Bad Day Uke tab by Daniel Powter

10 Chords used in the song: C, F, G, Am, Dm, G7, Eb, G#, C/G, D/F#

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Artist: Daniel Powter

Album: Daniel Powter

Year: 2005

Difficulty:

3.9

(Intermediate)

Key: unknownChords

Original key: +1.5 step(s) (original tuning)

Chord progression arranged for the Ukulele

Intro:  D#  G#  A#  

D#             G#                            A#     
  Where is the moment when we need it the most?____ 
D#                   G#                      A#     
  You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.___
Cm                    A#                    G# 
  They tell me your blue skies fade to grey.____
                  D#               Fm 
They tell me your passion's gone away,___
                              A#     
and I don't need no carrying on.____ 

D#                   G#                      A#     
  You stand in the line just ahead of the law.____
D#                  G#                        A#     
  You're faking a smile with the coffee to go.____ 
Cm                  A#                   G# 
  You tell me your life's been way off line.___ 
                   D#           Fm 
You're falling to pieces every time,____ 
                             A# 
and I don't need no carrying on.______ 



Chorus: 
                     D#
`D#ause you had a bad day, 
                   G# 
you're taking one down, 
                Fm                    A#
you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 
                    D# 
You say you don't know, 
                   G#
you tell me don't lie,
                Fm                    A# 
you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ 
               Cm 
You had a bad day,
                  A#
the camera don't lie,
                    G#                         D#
you're coming back down and you really don't mind. 
               Fm   A#
You had a bad day.____
                  D#  G#  A#  
  You had a bad day. 

D#  G#  A#  A#7

Cm                A#          G#
Well you need a blue sky holiday.____
                   D#                 Fm
The point is they laugh at what you say,___ 
                             A# 
and I don't need no carrying on._____ 





Chorus: 
                     D#
`D#ause you had a bad day, 
                   G# 
you're taking one down, 
                Fm                    A#
you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 
                    D# 
You say you don't know, 
                   G#
you tell me don't lie,
                Fm                    A# 
you work at a smile and you go for a ride.____ 
               Cm 
You had a bad day,
                  A#
the camera don't lie,
                    G#                         D#
you're coming back down and you really don't mind. 
               Fm(4 count) Fm(3 count, then  Fm-D#)
You had a bad day.____    (Ooooh, what a holiday)

F#               
Sometimes the system goes on the blink
         B
and the whole thing it turns out wrong. 
     F#
You might not make it back and you know 
                B
that you could be, well, oh that strong. 
              A# (8 count. . .)   
and I'm not wrong_____ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah


D#                G#                           A#
So where is the passion when you need it the most?___ Oh, you and I .
D#                G#                       A#
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost. 

Chorus: 
                     D#
`D#ause you had a bad day, 
                   G# 
you're taking one down, 
                Fm                    A#
you sing a sad song just to turn it around.____ 
                    D# 
You say you don't know, 
                   G#
you tell me don't lie,
                Fm                    A# 
you work at a smile, and you go for a ride.___ 
               Cm 
You had a bad day.
                  B 
You see what you like? 
                D#/G               F/F#
And how does it feel for one more time? 
               G#     A#
You had a bad day.___  
                  (D#  G#  Fm A# repeat 2x or 4x, fade out or end on D#)    
 You had a bad day.   Ahhhh...  Had a bad day...   Had a bad day... etc. . .
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Just the first few lyrics of "Bad Day" by Daniel Powder. (And of course music) ^_^ According to Songfacts, Bad Day was revealed to be the most played song in the UK between 2003 and 2008, in a survey announced in July 2008 by the British Performing Rights Society.

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