Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
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2 A- m% \1 s/ R$ s7 qIntro: C F G : f$ Q) n+ }' a% N/ m
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9 r ~4 D9 F4 J( I1 Q9 d5 u, z 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.____
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They tell me your passion's gone away,___
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and I don't need no carrying on.____ + B) U, ?; B+ V; ~; i$ u# i5 Z/ ~
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K# r4 k0 h. P* E# x You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____$ v/ M& U8 c `4 S
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You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ 5 v7 K9 R' `$ `5 a' h5 R
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6 `- N0 _& H' r You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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You're falling to pieces every time,____
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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, * z7 @5 K+ T4 y% L
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you're taking one down, % F) Z6 D) y8 \
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0 v$ Y1 d% S9 D: b( Z6 `5 ]8 Zyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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! I& W& u! ~, B( eYou say you don't know, 6 ^ n e3 n( M# C; _! m
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you tell me don't lie,) C) ~ k- C. [. `" Q3 m# X
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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2 _7 }7 i$ n- \, F: W: lYou had a bad day,& z+ `7 e5 Y( K. [$ L6 F# r
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the camera don't lie,
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. 8 P. \' ]. F3 X; e4 \5 U% k0 G+ P
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You had a bad day.____
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3 B! I7 ?8 a! `. ^ 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,___ * U* c1 s2 ^, ?
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and I don't need no carrying on._____ ' g7 a/ L! h# V$ `+ N W& E
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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! q+ q0 e2 |/ U" F1 y p- ~8 f% h" @you're taking one down,
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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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: b* W; Z w& Z yyou tell me don't lie,2 r8 R, {9 P9 b+ |) g# v
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" K: A: ~0 o( l; a5 X4 x, Cyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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7 Q8 Y! ^8 c/ n" @4 DYou had a bad day,; U7 \, |6 Z) v
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the camera don't lie,6 ? @ F# w" R1 _; j
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* h/ ]* @6 P' ]- t1 y0 g$ Ryou're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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) X ?3 f8 o9 r9 CYou had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
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+ r5 d" ~* o" I5 SSometimes the system goes on the blink
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/ g' C) B& a5 r- Q/ [4 P% k2 xand 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, yeah2 y# v; r# h7 v7 e+ J l& J
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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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8 P) ~0 o6 \6 Z`Cause you had a bad day, 4 d: X5 E: i+ Y; F e
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you're taking one down, . R: O- R# \, e6 z( o4 L
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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4 c+ L( L& _$ U$ C3 YYou say you don't know,
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$ [: b' A3 o( X, V( ^you tell me don't lie,
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you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ 2 Z$ Z& z1 `( X- G( d# R
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" \! S- x2 r8 i+ m4 q, Q1 eYou see what you like? 7 }) _6 ^" r/ K g. P+ a* |
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And how does it feel for one more time? 1 s1 G+ j) m- t
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/ O! D1 K7 O/ H( b% s0 wYou had a bad day.___ ( l S. ?0 I3 u; \4 h6 F
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( v3 D& q2 n3 X* e- G2 H You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .; u Y9 W! P0 @$ W% w' z# B
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