Bad Day, by Daniel Powter* W* L8 v) R+ v, M6 i
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
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\/ S$ @+ H; n$ o0 W) I3 L3 U Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___7 `3 l) d9 [9 e2 q
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____: _3 [7 b: e* c$ M. n
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3 u5 u4 W# E# l/ z5 \; r& SThey tell me your passion's gone away,___
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and I don't need no carrying on.____
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/ B" i) q0 q& E: o: ^6 ?2 F. c You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____2 K! t' U$ b7 Z+ x7 B
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% y q1 `* E. W2 g5 |1 `6 Y You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____
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( V! z+ x) r/ l0 g5 V: Z( m. y You tell me your life's been way off line.___ 9 x% d% D3 B% n
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You're falling to pieces every time,____ 3 [- C" f9 ?& A& e9 q
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( z" U$ X) {* P1 |Chorus:
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& D* ]; i* K+ t- Z, U( ]1 C`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down, 0 K- d. @7 L% P% `2 f) D* r# n
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know, $ `- i/ ], B( d' o
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you tell me don't lie, i% y K2 `0 X# H" t9 B
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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You had a bad day,4 y$ p3 I0 t. {4 q% c. T! O5 b
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the camera don't lie,
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5 X4 v% W( X9 v$ v& q9 Iyou're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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5 {: j. ~5 q$ z |You had a bad day.____! ^, ^, K- l7 m+ y% v
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You had a bad day. 5 r1 u7 s6 i6 w: t' y7 F( A
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____) `9 A, e( F4 ^# z" \; s5 W
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___ ( @/ M2 U9 ?4 T$ x5 p
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1 D C& o' A) t* L) l' m- Yand I don't need no carrying on._____ 0 Y" l. z5 K" G+ Z: L" i5 L6 x
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Chorus:
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6 Y3 _5 Z& ~3 I9 cyou're taking one down,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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; N) a4 L' B: M& ~You say you don't know,
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' S* S" b* ~( v4 [, i( e: v7 c5 ryou tell me don't lie,; C+ a% f9 I! O4 c9 G: P- T2 Q- q& N
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ ! N3 N; ^6 w4 B+ d4 C
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9 F/ H1 h* d7 S1 pYou 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.
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
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9 ]; h5 G1 i4 _* x3 d: _Sometimes the system goes on the blink- r9 @& Z* c0 s H* c6 ]7 h8 W; d
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! E# A M( c- K' o, zand the whole thing it turns out wrong. 6 }4 K& Y f. [7 f0 U5 s7 F+ ^
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You might not make it back and you know
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah6 M+ n+ v7 g9 \% s% ?2 K
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So where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .' R# h* B4 |1 C S
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`Cause you had a bad day, 8 B0 ~% X0 ^- x! A" S; Y
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3 _8 W9 D# e) j ]" ~/ Q# m, vyou're taking one down,
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: |& i. s0 p" _% W; G1 p& Q1 C( NYou say you don't know,
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4 ~* p- s3 N0 i1 c6 u% \+ P4 cyou work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___
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6 Q" t6 u% a8 ]3 `* X6 I+ gYou had a bad day.
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( R S( Q0 H2 g5 O: x, zYou see what you like?
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And how does it feel for one more time?
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You had a bad day.___ 5 v3 ]* c3 V- V0 }& t I
(C F Dm G repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on C)
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