Bad Day, by Daniel Powter/ l O/ e" r: c9 |
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
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9 H# Y# Y- u5 }% F Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ ; _/ z' ]0 y* ~+ o; J% l
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___' M# S$ Z, J3 f4 c* j
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2 T4 L7 [9 u: z2 O They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
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They tell me your passion's gone away,___- P: o H3 ]$ A% T+ c( _! A
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and I don't need no carrying on.____ 2 Q, \+ @# F/ e6 @, k- _* x
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" ~% ^ M) C) E You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____4 q1 B% q) @; D L. i+ j, _
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7 I3 r- J7 D9 @ Y You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ ; ]* R$ E" i, B+ d5 o2 {8 i6 ?$ s2 y
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7 ~( B1 b! }' n* Y You tell me your life's been way off line.___ & Z. a" ` F6 }* _
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You're falling to pieces every time,____
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and I don't need no carrying on.______
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Chorus:
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down, : O$ Y5 I: _! v4 o
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 7 L3 K8 }+ ?9 b* G
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6 h2 H# [5 o# D+ `You say you don't know,
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. R5 _3 Z1 e7 v2 A1 D2 ayou tell me don't lie,
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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You had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie,
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+ U/ n9 H( Z, A5 d- f; syou're coming back down and you really don't mind. % j! ~4 ~2 O( F
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You had a bad day.____
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+ {5 W. V5 `# l) A9 h. i } You had a bad day. " i- l2 V+ Y" z( P, w6 F3 d
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____/ h; ~2 R8 g2 x
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___ ; k$ i" E* H0 f% I/ w4 |
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and I don't need no carrying on._____ `# M# h! d2 D# Y ~* O1 b
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`Cause you had a bad day, 4 W" _+ F0 v/ v2 }/ T! x3 Z+ d6 B$ B
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 2 o& `# o* `" k& ^! K
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You say you don't know, & ~/ k- {5 U, e" a
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you tell me don't lie,& p( l/ T; T* b \0 n
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$ ^: l+ o9 c8 O* o* Hyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ % l0 Y; }; Q f1 O
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7 _6 h9 K! p, `7 MYou had a bad day," c1 G/ g0 w. B; L
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink
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u; D8 _# X5 r l5 W6 A6 s2 p# H- kand the whole thing it turns out wrong. 2 L& w7 ~5 g8 J2 H4 L- W
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You might not make it back and you know
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that you could be, well, oh that strong. - E' I7 s1 y; R
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah8 ~# k6 B% m0 I2 B/ ?
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8 {% \# l- V4 q% h; RSo where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .
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1 L/ x7 \( s0 p+ A0 S" D. m$ ^" H1 s8 gYou kick up the leaves and the magic is lost. 2 h; b1 |! }7 y
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. o- v5 `8 `% k0 _ f7 ~`Cause you had a bad day,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 2 d( E" [- V, {( U3 m; W
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z) f) P6 V* [; \2 a0 ~you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___
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: d7 F5 X. K R8 E2 t" NYou 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.___
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