Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
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0 B; H3 b( n3 E) t" q" ` Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ ; O: O6 ?# `% V9 f
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. N6 {6 Z$ n9 {& d- g4 o* L T# G2 I You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___4 K. A" \/ J4 S! e: P' r
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
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They tell me your passion's gone away,___' _* U9 y; @: ^2 i- o
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and I don't need no carrying on.____
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. H2 I1 D9 u. |: C8 k3 I7 B/ X You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____% ^3 }; ?; j9 }* @+ c( ?
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" ^+ d+ [$ U8 ~# ^ You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ 7 K# }# O6 d" p! M* t: g
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0 t' q1 ?8 y; {% R2 n$ x8 \ You tell me your life's been way off line.___ 7 H8 _. p: B" `( v6 V/ t. C
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! C" C; _) R4 S* o: HYou're falling to pieces every time,____
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0 Z5 P8 |" Q5 h& }. Q5 D) d" ]and I don't need no carrying on.______ 1 Q- c# Y+ D+ n) Q8 P( X) J
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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" u/ a3 |4 t4 H9 `you're taking one down,
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. ]6 n! j3 W* _# H2 G8 t8 {you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ ! |* Y# l' `0 O1 x8 U6 {+ f- ^
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You say you don't know, 7 ^! Q/ P- q8 \7 {% R, h& M/ |
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you tell me don't lie,; T7 ~5 x9 c/ c
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* r6 ^# u; t4 G pyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ ) }! N, X6 u' C( ?' G
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) v. Q+ k; p% M0 h9 b+ WYou had a bad day,4 U- C4 L! m2 m! \6 Z& }6 N/ j- H
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4 u) d t& [5 @& @the camera don't lie,
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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You had a bad day.____# w/ v* A9 o- n0 G% W
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K* @& o2 m5 Z4 Z You had a bad day.
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! \$ l9 {/ n+ KWell you need a blue sky holiday.____# s0 T) L5 Z& }: C
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___ ( I& D7 B* d+ G9 }. _9 Q
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and I don't need no carrying on._____ 9 c) Z L1 |# y' V9 ?9 r- N
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`Cause you had a bad day, 4 v7 n& S9 L/ k$ w
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2 v" y* }" Y8 w' k( H+ yYou say you don't know, % B! X" ~6 s+ w# H. j
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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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the camera don't lie,- G2 H- `' T$ K8 k# m, h
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you're coming back down and you really don't mind. ' |( a$ a: y3 k; l! O3 M
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)4 u4 d% t, I# k" e- w j/ S
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Sometimes the system goes on the blink
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and the whole thing it turns out wrong. & Z: \: B7 p. ]7 j! Y
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You might not make it back and you know 0 `' b1 B; r% E3 E" R
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that you could be, well, oh that strong. 4 K# I# q* u; T2 v! H* g
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and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah6 ~4 Q. \) L; V0 c+ f
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. J% w% h4 I' d6 {( {1 bSo where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I ., W9 N3 E$ v5 x/ l
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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0 N/ n2 y: G# y$ ]; n. ZYou say you don't know, : G0 y! G6 k& T; d; k
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you tell me don't lie,
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" ^9 U4 \: @1 N! \1 vyou work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___
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& @+ b0 }4 s3 v% f& HYou had a bad day.
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6 }3 ~3 U1 C; d6 B. J7 \You see what you like? - h \; M6 Z0 y
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; _0 i" x r8 bAnd how does it feel for one more time? 5 s; p4 i0 U+ M" P. f/ O) Q
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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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