Bad Day, by Daniel Powter+ l; F1 V4 U. _' ^8 G: \ \- R3 V
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
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Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ # _0 y9 A- r: x/ @4 C) a" _' H
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___% P& p' l# }3 s4 F
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
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' ^, @5 {2 S* k3 m: z3 _3 @They tell me your passion's gone away,___& ~3 d: Z! ]! }% g/ W# q
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and I don't need no carrying on.____
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% h8 h" g, L, Q) B. ^ You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____# P% n _, w& c" a9 a+ {" l
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5 s% [+ P6 M0 ?, D You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ . q8 Q) u3 \$ ]5 W
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1 [1 E H6 ]3 ^ You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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7 {, A) n9 x1 w. KYou're falling to pieces every time,____ 6 }; D/ y1 w1 h2 k
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3 P1 q: s" j3 O0 Band I don't need no carrying on.______
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`Cause you had a bad day, % T7 Q) x3 j j3 D6 q" D+ i( M
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9 L/ e+ i. V" k; Syou're taking one down, 0 Q4 T) M, G: M
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know,
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" c" Q8 }' [ a+ |% q6 Ryou tell me don't lie,
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. ]6 }( r/ p7 M F! byou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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4 G" X0 k) j$ XYou had a bad day,
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# W" r) i2 s, X! ~7 Q* ]2 G; Dthe camera don't lie,1 P& b; {0 F* m
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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6 l, e K% R6 A g) w# _You had a bad day.____
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/ c8 `" a/ N: m* _$ k) i1 _3 F* s You had a bad day.
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0 y! h. j' c, _Well you need a blue sky holiday.____
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___
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1 f% C8 ?9 \0 t5 L- p" }and I don't need no carrying on._____ * e4 a3 ?! g8 u; S
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9 [( W+ T o" j T! H`Cause you had a bad day, 5 G: s4 d! F: P ]
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you're taking one down,
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6 I% l# U5 [ k5 G3 E( fyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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( i" y% r+ Y- H( e, Q. c9 mYou say you don't know,
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3 M1 b* B; [9 T6 E# K, Ryou tell me don't lie,
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ 6 ^. U: o$ X! i) ~9 V
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9 M0 b8 Z, {+ b1 v" v0 }You had a bad day,& s) `5 X- A: {) |4 P
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the camera don't lie,
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4 G* _3 K: X @: F! b9 k, v9 qyou're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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( q; ^' Q; P7 ?1 H* jYou had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)9 u9 ]- }& I n, i. D7 C, g1 A
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+ B5 p+ p$ U" land the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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You might not make it back and you know 2 v* Z, r9 H; s' l# ` [1 Q( m
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1 G+ f; G7 z' o6 `$ e2 M c3 Othat you could be, well, oh that strong. % s8 X0 Y0 k; k+ u
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9 [9 |+ @: H, ^. X/ M% A. a T5 aand I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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1 v( W6 b8 i: M- I0 ESo where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I ." I. w- u5 \, b7 ` Z# o' C6 ~
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+ ~7 s. P( s7 U0 E+ L" g`Cause you had a bad day, * G+ ~/ |& y. j+ l4 L! p; @5 K
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you're taking one down, 4 K2 n7 Q4 A) A" v' h
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You say you don't know,
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" _( j6 C x% A1 \( F. n4 Tyou tell me don't lie,
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5 C8 {4 u* \9 W: ]you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___
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You had a bad day.
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. x3 E# ?( b0 R7 B/ wYou see what you like? & w8 a. X+ Z! C/ B
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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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You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .
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