Bad Day, by Daniel Powter. H! m! `- F2 Q; _; \
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
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* r/ b# P. a0 ]# C6 S+ \6 b. x* k1 A* D Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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5 f# x. J1 W9 w- [* E" k You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___
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E$ q; r5 R5 @) g9 E They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____- a7 g2 T: e0 G! _# n( H. @5 J
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They tell me your passion's gone away,___% V/ v( T. W! t" O- e
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) O J0 l) t! V' Hand I don't need no carrying on.____ / v0 h, c0 n1 |6 ^* O
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You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
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! w# y. ?* k* v: T' p; t7 s3 @! \ You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ " v' L' H7 }( q8 Z: R C
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You tell me your life's been way off line.___ 4 N, _; d" ^% V6 ~- O8 ~
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; U5 T; ^# U J1 FYou're falling to pieces every time,____
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# z, A& s2 {7 Fand I don't need no carrying on.______ & x) f0 z3 T& W8 m% E
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`Cause you had a bad day, ! T. L! F' m& H4 K& l/ c/ E
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you're taking one down, , R9 g+ E/ }5 {; s# n M
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ # ~$ d- ^, V% l# X
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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.____ , `. `( F! C R) \# _5 t
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You had a bad day,
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, c/ O5 { l# y$ Ithe camera don't lie,
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; k: x/ b' l9 y H2 e" L* s5 Kyou're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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You had a bad day.____. h- p; t" |6 x3 d1 A- a' V: G! F
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You had a bad day.
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+ A8 m; o5 O, I% i% P6 h* | pWell you need a blue sky holiday.____1 D& C+ ?" ^& |. G# M0 @
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___ 9 y# w; X5 i3 s. v R: M8 u: V
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+ Z% s9 ~) l4 _4 w% w" k+ oand I don't need no carrying on._____
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6 A) j" o1 c/ Q" H`Cause you had a bad day, / i! h6 q; j" ]1 s6 y! F% O
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ V7 q C* Q" H! ^5 P9 }, O* C
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You say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,
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* C" P$ f( ?5 dyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ 3 U* ]' v! [# _& N! L" H9 ~ H
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% K* N$ w( [5 S% c9 UYou had a bad day,
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7 h8 U; T# N9 G! z: g# u2 P0 Mthe camera don't lie,
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5 c: z: x2 t' Wyou're coming back down and you really don't mind. % e1 p: {. T! o1 G
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/ P1 a9 z+ g( b6 W2 W6 wYou had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)) K, F* N7 @8 L( R
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink, o2 p1 c1 }& ]- |7 b/ a% n& U" J; C
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& B3 V9 W: w5 V3 s0 A; N Vand the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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. b6 H% @# [6 f; R9 E0 J) O) JYou might not make it back and you know , q3 E" R% B' k z
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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 .) b( z# ]! q+ A) D* ~
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# F' |2 I J, D& x/ i; S/ vYou kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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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 had a bad day.
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You see what you like? I& j' r+ ?! Q' F$ K
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And how does it feel for one more time? - n7 f, U5 ^) N+ @6 x+ R" l3 Q: w: A
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You had a bad day.___
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3 F8 K( v, {9 q6 Q) C You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .; ]/ ]4 x" Q. `3 r7 a( r: P
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