Bad Day, by Daniel Powter1 g9 d6 M7 n8 R* l5 A7 s0 N
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
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: k8 J# I5 z0 J, q/ vIntro: C F G # N* F/ r7 T3 R( X! ?
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( q$ K5 r& Z- t% _ Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ # w1 J- z* p, g7 s, r h l
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) Q( n% C g5 O* e P! ]! r You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___# o. }( S+ E2 A g0 Q
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
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They tell me your passion's gone away,___5 j2 {7 }7 n/ m
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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.____
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7 f' s# z$ {6 o- p& U" D You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____
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% K9 L2 c& t7 { You tell me your life's been way off line.___ * K+ a8 Z8 j F% W2 r
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9 ?$ a0 F( ^3 K- L. y" \& d+ W4 {You're falling to pieces every time,____ $ S0 D8 M# q2 l
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% n" g$ c) C8 G( a1 M. kand I don't need no carrying on.______ # z0 ?2 g+ b+ P9 W w2 u
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. r {# ~; o4 W2 |. @`Cause you had a bad day, " Y( N. A9 m2 p; X' s# u
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you're taking one down, " X* ^) g1 o) h0 g
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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,
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2 q. }! f1 w: h$ s$ C$ \! Wyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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You had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie,
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. ' O. K C% C d
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You had a bad day.____
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You had a bad day.
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* Q4 U& P) A/ ^) Q$ XWell you need a blue sky holiday.____' ~8 H1 u6 C# ]6 @& z
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; g- M# t, W9 l3 P2 t9 u; _" MThe point is they laugh at what you say,___ * \% |( K2 J, X5 k# s7 N! o& ~
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( q3 X$ U% \2 @8 y" S% ?and I don't need no carrying on._____ : W& F. c$ V0 i4 _/ G/ s. c& x
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, H6 H; J4 E% |( b' r4 k( a/ d" U`Cause you had a bad day, 9 v: U; Q( p) @: w
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you're taking one down, 3 d) G0 `* b7 j2 c
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 0 N- x# ~7 m7 j) y
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You say you don't know,
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2 R8 P. s" W! k! l9 J3 l' t. o; Fyou tell me don't lie,
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+ r8 k1 X% w2 O7 e! Ryou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ 5 O& d% ]# A, @( U6 W
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8 H7 s# o) J! ^; B8 X4 P7 QYou had a bad day,7 t# p- @' |, p4 P9 S9 R
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" o+ f) w% w3 H _2 R3 Tyou're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)% Y( T% n6 i, s) [
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink8 b) o8 Z( i$ [* w
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" r- s- p6 U# r6 [2 _: t3 rand the whole thing it turns out wrong. * N/ U" Z) }+ x- c' R
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( @, ~+ I6 d! o7 X) ?* mYou might not make it back and you know 5 e2 A# F7 E! J% _$ V" _1 H( l+ o" L
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that you could be, well, oh that strong. - {1 y f2 s! J2 C! ?' \
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah7 D) v% c) r$ b' y0 s
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# G. s u) a1 v- XSo 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. 1 p4 X, _8 q% `4 x# X, H1 V. P
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you're taking one down,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ ! E) W, X' w4 C' k
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You say you don't know, . k7 x$ t9 Z# ~% D* o
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you tell me don't lie,7 _1 \. ?: K+ } d4 o
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) i% }/ d' L" b% V' ^5 yyou work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ ! S b. o( L- A: q n0 g
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You see what you like?
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) x7 |1 U& x# L$ mAnd how does it feel for one more time? ( D, o0 _+ @6 r: M2 M1 _
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. `* L2 p7 `) y2 vYou had a bad day.___
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You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .
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