Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
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NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live
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+ E0 \: ~# K5 l: r- A Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ $ E! x1 B2 C( {& e8 S- f$ o6 X1 H
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- F4 e! E5 J3 S& s" Y5 W You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___
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; j) K. A4 K; \' D0 R9 c2 h They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
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p; A- t, O1 h6 Y6 w7 n6 fThey tell me your passion's gone away,___
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! ^: X5 x' r: k8 V7 l7 [2 o1 yand I don't need no carrying on.____
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You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
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You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____
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You tell me your life's been way off line.___ a3 o, R: j. _6 `( A
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You're falling to pieces every time,____ / F1 r6 c& _, {6 ?7 |+ b; x3 q
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0 d# ~0 H& s# Oand I don't need no carrying on.______
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`Cause you had a bad day, % ]# g o% ?2 m1 @0 V0 o
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you're taking one down, 5 h9 t( y- i4 Q0 s7 i/ I: d
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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. |( e8 o% P! e; tYou say you don't know, ' r) [. Y! U: A/ t* L8 J+ P
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+ ]$ ?7 K/ ]. {6 o9 i2 }0 a7 fyou tell me don't lie,/ R4 N0 P8 O' Q" h( { \0 T6 m
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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You had a bad day,. e- ^$ h7 h9 M' [: u4 d! N/ [6 w3 h* C, ]6 Z
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the camera don't lie,' F* v8 |1 L6 t# H" y; l* G
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( ]1 v: R5 n+ l/ V1 M3 q/ [you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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You had a bad day.____
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You had a bad day. 8 v# g; s0 Y8 f" T! [# M1 r! M
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5 W% ~$ \" S! j+ f& K2 P* uWell you need a blue sky holiday.____
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5 w% g9 H( e' n+ f. rThe point is they laugh at what you say,___
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4 r- |2 e" N" Y5 Q7 y! M, Sand I don't need no carrying on._____ 8 Z0 F0 U; @* W( j4 H& R# j: o
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down,
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You say you don't know,
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: D$ d5 c3 H- n3 j6 O7 u. ]& z: Xyou tell me don't lie,
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/ @0 q& ` e) ]you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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You had a bad day,+ q q( I- ~$ U7 K
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the camera don't lie,: @, f9 R$ ^1 n9 G U3 d/ ~
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. 9 l- c( _' S/ c
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
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and the whole thing it turns out wrong. " B0 `4 L/ C e* K
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You might not make it back and you know
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M; N2 s2 |* _6 @6 Ithat you could be, well, oh that strong. . j+ q+ k% s/ q% _
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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 .
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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6 Q% R- w$ e# j1 j4 J`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 work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___
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# t# y! ~+ {' L& V$ uYou had a bad day.
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You see what you like?
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9 [% H% T& t# |, H: o& f8 j! L @And how does it feel for one more time? 1 o3 Y+ O: f: w) M Z
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You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .. X5 J4 J {* g: l1 U5 t- R
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