bad day

Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato, K9 b- l2 l+ A1 X8 {# m5 s$ c
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live
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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.___1 B( ^* M1 c8 T( z% N
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  They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____! H' E. b4 h3 ?- P* v
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They tell me your passion's gone away,___
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and I don't need no carrying on.____
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  You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____9 V" [! h  }1 X  [" H- Y
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  You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ / ?4 m! t$ V$ E
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  You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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You're falling to pieces every time,____ / \# F; J1 S# {6 X  m. J
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and I don't need no carrying on.______ % W- F4 _) d8 p! m! P
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Chorus:   \: u; D/ x+ Q' K: B8 {
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`Cause you had a bad day, 4 B# x( O1 ^2 w
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you're taking one down, , a! d1 k9 X4 }8 D8 O
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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,4 p: j( L" T# a# s
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ ( y, k* \. |% z. p& T
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You had a bad day,4 \% [8 B9 D# D  B
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the camera don't lie,
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. - E$ Q9 D: N2 t3 W
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You had a bad day.____
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  You had a bad day. " Y! ~7 O5 z, W8 [
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____/ \3 @, c# R1 g
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___
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and I don't need no carrying on._____
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Chorus:
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`Cause you had a bad day, 8 e# [( a. K; p# ~8 Q2 e4 @4 N5 l
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you're taking one down, " v. R1 y3 j& I1 i% }4 w; g9 n
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 4 I2 t( b8 {1 ]- b
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You say you don't know, # h/ p* u  v* D6 |2 T
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you tell me don't lie,1 x5 t( Y; x; e3 K2 i% F7 ^
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ - g, @& }& \: E# C, S. a& D, @, S- X
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You had a bad day,7 {2 ^% e7 ~4 ]  l* R
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the camera don't lie,1 k5 v% \, L6 f8 n" h" w
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind.   L  J0 ?5 ]" @
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday). c8 a& j7 |* i( H4 g! k1 p
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink
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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 0 Y7 v7 c4 d# A3 H$ k; ?; K% h+ k4 \  r
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that you could be, well, oh that strong. 0 o& f; \: ]* T5 I. Q! Z5 s0 E
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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 .4 W2 h6 ~, c2 Q& E8 H
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.

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`Cause you had a bad day, / X+ W& X8 @' ~, S
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you're taking one down, : o* \' _+ L5 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,
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you tell me don't lie,0 ?% }7 Q, B4 Q; x" f
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you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___
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You had a bad day.! G* p+ W5 M. N( _9 q
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You see what you like?
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And how does it feel for one more time? ! B+ I& F7 s. P' [- `$ {
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You had a bad day.___  , `! H0 |0 r/ X0 S
               (C  F  Dm G repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on C) " p: t5 P4 [! x+ L1 q
You had a bad day. Ahhhh…  Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .9 F. R* E. J2 B( m2 c
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