Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
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Intro: C F G # Q1 B+ Q& G/ E6 A# M) R
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2 l; Q7 |5 F# Y& n- m9 J/ T Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ 9 ?! }2 l% {. s0 e) u1 a
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___- ~1 G" I, W; E& M. H* j. w
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____; \6 y6 q5 j7 m
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! b6 q1 `* B5 C4 R3 z4 s d GThey 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.____. B! ]/ v7 K c" K! ~; [
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You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ 8 D" e9 I& M- d
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1 X" f! [# d7 U3 ^ You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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You're falling to pieces every time,____ , l' u3 _( p% B# r: O5 ^6 |
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0 @# G! f" u7 w) nand I don't need no carrying on.______
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9 X) J( D' Y3 e" dChorus: 4 `3 f) ~* e- p. _
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`Cause you had a bad day, _8 e5 K0 ~, U
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you're taking one down,
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6 E) G/ M8 e9 `you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ & |% W4 [3 W6 t; ^3 f
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You say you don't know,
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# U$ u# q9 C8 _7 V; ?8 r' dyou tell me don't lie,
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* s7 z+ b6 x) z! R. l' x, Jyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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. s$ }7 ~3 K8 X! n+ ]You had a bad day,
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# `/ Q' y G% e7 G$ Hyou're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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You had a bad day.____
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# J& q3 S# o: | You had a bad day.
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2 v. [4 j% C" \. k- }/ r. HWell you need a blue sky holiday.____& H' ]. d. ]8 n, I/ Y6 @
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* D& {4 L2 a+ ?The point is they laugh at what you say,___ 2 x5 L& V. @& e* @5 E* ]8 c% E2 g
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and I don't need no carrying on._____ 7 R1 H2 |' V( t
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Chorus: " H* }+ m( N2 S! y# L+ I
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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You say you don't know,
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" L9 k) ]2 p6 m. d. G6 g* x2 ^2 b+ Nyou tell me don't lie,
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' X" [% `9 ^+ T: iyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ : N" \2 c q1 L1 X4 J
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. A0 M) Y0 Z& W$ W2 V4 lYou had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie,& O9 N, \% W( |; q/ E* q8 x
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2 n3 X' I7 f3 Y" c- G) Q0 Y. Kyou're coming back down and you really don't mind. % L, E' @2 D" u- i
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
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4 P {+ J% f0 T! h# [Sometimes the system goes on the blink$ p ~7 T- C8 C# W) h" o
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( Q. N1 w1 [+ \7 ` cand the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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You might not make it back and you know
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. ~/ d+ ?$ A% x0 U% n6 i" athat you could be, well, oh that strong.
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. c2 Z0 S% p9 T$ @and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah$ k3 w# P! I1 ]# H! X& j
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6 ]' n* z' s' A! T: |So where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .( }- |) d# e: G" t+ ^
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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. W& `$ X. w. a$ f
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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/ W/ `# r2 W! b8 MYou say you don't know,
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you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ ! s2 B( ]0 k" V7 \5 h$ @* j: k/ U. q
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You had a bad day.2 p2 r+ Y6 ?. ~5 y3 T3 \9 T
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You see what you like? % q6 k. j) l0 W0 S9 T8 U5 i
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And how does it feel for one more time? 5 I3 [+ M/ ~$ G. r. Y
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You had a bad day.___ * r) M+ h5 W7 H8 G) [! `3 I
(C F Dm G repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on C)
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