Bad Day, by Daniel Powter% e; d7 V1 E6 k
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato7 g2 ]( Y- E5 P" R' h* I
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live1 F& t) Q% }0 p$ S1 I
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9 |0 ?) \/ i# f( dIntro: C F G
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2 |, b3 {7 x! \ Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
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) N) ~6 ^1 V, j7 y. }; E* mThey tell me your passion's gone away,___$ w2 l7 H \# W( e
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and I don't need no carrying on.____ % t+ q2 N* O: p# z) A% }
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You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____9 z! b1 ^9 g; }) L0 Y) ^" m' y
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You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____
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$ a2 K" b6 A% j! N You tell me your life's been way off line.___ ! G6 a- o" ^6 h/ Z0 G8 g8 Z/ W- M" v
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You're falling to pieces every time,____
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and I don't need no carrying on.______
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Chorus: ! z2 c2 x5 f7 c: [; w3 a) |
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/ ^4 h0 D* C: q`Cause you had a bad day, ; r0 ~% k/ c% d, N: u* d
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you're taking one down, ) E; B; R7 \) I) Y% p
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 1 ~! v- ], N9 t' s
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You say you don't know, % I4 ]* ~+ @1 z6 N% Q" C+ ~
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you tell me don't lie,: A- M1 H7 C1 Z4 s. T' E7 i: R
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- c) R, F9 E, Kyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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You had a bad day,
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7 e3 w2 _& l% A& Xthe camera don't lie,
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/ j8 [' k% |" ?$ v$ y# @you're coming back down and you really don't mind. 2 |/ s: e W! l1 a8 _2 f
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; [8 ^* _+ N& E" T$ I' s6 o+ ^You had a bad day.____6 `8 a, a0 e) N% G6 R w9 D2 w
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You had a bad day. # ~# i" _7 t% J" M- d
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____
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6 q# m9 |. `) L n4 }( ?( ]The point is they laugh at what you say,___ 3 P8 d6 ?# _% t5 O
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down, 0 p) A4 O9 o; e, D4 G* a8 m
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/ Q+ d% j* ~3 U. C1 v7 q! K; Q2 byou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 7 _) i. z# v, v# i# C
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' _# J/ t! R' i) c3 eYou say you don't know,
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7 ?" U, E* Z' V5 S& B% F7 ~you tell me don't lie,+ C7 l- z) g! \- j1 m
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1 K& o9 L% X$ byou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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: D" q5 c1 h% N k9 L% WYou had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie,3 i% D/ m: ?9 {# a+ v g- d
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)* Z5 B% U; { L1 G; @: K
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink
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and the whole thing it turns out wrong. % w! Y! j1 m; i8 O/ Y
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You might not make it back and you know
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that you could be, well, oh that strong. 9 J' H9 [4 m# y n/ C( i( z! D
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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( h3 L' y$ f) G" ]. f! n! h$ m9 CSo where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .
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. ]7 ^6 T6 |% Z% T# ^) s9 ^You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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you're taking one down, 9 P. S$ N; Q/ E" G8 @
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you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___
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You had a bad day.) b1 _$ R- N9 v9 z1 E5 f- N; Y
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You see what you like? 0 Z( ?& m! ^' f# x8 N- v# l
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And how does it feel for one more time? 4 l9 g: s1 a2 p' H- N6 I7 A& s
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4 f. E* V7 E8 H6 B, {You had a bad day.___
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