Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
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NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live; E/ C# W+ j4 c
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' @! B: o8 a9 j9 b0 H% ]& MIntro: C F G 8 T0 a2 O! M0 I8 G- B
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" f! V0 ]7 h: G2 ~$ v' V Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___9 N+ O2 L; U3 R2 Y
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____5 H0 T6 ]9 _7 w3 N* N F" z
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They tell me your passion's gone away,___
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and I don't need no carrying on.____ . W% V- K* c% p) k
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You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
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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.___ 2 J& e$ c, e1 x8 j- F7 \
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# v' s( a c; W' x! s, y4 zYou're falling to pieces every time,____
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* W' S* m' P( L. t0 ^and I don't need no carrying on.______ % v/ g3 q1 F) c% v
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' m9 F5 o9 L) ~9 f1 J; F`Cause you had a bad day, 7 G8 C7 Z9 j. W1 i
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# v, ^' h8 R* Q t9 ayou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ * V# ~% P7 B% X; M0 G
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You say you don't know, . W! O7 l' S* p% @
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you tell me don't lie,8 Z7 y5 ?- l# K) I/ M
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) _9 P& n/ U0 D3 ^; i( Xyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ 1 a: b0 U0 m& I! u) z9 G5 A( c
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$ ]& p! J7 R, o' @9 C% _9 WYou had a bad day,
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7 \8 P& N8 J9 a9 \* G8 z4 Mthe camera don't lie,
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: i4 F6 L- d) I% z) @2 Pyou're coming back down and you really don't mind. , i* n; @( f8 x; q3 n) I
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You had a bad day.____' a! i. d+ t' ?9 v
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( ^; p' e4 o" D& n- ~; v You had a bad day. 2 `5 I+ f% S J K" u4 G
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____
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# H" z: A$ w' x3 f: j8 jThe point is they laugh at what you say,___ : U: r3 m% r3 J! E4 q% R' s
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* H; W) T$ G4 hand I don't need no carrying on._____
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& r4 V" T! x% Z9 d+ ~% k) G`Cause you had a bad day,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 3 e6 u& d* K- X/ T- _
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0 |- X- D+ }7 E) _3 }You say you don't know,
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5 T" B0 q5 ?' t0 g) Ayou tell me don't lie,
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& z3 o. i0 `5 q& b( p6 ]$ Y2 v3 pyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ + c+ w- o" U* Y1 d6 C9 Q! a
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+ M1 j6 n/ c$ X2 v6 H# N! oYou had a bad day,- g* C/ f9 \9 Y B5 `
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the camera don't lie,; f2 `+ G' w* a$ I
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1 w* H1 ?/ P9 U( _you're coming back down and you really don't mind. 2 A4 C; K. I6 \( I' ^- ]
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
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6 i- V( ]" y9 V0 t5 pSometimes the system goes on the blink9 @5 M% I, D' J3 U. g4 K$ {
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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 5 [/ V& {3 x2 z7 t- G8 }
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2 K; d7 X) y8 V# s& E4 [that you could be, well, oh that strong.
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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 .0 [; h6 N% A: }! p
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7 c/ E% C+ T3 o' \" w, iYou kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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`Cause you had a bad day, 3 w1 V0 C' T/ N$ r/ y" ]0 N5 b
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you're taking one down, $ s1 X4 i- \( l- S
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9 _) t' ?5 Y" l% ?# LYou say you don't know,
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5 B6 E7 Q! |, N T6 y2 D: Gyou 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 see what you like?
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And how does it feel for one more time? + L8 l3 t& `" |% N3 m% q
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$ o3 J. f& I5 Z! \5 l( GYou had a bad day.___ 2 n" A/ ?, ^- I
(C F Dm G repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on C) 4 \. s' h* H4 E- k1 Q0 L7 Q
You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .) e& W- T4 E0 `; M9 d0 C
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