Bad Day, by Daniel Powter
Transcribed by Jonathan Beato
NOTE: Key of C version, similar to what’s played on VH1 Live
(Capo on 3 to match recording)
Intro: C F G
C F G
Where is the moment when we need it the most?____
C F G
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___
Am G F
They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
C Dm
They tell me your passion's gone away,___
G
and I don't need no carrying on.____
C F G
You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
C F G
You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____
Am G F
You tell me your life's been way off line.___
C Dm
You're falling to pieces every time,____
G
and I don't need no carrying on.______
Chorus:
C
`Cause you had a bad day,
F
you're taking one down,
Dm G
you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
C
You say you don't know,
F
you tell me don't lie,
Dm G
you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
Am
You had a bad day,
G
the camera don't lie,
F C
you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
Dm G
You had a bad day.____
C F G
You had a bad day.
C F G G7
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Am G F
Well you need a blue sky holiday.____
C Dm
The point is they laugh at what you say,___
G
and I don't need no carrying on._____
Chorus:
C
`Cause you had a bad day,
F
you're taking one down,
Dm G
you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
C
You say you don't know,
F
you tell me don't lie,
Dm G
you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____
Am
You had a bad day,
G
the camera don't lie,
F C
you're coming back down and you really don't mind.
Dm(4 count) Dm(3 count, then Dm-C)
You had a bad day.____ (Ooooh, what a holiday)
Eb
Sometimes the system goes on the blink
G#
and the whole thing it turns out wrong.
Eb
You might not make it back and you know
G#
that you could be, well, oh that strong.
G (8 count. . .)
and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
C F G
So where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .
C F G
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.
Chorus:
C
`Cause you had a bad day,
F
you're taking one down,
Dm G
you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____
C
You say you don't know,
F
you tell me don't lie,
Dm G
you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___
Am
You had a bad day.
G#
You see what you like?
C/G D/F#
And how does it feel for one more time?
F G
You had a bad day.___
(C F Dm G repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on C)
You had a bad day. Ahhhh… Had a bad day... Had a bad day... etc. . .
END
