Bad Day, by Daniel Powter: j# {# s# `# |$ I' B, G8 w7 [) R
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato @# ?1 l0 q1 L2 T3 _, n
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live$ y2 o, F" `8 q0 i! |
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Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
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4 F! _! o l8 a$ Q+ V: {, g You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___
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They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
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# ?/ s& G3 X W. M; c' VThey tell me your passion's gone away,___
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- V' r/ ?( v4 @6 f! f. h F7 K5 iand I don't need no carrying on.____ ' J9 F3 K( M8 r e1 H0 V
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# _% ?; r) u/ s6 V' F* O You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
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You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ + e. P* O m) e' q1 \# f
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% s5 O) n& ]& {) B$ m: g9 } You tell me your life's been way off line.___
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# k& v# s, F2 ]7 zYou're falling to pieces every time,____ ! O. X* W# h. Z9 h
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" P: N; f- @- n& d6 ], d# X`Cause you had a bad day, 4 _) Y) Y% L1 H
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you're taking one down, % [2 x$ y7 r3 j) N
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you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
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You say you don't know, ' @4 i X- H2 ?: ^# O
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+ I1 P) C9 j. q; H: ]1 lyou tell me don't lie,% ~; g# I! [" T T
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) h) T' h: `/ M& ?0 T5 J5 x3 gyou work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ ! g7 _& L! x; d9 _
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the camera don't lie,6 ^9 A* C- E& {9 Y& L
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1 a. T+ d- c' a8 \: Xyou're coming back down and you really don't mind.
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" A! K- p( e& E8 {; a) eYou had a bad day.____
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* E3 l5 j: u- U 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,___ + z9 C9 Z: o( J5 R. c$ d+ M
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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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' b5 a1 ~1 R: wYou say you don't know,
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you tell me don't lie,4 m7 @- J* V% P0 O' c
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you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ $ f# S7 X) T9 D! \
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% g: j+ t" d1 |" ?" r) t- ^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.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)* x. w( L3 c' S3 ]3 t; X4 f( b8 V
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$ o# s& c) O7 y3 |6 WSometimes the system goes on the blink
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7 D; G* E! \, E- sand the whole thing it turns out wrong.
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/ D, E# t/ z; ?% uYou might not make it back and you know
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. s% S& a& }& S* d0 m# u8 l2 Zthat you could be, well, oh that strong.
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4 M4 _8 r, ^1 n; I: ~+ ^: Kand I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah2 @) a4 u2 N" v" t
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So where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .5 Z, r. R, y$ M
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: @5 \( |5 d5 u; wYou 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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) r* L* \. L H) R" Q% oYou say you don't know, g5 m6 [+ Q* o% z* K
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you tell me don't lie,
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' a' K$ ~5 z( q. x( m3 h( j& x, b1 [you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___
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@* E" u9 p0 c# c% d Y' rYou see what you like? 7 B3 L0 n1 d o; R
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And how does it feel for one more time? $ q& b" ]3 Z6 @ F0 E" [- s7 q% @
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5 a* I: E& L( ]8 o t' JYou had a bad day.___ 6 R2 I* t% y6 ]% E% l$ C- p! d9 o
(C F Dm G repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on C)
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