bad day

Bad Day, by Daniel Powter" R/ ~: Z9 l' c7 I- g
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live  X: S4 k0 \7 f1 I& x
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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.___3 M) F+ R1 g0 G2 l  R- v
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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,___
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and I don't need no carrying on.____ # F- S2 @7 y' A( f& q. j: C
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  You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____( j& G+ t& Z5 F# ?* G$ A
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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.___ # R6 P( W' N, S. i* _: ]
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You're falling to pieces every time,____ 3 q+ N5 l7 V, w- V
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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,
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you're taking one down,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ ' ~5 h( I1 {2 ]7 B/ O3 H; O& r: F* p
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You say you don't know, 8 T2 }& r: n5 s( R$ H; L
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you tell me don't lie,( x# w0 t, S3 f/ ^% _" O1 l
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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You had a bad day,3 }3 o* N# x+ j2 @
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the camera don't lie,
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. 9 V" z6 V, \  }1 }
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You had a bad day.____: T7 O: R4 ~8 t- p5 u5 }; Q$ `
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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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Chorus:
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`Cause you had a bad day, ; g7 X8 N% \/ y$ R) t. O3 ^0 \
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you're taking one down,   l+ a9 @  C5 y% Y" s( W6 K
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ / U  l5 C8 a  A  E. G6 M9 t
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You say you don't know, & W. F. `) S, l- D
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you tell me don't lie,4 ]6 _4 I, S& l& {
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ ; @5 y5 h; j3 G: N
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You had a bad day,. v) }# H0 t( W5 }( h, w! ~) 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. : n+ I& U4 v3 f4 D3 V
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)7 U+ |1 P0 i2 j0 N" J: s. ~9 @) m

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Sometimes the system goes on the blink% ^; F- i4 v5 E/ E7 F4 W0 w9 r3 \
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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
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that you could be, well, oh that strong.
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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. ! F. P/ p) L: |% ^  {
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Chorus:
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down,
            Dm                   G2 b" v4 @4 U; U: l9 ]9 T: o0 O
you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 5 b  q; {) U1 c3 q# z0 m
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You say you don't know, $ f4 C# V( H  ^" N& [: E; h, i
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you tell me don't lie,) x& B) V9 ~+ h( F, m) k
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you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ " G7 `2 @5 G9 x
            Am
You had a bad day.
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You see what you like? ( H4 y; H# s* X, f0 A
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And how does it feel for one more time? 2 y- d: T& l& }8 I! q5 L1 G
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You had a bad day.___  6 N6 l1 J! h9 H0 ^. ^" j
               (C  F  Dm G repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on C) 0 Z. K" f7 i0 @& }2 j
You had a bad day. Ahhhh…  Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .3 z. `9 t2 ^; u
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