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

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
         Ab
and the whole thing it turns out wrong. 
     Eb
You might not make it back and you know 
                Ab
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.
                  Ab 
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