bad day

Bad Day, by Daniel Powter4 r- X: Q7 \# B2 {$ h# E
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live4 G! g7 R% ^3 x- c4 y
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Intro:  C  F  G
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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.___5 A* L& e% K3 U
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  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.____ 5 H) W! t, H5 N/ {
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  You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____1 s6 S# h& P2 |, _
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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.___ 8 z+ x$ Y( G) l2 d; C
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You're falling to pieces every time,____
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and I don't need no carrying on.______ & ^* H# _4 Q6 ?" k9 Z& K, }: N1 H
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Chorus:
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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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You say you don't know,
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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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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.____
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  You had a bad day. 4 O* ~. v2 ^9 T& R  F

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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____, {  }$ a9 u) C- v2 A
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___ 7 l. j5 `- c( n% E$ w4 l
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and I don't need no carrying on._____ - _! |% L: }; i$ \- y* C1 {
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Chorus: 9 g5 u3 a6 i+ H$ V* K* v9 W
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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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You say you don't know, 0 X: b  _0 k8 s% Q! f) I* i* p
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you tell me don't lie,7 }7 W! [, _1 }! g& m  m
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ ; e! q: j" c2 g/ c' b
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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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Sometimes the system goes on the blink
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and the whole thing it turns out wrong. 1 B: A6 M, U* g3 \  K% `
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You might not make it back and you know % z  a, h: x- U2 q8 _! ]# F6 ]: Q
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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: P5 f; \( X* g5 s/ |8 N  A

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So where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.

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`Cause you had a bad day, ; e+ Y) S% u5 w+ L9 f. g
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you're taking one down, / \& e1 V) u7 Q6 N
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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,
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you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ 3 P2 |4 ]4 ?5 d) d0 R% R4 P7 V3 F
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You had a bad day./ {- z0 c% D% n
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You see what you like?
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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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You had a bad day. Ahhhh…  Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .  n+ \3 p1 ~2 ?% b2 |2 p
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