Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
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, | B( Z4 e0 E9 h3 W' ^ {! |Intro: C F G
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Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ 3 d6 |+ l. u6 Y$ C5 t( b
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___3 a* W8 C( t7 P
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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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( Q7 _. f$ P: `, Oand I don't need no carrying on.____ . x+ B% B/ N5 q# y# i2 j9 I. _
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You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____+ y; I5 g0 R( I' |1 x- M6 h
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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.___
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7 h+ N+ v1 \0 @8 v( y* H$ j, u& O3 @You're falling to pieces every time,____
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" R! y" A: ^0 t; S. o( Hand I don't need no carrying on.______
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+ G3 }3 U% M" t: E# a`Cause you had a bad day, {. p& {( a; ~8 T
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you're taking one down, % X: T( E/ {7 i
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. o9 \6 U- n: `2 h' ~you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know, * c1 ?+ E$ A- o8 d
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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.____ 1 o' K' }, L( X5 \; K
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0 w* O _! ^* N e' r5 wYou had a bad day,
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( B4 t: A+ o6 D4 @$ U& tthe camera don't lie,
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2 |$ W$ |0 x, `6 jyou're coming back down and you really don't mind. : Q# p! J5 u0 w! X
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You had a bad day.____: U( N/ e* [9 {/ b" Y( e
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1 G' t# ^* P% w0 u- a You had a bad day. 0 G6 k6 J9 S- I2 c
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____
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# i' e+ d* p3 R$ Q v3 [The point is they laugh at what you say,___
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( p L0 k/ R0 `and I don't need no carrying on._____
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`Cause you had a bad day, 1 h7 x$ E3 w3 A4 e2 R0 F8 P
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1 A; N1 b5 f1 z- U) b' x" j+ L0 myou're taking one down,
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) [" P! J$ K/ @* T) H6 B& v+ ayou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know, + i) s5 |6 @8 \$ i! {7 n
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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.____
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- U( F! Z0 g! |0 a: _You had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie,
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% A( b8 H% U8 r) o7 Jyou're coming back down and you really don't mind. 1 _ w; |. A/ F. f* P. m# F6 _( n
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& a5 n7 ~8 v! m' M) N# F$ N/ HYou had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink
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and the whole thing it turns out wrong. , u: [. G6 c- i2 E! w
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" Z! h' }# R" gYou might not make it back and you know * K5 s( ?* U7 Z
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that you could be, well, oh that strong. ( d. T0 E* n' j" ?8 C
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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2 Y* W4 W* p, ]/ T3 B) b6 a8 HSo 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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) h6 |2 P/ E2 `5 A4 r; \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,5 A0 L2 J. O6 U' A5 F8 n6 o+ w
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you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___
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' z* d# n' }3 h& F- t2 _You had a bad day.
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8 \: ^& Z5 h( E/ ]! MYou see what you like? 4 c6 {! ^$ |7 K, \" A0 ^ ?
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And how does it feel for one more time?
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$ J# G7 k# N) a7 m$ A" gYou had a bad day.___ ( w& b5 z; c" O$ b! v& \
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You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . ./ {( [/ [' g* |5 k* q
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