Daniel Powter - Bad Day Chords & Tabs

 

Bad Day Chords & Tabs

Daniel Powter Chords & Tabs

Version: 4 Type: Chords

Bad Day Chords

   
Capo on 1st fret

Verse 1
D				   A
Where is the moment we needed the most
D					 A
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost 
Bm		  A		      G
They tell me your blue skies fade to grey 
		   F#m		  E
They tell me your passion's gone away 
	     G		     A
And I don't need no carryin' on 


Verse 2
D		  G			A
You stand in the line just to hit a new low
D		  G			 A 
You're faking a smile with the coffee to go 
Bm               A                   G
You tell me your life's been way off line 
                  F#m         E
You're falling to pieces everytime 
            G                A
And I don't need no carryin' on 


Chorus
		    D			    G
Cause you had a bad day, You're taking one down 
		Em		      A
You sing a sad song just to turn it around 
		  D			   G
You say you don't know, You tell me don't lie 
		Em		      A
You work at a smile and you go for a ride 
	      Bm		    A
You had a bad day, The camera don't lie 
		    G			      F#m
You're coming back down and you really don't mind 
	       E     A			D
You had a bad day,	 You had a bad day 


Play these between the chorus and the 'pre-chorus'

D	A	D	A

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'Pre-chorus'
Bm		 A	     G
Well you need a blue sky holiday 
		   F#m		    Em
The point is they laugh at what you say 
	     		     A
And I don't need no carryin' on 


Chorus

You had a bad day 
You're taking one down 
You sing a sad song just to turn it around 
You say you don't know 
You tell me don't lie 
You work at a smile and you go for a ride 
You had a bad day 
The camera don't lie 
You're coming back down and you really don't mind 
You had a bad day (Hold the 'E')
E
(Oh.. Holiday..) 


Bridge
F		
Sometimes the system goes on the brink
	Bb
And the whole thing turns out wrong 
    F
You might not make it back and you know 
	       Bb
That you could be well oh that strong 
	     A
And I'm not wrong 


(Playing between bridge and chorus)
D		G			     A
So where is the passion when you need it the most 
	   D			G		      A
Oh you and I You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost 


Chorus (some changes in the chords)
		    D			   G
Cause you had a bad day, you're taking one down 
		Em		      A
You sing a sad song just to turn it around 
		  D			  G
You say you don't know, You tell me don't lie 
		Em		     A
You work at a smile and you go for a ride 
	      Bm			Bb
You had a bad day, You've seen what you like 
		A		  G
And how does it feel for one more time 
	      E    A		    D
You had a bad day,    You had a bad day 

Had a bad day 
Had a bad day 
Had a bad day 
Had a bad day 
Had a bad day