Bad Day, by Daniel Powter6 k) ]6 @2 `' I5 l# M7 o6 ^4 k- n- B
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
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4 G4 V" z( z; K# T6 Z6 S/ W Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___& E* k3 e9 J/ Y% ]: `+ o" R8 p
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____; k$ W4 l* Y4 D
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They tell me your passion's gone away,___
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and I don't need no carrying on.____ , I6 A, f7 q5 T9 j$ `# ~- Z" n
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8 O0 w( e# A3 m# } You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
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You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ 4 M0 k* }9 V9 R. @, ~/ }: x
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2 u P( N. y; d+ F* z You tell me your life's been way off line.___ ( d4 G6 M R* H. h; s' a
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5 h; R" g+ s% `5 c" @$ QYou're falling to pieces every time,____ / t+ X" G2 l. Q* i! X5 G2 F5 l U$ P4 d, J
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and I don't need no carrying on.______ $ T' d. G% {" @9 B
6 v0 G7 C& D: E, T3 L" bChorus: ! n- B: e ~' t, s
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- T) U, W8 x# A6 {`Cause you had a bad day, # J1 h4 Q7 j3 M' _1 T4 X
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: D0 {) N- I2 c, xyou'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, 0 t+ A" w5 F P v: _, U& g
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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.____ 0 }8 k1 u- h/ [5 r
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; a9 Z7 \$ x% g) q5 a1 a1 R5 sYou had a bad day,6 n+ h* @/ v& q+ X6 m3 U* L$ {! ^
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5 K' q4 ], S* J$ _& zthe 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.____
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0 z0 N( \$ F% _% ^) E You had a bad day. + ?* N/ Z2 L9 M0 a
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' Q0 P. F: N# n" u" r* YWell you need a blue sky holiday.____$ W; z1 J+ n& Y. ~2 P- C; f# C$ z+ T5 g
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The point is they laugh at what you say,___
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and I don't need no carrying on._____ & l$ w5 n: T, i% e5 |; e# s* d2 E3 i
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+ y4 l" i, N6 g5 _; i0 l`Cause you had a bad day,
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2 U( t' c, l* K, j4 W- |you're taking one down, " \3 G6 R! Q7 D/ E" r8 @
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* J" c& r% C y8 d( @3 X1 M" oYou say you don't know, $ H! C/ q2 O0 E5 ]
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6 P& _- b% K' }2 T: F) B0 ]you tell me don't lie,9 U' f5 {, B Q: b5 W. b. D) e2 y
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9 T& {$ Z9 ?( G; t* uyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
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, X" C0 C( l; AYou had a bad day,) s5 P- ^2 n& J J/ P- Q
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the camera don't lie,
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, Q7 W$ T) F! @2 J; m: J" dyou're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)2 W' g6 w; C0 \! [( P
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0 i0 G+ \( {" |- DSometimes the system goes on the blink
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; A( @: B p: j. a/ O* Xand the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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You might not make it back and you know . S( C: m! G$ Y R
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' U6 T8 B+ K2 {that you could be, well, oh that strong.
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2 b z$ L! H; a' w% ~; B& eand I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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% L3 q8 z3 z* L" S9 ?; F! @So where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .( J9 x9 P) E$ }" o
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1 Q3 @8 y2 X3 J, M/ _9 M$ vYou kick up the leaves and the magic is lost. ' X! [# l9 P: x8 I: c
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`Cause you had a bad day,
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you're taking one down,
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% v2 I! }, ^2 Gyou sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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7 }' n% l% L4 c( o8 \You say you don't know, 5 ]9 o: {* j, `! C/ S- t
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you tell me don't lie,; K+ J- L* z/ Q2 \5 W, g# @' O
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% a8 C! p- s: Lyou work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___
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0 d1 X! h, `0 n! g4 R1 [0 C) B9 Q* aYou had a bad day.
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You see what you like?
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$ `6 T+ V) }5 J) J& dAnd 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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