Bad Day Uke tab by Daniel Powter

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
         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. . .
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