Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
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NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live* M E8 g9 c7 y ]1 P$ A+ W! ?$ E6 B
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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.___
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____! n% c: \& z! k$ t) v I8 \
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! U( ^5 g& N0 i: L7 g& m! K+ I# xThey tell me your passion's gone away,___9 F# o+ v2 X3 t
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and I don't need no carrying on.____
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) n9 J( {# t" j* s% ]# C7 F/ Q You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____6 T) N7 R# y$ D, u5 d2 l' V6 P, S
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You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ % P2 p2 p8 s/ q. F6 j( N
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. a7 P6 B( G4 B: y7 j" Q You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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! H4 ~, R" i6 f" K, {1 y. `You're falling to pieces every time,____ + o/ j% W0 q, y" ~: Z7 M
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and I don't need no carrying on.______ ' x# i+ ^7 O% v
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Chorus:
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8 {" N) h" G S`Cause you had a bad day, + q/ N; C2 P9 H* g
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; y2 i$ n2 @; L& i( }2 N, n. f0 ~3 xyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ u; ]' ?! _! Q7 W
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9 |+ H0 W* o" l5 q: ?You say you don't know, ' M/ s+ j% r l$ ]
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you tell me don't lie,
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`, R" F1 Q8 |* O0 t: v& f- _you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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9 f! \9 o4 \8 G( d3 JYou had a bad day,$ o2 ^8 O* D3 ~: c6 _: @
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. ; j: h* C5 J/ e4 ~5 J
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0 N6 F, ] O: X. U( f9 h, BYou had a bad day.____ o0 ]8 c1 F) n" m5 P! c
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You had a bad day.
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____
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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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`Cause you had a bad day, $ h$ o/ _, ?, h. o& M1 p0 x! ?+ u6 Y
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You say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ ! Y9 L. I' s+ C* ^9 i7 o
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You had a bad day,
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)+ ]* L/ v+ t/ P1 R- l/ w
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& U$ W- d/ W! e4 b P4 y- A# P OSometimes the system goes on the blink
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and the whole thing it turns out wrong. * M3 K/ q3 }7 O+ l1 ?
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1 W" w. L7 s0 f+ \8 o4 d1 [+ DYou might not make it back and you know
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that you could be, well, oh that strong. 0 D% w6 i0 w2 @1 f$ p
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. C2 z" r& [2 V- m% @2 @
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& O1 R2 V0 a7 ]4 q5 gSo where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I ." Q$ \3 e' i% g
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost. . C" h% L- _5 j) y: m; G2 V
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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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,, _* X1 `, W+ h& F, u9 a0 X
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you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ % Q; v" G5 U9 S
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You had a bad day.
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2 ]9 B1 L9 F+ NYou see what you like? ( \/ q# @% z2 a9 b( |/ Q' M r
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And how does it feel for one more time?
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: V" m, s# M, q. \You had a bad day.___ * r! V& Q2 S2 I1 k0 k! R; S8 M
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You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .
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