Bad Day, by Daniel Powter0 q3 g& [7 ~* {$ Z1 L
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
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. b; f2 f2 z' j6 OIntro: C F G - X x4 ]4 e( G; t& }) l# \
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/ h" f$ [7 d9 g4 E* d. T: H f Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ 9 B5 D. w; @- Q
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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.____, R. b4 z* K% M4 I
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They tell me your passion's gone away,___
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and I don't need no carrying on.____ 6 D( z3 Y6 h" @
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You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____0 r3 ?4 v* z8 Y A0 E' |
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You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ / R: x: p! u7 h
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You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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- r$ ~+ }. r7 k" ]$ p# ZYou're falling to pieces every time,____ 4 q9 G& c& f- W& s7 W6 h& _" M
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and I don't need no carrying on.______ 7 S9 c* F J) Q9 h* o3 f) k
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Chorus:
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) ~9 E0 C/ f5 p( N. D`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down,
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; A" _0 b& Z7 [you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know, ) B+ V: i9 B' b* {: O2 v
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# g6 g, N: s+ i" G) _2 uyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ : e/ { r8 N. n+ |
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You had a bad day,
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" v& A0 m3 J+ v; Sthe camera don't lie,
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+ f! ?% j) O. r! @9 H: j' Dyou're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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% G/ t# m, j2 b$ c0 NYou had a bad day.____
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You had a bad day. . d7 R# }8 D& ]9 o* ^7 f6 F1 X
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/ P- k# ?" I: OWell you need a blue sky holiday.____
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___
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5 [ _1 k2 g9 Q* a/ wand I don't need no carrying on._____
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4 L) {1 I0 c2 M0 H+ s0 p3 J`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down, 9 [( `+ c. p$ s
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You say you don't know, * f9 a9 o. S& S2 g* d% D& }1 \
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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.____ " s) t7 P/ f5 u0 u7 g
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You had a bad day,4 l2 n3 `) n, X) W2 m; K
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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 x) o6 M d& h
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( v( r4 i& E( v/ Z' y# KYou had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)* y4 l. C2 @. c# p. D6 a
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" N6 Z+ C* U8 O, fSometimes the system goes on the blink2 ~. f* P* B" u5 R
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0 y9 A1 @5 b: {5 a* fand the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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+ V9 h4 j9 l# W3 T+ i+ ~" h" sYou might not make it back and you know % O4 C0 X) i5 [" @; ?
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that you could be, well, oh that strong.
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2 o. C& S6 H, Aand I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! R4 N: n3 n; B# b4 ~* A# d) T
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* q! _- m, [8 ^" m# W, xSo where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .' I& j2 M1 C6 B/ a* b
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+ b! b1 J4 B, P8 A% q1 U, YYou kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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`Cause you had a bad day, " N. j- K6 S- R" m2 d
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You say you don't know, 7 |$ d4 c* x1 y
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you tell me don't lie,
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0 g E: D; O, P' l. ~you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ % c9 R" _9 ^# U9 X& X
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You see what you like? . c( O) T+ {% w3 d9 ^$ b
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And how does it feel for one more time?
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( S( S1 T+ Z* e) v9 Z# b) g8 TYou had a bad day.___ " x$ c/ p. D' [. ^% |
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You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .( G' b5 Z: [6 _- U V$ g: Q, R
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