Bad Day, by Daniel Powter9 {0 p+ | [% ?1 r
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
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Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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; e( c9 W. p, L: u$ C* r, P# A You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___9 T- B# v2 ?: Y* _$ ~. l" w8 ?5 F
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____. t$ v* j* i7 |& ?9 B* B+ V
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, [" L+ W Q3 B6 B! r7 ]& L, R6 jThey tell me your passion's gone away,___% B# N) V2 g |( J0 b
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and I don't need no carrying on.____ - d8 i+ V1 v' G( ?% t
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; c0 v! Y: F- {9 i7 i$ ]8 _" k You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
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. R& l0 j) `) b" C7 ~- T$ R0 l You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____
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0 u& c. |1 o% \ You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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You're falling to pieces every time,____ " d! ], P- H. L# n+ f1 r1 {8 |
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& o2 L- w- p4 a. K( n3 j& zand I don't need no carrying on.______
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`Cause you had a bad day, ) ~, I0 M) {, i8 w
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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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% m# c# `& y; u7 @" U8 q5 r$ CYou say you don't know, * A5 ^5 `6 G3 z T" @* {5 C
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you tell me don't lie,
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[% c7 _0 Z$ J! O7 R. }& byou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ # ~$ j z w8 A
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You had a bad day,; H& G% n3 \( C2 \0 J- s; ?
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the camera don't lie,
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. ; D* Z% O) U7 H9 E+ \8 H7 p
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. y9 J: Q9 i6 D# q5 QYou had a bad day.____
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) `4 _- f0 H- b- R. z; OWell you need a blue sky holiday.____, i @# X( J- ?( _0 U# e$ I
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4 X* K5 W' N, a! L1 T) F, V5 AThe point is they laugh at what you say,___
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and I don't need no carrying on._____ * ?6 \" ~, Z0 x3 P4 F6 J+ B7 P, I' W
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5 Q% E0 ?6 W/ b/ P`Cause you had a bad day, ; M. G$ ?$ k" A( n3 O
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) ? }$ t' O% I2 V) T# w/ Gyou're taking one down,
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You say you don't know, 2 N0 z5 d' J* _. o
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you tell me don't lie, `8 y- ~/ h( e
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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3 Z5 ?: [1 j3 T& \+ c; |" kYou had a bad day,
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* r9 ?# B, P1 j& U' sthe camera don't lie,
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. % h4 y" Q. N+ K( J: l2 }
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) _% |/ e- [/ _6 JYou had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)& [( m) F% ?5 N: ~" u7 |4 J$ S
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, b! g( a% I9 S2 q; v; ISometimes the system goes on the blink6 E- V O/ j1 }) `' V( |% ]
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& ~5 D; Y& `& `/ K- |" ^/ _2 qand the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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: `; k5 S6 M$ O( |7 I! qYou might not make it back and you know 7 f/ H$ Z' D% l# r. i, G% P
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that you could be, well, oh that strong.
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1 @: F' a9 A" i8 U% Z9 h7 Dand I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah* Y+ X3 D3 I: y& C4 O. _1 ?
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% c: }0 Y7 ]6 N3 nSo where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .
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' U$ O, }3 J& nYou kick up the leaves and the magic is lost. % j/ N- i0 `! v
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2 @: \% m' d8 D* V9 E`Cause you had a bad day, 4 T; j- D. C/ y7 H; h
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you're taking one down, $ e+ C% q1 p. Y, i- y5 s% W# W$ Y
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2 h" z3 v% }6 p) syou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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! k1 f/ O; l2 b5 [5 LYou say you don't know, 2 T+ k; Q# I& f( x2 A3 t4 |! Y
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you tell me don't lie,
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; h, R. h: C3 E8 M% o' c8 X% k _you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___
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You had a bad day.
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G( h% u/ m% F( {) l. TYou see what you like? % ^& K: q6 J8 m1 M" [6 Z* U: X w
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$ L6 p: i' c) F4 _0 KAnd how does it feel for one more time? + X) U e: N* k i3 Q3 Z
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+ C! C# V' u. S Q3 Y! SYou had a bad day.___
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You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .
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