Bad Day, by Daniel Powter0 y! J- c s& I, f
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato+ {# G2 {( T6 q' _4 s+ G$ z
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live
% w( j% Q4 A. j$ O7 D(Capo on 3 to match recording)
" f% g" ?9 E. V+ |$ i& i+ {, p! Y, A3 W- m$ u, x6 \5 N2 Y
Intro: C F G
- G N+ D6 c9 w
1 M1 j) @- h2 e( f* ~3 p' j* ]& EC F G
! r% G- w0 X; |0 M6 M/ e/ { Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
9 J' V& b0 J9 I, ?; W2 t5 tC F G
; j3 f# Q/ Q- ?* {% h, E You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___$ s1 m1 T& _+ k% O3 k& G
Am G F
) B# N* @; j1 |$ |' a3 {% ^0 F They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____2 _$ p9 M1 b Q, R& C* h
C Dm 1 a, N! V! ]: Y) X. S
They tell me your passion's gone away,___4 u& N5 m" w) M8 ^5 T; |
G ! e9 @# Z. U8 [$ b" p3 o
and I don't need no carrying on.____
; V; L$ C% L; r9 x" \: v* q" c+ n: O) k* Y" T% O F
C F G
; x g- c% ^& K$ i# i You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
& w K8 t- \2 q4 Q* c; J+ [" RC F G 3 z6 e" b6 W; o* m0 a, |, B) J$ o
You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ 4 A1 O, w/ i1 s" r" {; ]
Am G F 4 G/ z/ I1 V& K1 ]1 _ G
You tell me your life's been way off line.___
' P5 N6 y1 e% N7 @ C Dm
: O& q2 m1 X' Z _% v( M/ b, }You're falling to pieces every time,____ ( f$ @+ p/ z8 W# X5 t8 z& X {
G # p+ X3 d4 ~4 v3 R" A
and I don't need no carrying on.______ ! Y* x( A4 e# q" U
6 f1 A; Z7 r+ s& w
Chorus: , \3 x5 Y5 D+ _# f; E
C
' J8 \# x2 G* N+ N/ l& D6 [# q`Cause you had a bad day, : N% D4 ]& ? B' H3 d
F
- L( t4 H$ P5 x- T) _$ \5 kyou're taking one down,
7 F4 g/ j: ^ C8 n1 K Dm G
. V( m a" T. g3 i6 H0 ^# U4 Jyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
; O" F! R9 k, s" } C / t+ Q; t6 G# Q; T* P2 `
You say you don't know, 0 ^! S$ c- Y- _# a3 k7 y+ x: G
F
# y6 h: |1 `; q% U7 ^( ?/ \; dyou tell me don't lie,
" m1 t# C0 p7 U* _# x Dm G ! l2 T7 j) _6 B8 y5 t# D
you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ ) H' B. V( j! A2 }, b- T9 S
Am ! J! G. L; ^7 r; B. F9 O; Y: O
You had a bad day,4 \' }/ c( c$ a8 p
G
6 X* D I, P5 ~the camera don't lie,
$ o0 Y# S$ J1 Y& `8 ^5 @ F C
0 g! J M& V1 }4 J6 q# Qyou're coming back down and you really don't mind.
: ]2 I( ]; O$ y I Dm G
}( D8 ]3 N9 q9 {! l- j1 UYou had a bad day.____: ?+ G& h( `0 a" t' L
C F G ! \$ L2 Y5 L, U+ X
You had a bad day. : q! S# U0 Z5 f+ W
/ C) C% l n* IC F G G7
9 o& i5 h5 `6 Q; w% j* J, v* J
9 o3 B9 M4 Z0 F7 s1 _Am G F7 y0 u1 t* \9 G' \9 ?1 y2 n# v
Well you need a blue sky holiday.____
9 U* u0 w i7 m* Z( u C Dm3 [; Z3 `/ O7 d. p+ U5 ]2 q
The point is they laugh at what you say,___ & u7 u! G% [* p2 v! A5 W( f- T
G
% q( @" A$ X2 f6 O; X4 F4 M! eand I don't need no carrying on._____
' f) a6 `4 v, I+ E! o O' r8 E) A$ q j- ~$ T2 ^$ \
7 y; k6 B0 d2 K
8 e% @7 ?% V/ n1 ]/ L
" ?' R/ ~0 K" K% l; C
9 V w# X; A1 B0 C3 O c8 FChorus: & q0 g5 n2 c& s6 u
C
5 c6 m/ W* u+ [: e- f/ n. p`Cause you had a bad day, % M& k% i+ w6 B4 t+ B
F
/ ?; E" S+ s( ]/ Wyou're taking one down,
7 u+ h1 T7 L" j6 A Dm G; t# B' m, Z# |, J
you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
1 ]# K2 ^" |$ }) {: _: x C ; p2 [" n8 K; h9 b6 n" v, ]: h
You say you don't know, 0 n: W* d, q. b5 D
F
' l; U9 W) ?7 z8 i% o$ Wyou tell me don't lie,
' U( y# k8 H* m& v0 S Dm G
0 S- x% ^! s! j. syou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ 2 a, U' F t4 @3 I2 x* R8 ?
Am X& E! i: U- Z
You had a bad day,
R' e" ] J) j G: b) }( d' C9 ?/ C8 W7 {
the camera don't lie,
, U' j: V+ o( f0 D9 _ F C- q# i6 d5 Q+ d1 E
you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
2 B1 h- G& \( P Dm(4 count) Dm(3 count, then Dm-C)
2 X: u# A+ I) m8 EYou had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)9 S! N, y8 C+ ~" I& I/ m
. Y& F B5 s5 d' WEb - Z {: M& j) V1 Y; L6 m9 B
Sometimes the system goes on the blink9 y" n& l( j. W( G* i8 i) w
Ab
" r! n7 x) f9 g! Z% D1 eand the whole thing it turns out wrong.
; M$ @8 s7 K* r- h) Q4 W Eb- e0 @' `: X7 U6 x
You might not make it back and you know 1 c2 r1 Q N: `) e- b
Ab
' ? H) ?# Y4 @that you could be, well, oh that strong. ( r; e) C% j/ p
G (8 count. . .)
& }2 x; c2 g* Wand I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
; F$ V5 H( D% \( a n9 D% L+ d+ N, u+ E2 M2 c
% A' c6 C8 y) O6 M9 wC F G
V+ X3 q5 I/ ~So where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .! ~; a% d k- r, ?! }3 {
C F G+ C( t8 m6 [6 x) S/ d0 h0 Q" `& ^4 ~
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost. 1 `: P! @& r9 n9 M
) c3 X& w: `* oChorus: + O+ z, b6 O, K1 ]
C
; {" t |( t2 ? D7 y7 I; }`Cause you had a bad day, 8 _% k/ J* ^. U- Y
F % Y% @# n! F; W( S# r! e
you're taking one down, 8 C% D1 g# j9 C* ^2 ^2 }
Dm G
& k" Z$ T$ l& Uyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
: R4 A% C9 u/ M3 a C
( l4 _. Y$ i% V0 m8 C% ^! R' oYou say you don't know,
: d$ V( a& z8 `" E( Z# O F! R: w* T- V* l4 f
you tell me don't lie,
6 U+ x) U$ |: p! m; _0 V Dm G - r8 S3 \( F6 v
you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___
4 j: h; ~+ P1 S* I7 }( O: s Am
6 G7 A: _* d% m+ S" |You had a bad day.4 R) _" k6 r0 i
Ab
4 O! _$ c4 [* E% s! _8 LYou see what you like?
9 ~! f$ [" t9 ] C/G D/F#2 t. @( F+ v I# {( j$ U6 N- R J# ]" U
And how does it feel for one more time?
' ~' u, e m5 R' g6 R F G
! A& _8 F/ p3 ~You had a bad day.___
9 @0 O$ x9 x m4 O# _' ]& C3 S (C F Dm G repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on C) 4 y) [. G. o; G* H3 {' h
You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .
( e3 v W; e; Y- N; e$ s3 xEND |