Bad Day, by Daniel Powter8 Y5 @0 _- m. N% H( _
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
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Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ 6 Z& m1 \( b# j( J" G6 K% o
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___
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( C7 ^1 x. b6 R6 _4 ~' }3 ^ They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____$ K- a7 d6 \' q3 i1 O
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They tell me your passion's gone away,___' \1 }# \: u9 K$ p5 }9 c) ^2 y: F
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and I don't need no carrying on.____ % X0 ?+ Y3 h+ ~3 M! R% W
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9 X* k! j* K" {5 Z8 s You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____4 g) i' q+ [" A( q( H) X
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You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____
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, f* S. I; a, m. I! U% T7 h You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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8 j+ w$ j% D9 J0 M# D8 GYou're falling to pieces every time,____
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and I don't need no carrying on.______ , J/ d( ?* l$ `6 ^4 |5 }! k' E( i
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/ ~0 d) y8 Z5 I$ C0 Z`Cause you had a bad day, a. ]$ L$ o0 T% Y4 I
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you're taking one down, ) q5 @; J' ?: R) G6 n
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 0 `4 O: [* @& p8 J2 F$ h- ?% U
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( f4 Q$ Q3 [+ z# ^# x. ^you tell me don't lie,
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2 j. @! v; _# M4 jyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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- I% A7 P; f! W3 Z5 F: |) X0 [You had a bad day,
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9 O' [+ y3 h8 I% a$ W7 h9 h* X3 ythe camera don't lie,
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. ' m7 X2 K% I; F) B" f' J$ v
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$ R8 G1 v9 a0 V: U8 F3 C" ZYou had a bad day.____& j1 A/ K f( k0 |0 K
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# j1 r @* s* J5 L& M0 A" k$ D, ] You had a bad day. $ X9 ?* Q' ^ H, }; N% [2 n- u
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. x4 H: }0 a& {. |Well you need a blue sky holiday.____
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: F+ U( n' J; J% RThe point is they laugh at what you say,___ ( l H. \1 p/ E& Z. j
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5 l4 k% ]- e; u! {0 y' ^and I don't need no carrying on._____
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\ w; Z1 L* {8 M`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down,
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$ y; d5 H' V0 _ `0 hyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 2 }) h1 D5 I i- s% @% }
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5 m6 h9 h5 }7 ]( lYou say you don't know, / Q+ H+ j0 Z, z0 E4 U( ]% d
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5 _3 }+ \* T7 e' }# `you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ ) W7 U; T4 r' V; t- @& c; O0 D
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# H% w, g2 ?8 g! k, o( mYou had a bad day,3 S+ l$ ?1 y. W
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the camera don't lie,
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. 0 s3 ~1 O6 A5 t/ E( | r
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, Z$ f J" F; \; MSometimes the system goes on the blink
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0 Z# M/ F+ P7 ]( ]and the whole thing it turns out wrong. 1 C" b4 p3 m# e5 d# u6 ?/ b
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1 o% n3 k E' v4 [. b7 I$ ^. aYou might not make it back and you know
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, r8 u. G# N; ^# o! `: Z; Dthat you could be, well, oh that strong. - B3 z; D l- U: l; T0 _
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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 ., d* k( E2 \ d" {7 E. ~% K/ Q. C
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost. 4 h( H# k9 _( L/ ~
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`Cause you had a bad day, 9 \7 E4 E/ ?" @; W, x( L
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you're taking one down, & |2 ]5 n4 n2 r6 d7 a8 V9 z
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You say you don't know, ( b8 u" ^5 ]4 r5 U$ M9 z
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& H1 U* Q) \5 yyou work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ 0 \1 C7 [8 j$ B0 Q3 W
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You had a bad day.
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You see what you like? + g4 Q& T ?) W; M9 }2 c0 H
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; V9 y# H) g% c! wAnd how does it feel for one more time?
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, q+ c$ M8 S ^3 N6 bYou had a bad day.___ % A R# e4 s9 _% y
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You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .4 u, U( J: \4 |$ o8 W
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