bad day

Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live  S  ~5 Z0 ?4 c( A4 y/ M
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Intro:  C  F  G  + o- p6 j, a3 q2 h  C
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  Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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  You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___$ O' a! n) I, G( f2 h3 }* A
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  They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____& I& ]" v9 J2 @0 U
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They 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.____
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  You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ , a4 b4 Y+ K; X' u  F
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  You tell me your life's been way off line.___ ; t0 Y' u+ ^- I! G/ ?
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You're falling to pieces every time,____ 9 j  ?% }) b# a$ s* \
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and I don't need no carrying on.______

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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down,
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know, % s4 w$ a. T; L
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you tell me don't lie,) ?9 E, H6 [' g7 ?0 u; C
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ 6 D1 O/ T2 `; b8 r* o# f; @
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You had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie," ]: W' ]. A) ~6 Y! J
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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You had a bad day.____
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  You had a bad day.
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Well you need a blue sky holiday.____
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___ 7 z$ d' ~* n/ {( r) Z) O. e0 X; Z
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and I don't need no carrying on._____ 5 y; u) b& s9 r2 T$ v! q5 Z
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Chorus: . W/ o3 S2 s: W
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`Cause you had a bad day, 8 w- D( k+ |& G8 @% r$ F% n
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you're taking one down, ' {, M7 q% A& W2 t# B  a# l/ ^
            Dm                   G
you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 2 ?/ m' J6 E, ~1 C# o) ?
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You say you don't know, 5 p8 j/ ?5 @& v) K, e
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you tell me don't lie,
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ # [' e$ Z+ _# W7 B7 G: M
            Am & |! J3 u# a; E* h$ i" V* t- L' \
You had a bad day,
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the camera don't lie,8 D" a* x+ ?* o$ j. |
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)( }0 j/ ~) E9 u: Z5 A
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink9 h4 k6 c4 o5 n( S4 |$ I& z
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and the whole thing it turns out wrong. ' [5 B2 s$ Q" v/ D8 M6 t% J* m
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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.
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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So where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .2 v- f9 q- A2 h+ n+ u5 r) G
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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Chorus:
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down, + g# P( b( e' ?, h
            Dm                   G5 A, p( q) k' G; s' M) y- z
you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know, 2 T  }- s1 D' |- S7 W) \
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you tell me don't lie,8 q( E- i# j3 A8 U, x
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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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You see what you like? , w' d1 z  c+ l/ O" y
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And how does it feel for one more time? , {" V2 h, g4 r* ]# g
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You had a bad day.___  7 |! X5 c. h5 h" _: U
               (C  F  Dm G repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on C) / Q( @1 p# e/ H$ ]8 Y1 P
You had a bad day. Ahhhh…  Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .
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