Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
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/ F9 y+ O# b/ E0 k* eIntro: C F G
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! V. l( m6 z7 D n, }" N/ a Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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4 v6 Y1 X; S2 i You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____5 H8 K0 B, U3 w3 ]4 v3 v; p- u) \1 {; S
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. U/ Y6 F* w c( D0 x2 \They tell me your passion's gone away,___; g9 @. Y9 l4 w5 G: V9 _
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3 J2 `% w0 e2 `+ y0 J. B% |8 B5 a! _6 O5 _and I don't need no carrying on.____ ! B8 Y$ K( o8 P7 I; A; m
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You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
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# L0 W7 S0 h7 {9 r# F4 t You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____
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& g+ L8 B- v2 a! ~$ R3 ]4 ~% j" i You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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You're falling to pieces every time,____ 2 a7 }# B+ l0 ?
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8 ~, S4 e. F& n6 `7 t+ i' G5 jand I don't need no carrying on.______ 7 N/ ^1 E1 Z/ g0 V; G7 B* C6 e
" J) i8 K( z2 Z YChorus:
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0 Z* z# M: I; S5 u' a# l`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down,
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6 M1 [1 Q7 W& V h" S/ Jyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know,
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. |9 o: D& ?) x" b: b5 `7 vyou tell me don't lie,
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ 7 _% N# U+ b8 P$ E. e
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4 \! K0 t1 S0 S9 b f4 p3 F3 FYou had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie,2 E: b1 H" {( ?5 B. T* c% Y% `7 U
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' a4 {+ I6 ~# J8 w" }7 c0 B7 fyou're coming back down and you really don't mind. / i! g2 ?8 M$ K+ X+ T' o1 n
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You had a bad day.____0 L" V; E" w% c' \7 C) J% i% w# A
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You had a bad day.
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____2 _, N4 W6 y/ D6 g8 W
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___ 1 @4 v4 n/ K8 I. X. @+ k+ R
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and I don't need no carrying on._____
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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You say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,1 |) k, {& h6 X j: U2 `
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, D) w- V& q; gyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ 5 J7 F5 T* U. l4 j |. c5 e, D
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8 r, w7 n! v7 O5 p4 hYou had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie,
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)" s% j4 @7 d P$ V4 t
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink/ F$ X! K6 m* S6 ?9 r9 I
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+ }2 h' n# ?1 U7 Dand the whole thing it turns out wrong. : d3 G4 c! @$ \' f
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: {# @& S" d7 `$ O$ C! cand I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, t" @4 I9 ^4 ^: l0 d0 P: |8 f
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2 H, H: r [" Y+ gSo where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .: U D7 }: v3 x5 G
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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`Cause you had a bad day, , Y( |7 k3 h# L! |' D
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you're taking one down,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ % c# ? [! y+ R$ o3 z
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You say you don't know,
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you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ 6 j, Z, [9 v% D# \3 s
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You had a bad day.
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8 Y, c, n1 l7 \5 J& b% s1 g% rYou see what you like? ! q+ w3 ~- `- \% O& Y
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And how does it feel for one more time?
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& p5 |5 T; i( t9 A4 O$ }You had a bad day.___ 5 f7 J9 Y- B1 w% M3 a' K
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You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .
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