 s3 ]
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___
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' z8 V% O1 o. I- _- C! eand I don't need no carrying on._____ 7 ?2 H) F/ R. I6 ~; ^7 Z; \4 f
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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5 o8 i3 H6 i0 ~0 Y5 A# c3 syou're taking one down, " M3 `) \ i8 N; @! j: @3 w
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# j2 m8 p# j8 b6 U: Z! xyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 0 F/ L# {: Z; H# q
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You say you don't know, 0 m8 e9 y! V6 I2 m) ~ t
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9 k" q& ]) e6 Y8 \* Tyou tell me don't lie,
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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, y8 k- n6 ?' n+ [- KYou had a bad day,3 A9 d- w! l- \( l3 C6 L# G
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1 m3 x& L6 E% g+ [you're coming back down and you really don't mind. 2 p6 N, e4 f& a( M8 y
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)% A$ H& S; F7 c
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink
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: ?, f0 @; s( \9 z! tand the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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You might not make it back and you know : W' g5 M" f/ Y6 Z: {7 M
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that you could be, well, oh that strong.
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! c" n" p* ~) ]* c: q
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3 M3 N- ?# x5 @0 T ?2 XSo where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .# k4 I. T; Y! Q I' D
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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`Cause you had a bad day, ) L- F- S. H V- u, w5 i# _
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know, ( E( s% R5 I. d% O+ G
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# T5 d' a- v, t$ R7 |you tell me don't lie,
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/ z5 ?7 G. {) U4 l$ K" z: ^; jyou work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ ! y3 ]: T. @" i; r+ B. v( L
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6 c. A6 z! O# vYou had a bad day.
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" _- k, {8 ~; m4 R) b# q' X; BYou see what you like? " u$ q2 x2 ], o2 z, h" b+ t5 }) S1 x
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And how does it feel for one more time?
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You had a bad day.___
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