Bad Day, by Daniel Powter: a& C# C$ n) }9 L& |
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato( @0 I, ^' o9 T$ ?' R* ]4 Y
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live. ?. V, c. b3 h/ I+ y# J7 _; o
(Capo on 3 to match recording)
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5 _" E! ^9 E* Y# `3 _ x; n5 x# ~Intro: C F G
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. V5 L8 G; w5 W" K6 N: ? Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___8 ^7 T+ D: V9 c7 |, l2 ~0 z" v
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____+ j! p' J% N% I' D9 @$ G4 W
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They tell me your passion's gone away,___ @: @2 U2 |" M/ c
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# |' j' \2 H! ?: X+ i$ Tand I don't need no carrying on.____
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% U1 _6 G* |9 z+ a# d2 N You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
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& h D4 ^" y1 x3 b" M You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ & W* T" Z6 ~5 H, ?# N- }
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You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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: C; ]2 g6 d5 d+ X$ m" ]5 G5 [You're falling to pieces every time,____ 1 E" o: z$ |! [8 o& D4 }1 Z+ n
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and I don't need no carrying on.______
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Chorus:
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" N0 A8 t/ s' P$ e* Y4 y1 {) M6 M`Cause you had a bad day, % y, i3 G+ [0 n
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" l- X) i. [9 Myou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know, g y- r/ T9 k8 W: o. B: C' n8 K1 O
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you tell me don't lie,) j1 B% s) t/ u7 K
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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9 j( T( X& ]+ H6 E4 eYou had a bad day,: Y' d2 c K# A) d
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the camera don't lie,
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1 V+ p* `5 w4 K/ Gyou're coming back down and you really don't mind. 1 z9 J, O0 k' R
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( q5 _" P3 g v( Y7 K/ _# SYou had a bad day.____# P6 d( h: k% y7 _2 @" b
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You had a bad day.
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: |0 y3 W4 x$ U5 @Well you need a blue sky holiday.____
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___
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and I don't need no carrying on._____
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" I ]2 N( Q, F; g* T0 @`Cause you had a bad day, 8 m* G& @& w) j4 e
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8 u+ E% R6 T: o! F. s' `you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know, * x: W( {1 _. t5 W3 q$ F7 s
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you tell me don't lie,
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: O- N0 h* U9 C& M9 uyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ + L! G0 [( L2 @# s
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You had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie,3 m2 l+ s- ?7 N0 k7 O1 l
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. 8 B" i. b4 z& q
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" E* Y7 |- m) G, J; wYou had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)6 } m6 u; f# L, K
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink3 H. r' D( `) c' p, H5 q2 k
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3 g) w0 d* `$ T7 Q! Q4 b- K+ aand the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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+ D& M8 j1 h+ M2 q9 `0 _You might not make it back and you know
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0 R" A& Y2 w# ^) Bthat you could be, well, oh that strong. - ^" s" B9 a! Q$ @ Q/ T2 g5 J1 \
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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2 A" J+ a. R& o% H7 J K7 fSo where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .2 n2 q; w8 P y: ^ u4 t$ S
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost. % Q/ v8 N$ k3 n1 z7 l
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ * b: P x# l. Q3 C9 D$ L. j
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1 J3 b9 Q c' Y/ dYou say you don't know, 1 @ m2 |8 M8 L$ g
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you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ - A- D x! v; m5 x8 T& a# ?
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You see what you like?
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" Y; ~) f$ r3 U q0 ^* [( C9 bAnd how does it feel for one more time? * a, o0 Y" L+ j9 g
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You had a bad day.___ ( T0 q' w! Y0 Q. Z2 J
(C F Dm G repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on C)
( P' I* Y! S: q8 q- R6 P: x$ m You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .- n2 @ Z( l$ D x) c. r6 c
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