Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
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Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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$ N- \! e. u2 z* j( O 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.____
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You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
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You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ 8 m& l d- @5 A z4 D; C' }" H2 \
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You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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You're falling to pieces every time,____ 1 n$ Y' ~, V: N# W
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2 Z7 |6 {- c4 T! ~' xand I don't need no carrying on.______
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. g1 D+ k& r, ?. [0 a# N`Cause you had a bad day,
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5 Z, ^- j$ k/ x: V+ W5 b( v- oyou're taking one down, - z# \1 l ~: p9 j3 G; }
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know, , ?6 F/ v' }7 J c+ \: a
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ 9 |0 @2 t) ^5 p% O6 Q, m0 s
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4 @8 P$ G5 ^0 w& y. y1 jYou had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie,1 F4 C- J$ Q7 p! H& [2 U x
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" j. {! ^- d* f/ \$ g1 uYou had a bad day.____
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y3 n' |8 x6 M" V You had a bad day.
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+ V! B- ^+ n6 F0 X7 GWell you need a blue sky holiday.____
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, K5 c6 g! b O) _/ E9 wThe point is they laugh at what you say,___
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! n: A1 N* A. G' z- w' yand I don't need no carrying on._____
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0 d. n2 f0 ?5 Q# |. j$ y9 `, UYou say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,4 k/ }# @, L5 O; _, r
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9 n8 d. o8 k3 y3 ^1 `0 U- ?you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ ) _4 A+ A9 L+ F7 x5 D/ k
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the camera don't lie,
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" v# A8 e2 o( n/ N s$ F$ |' NYou had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)' o* e* U% h; ~
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, W1 a7 u9 R6 H) j8 rSometimes the system goes on the blink
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and the whole thing it turns out wrong. * t3 S5 S2 F- `0 \
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" A& k4 c7 T( v) [1 T m
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% p, Q8 f u+ n R/ GSo where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .3 P* m& }: `9 S3 m' ?6 g0 e6 E
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost. 3 X: D" H2 M5 [
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ * ]8 O/ Q1 W0 x% h! X/ A
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You say you don't know, % j- B* W0 Q( y$ |
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you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ 7 R% J- n Q! h z. l! ^" G& H, h
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u+ I" `7 }, m* sYou had a bad day.
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4 ^( ^3 [- x! A5 s' M' H+ w- J/ ~+ s; {You see what you like?
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And how does it feel for one more time?
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% v: b3 ?* k/ m4 h2 R5 R, eYou had a bad day.___ ' K0 G8 o& p& r) w W
(C F Dm G repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on C) : N4 t$ y# r% e/ y( Z3 |& ^, Q
You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .
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