Biography:
Daniel Powter is a Canadian recording artist, born on 25 February 1971. He grew up in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada, in the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia. With few local musical influences, he credits his early exposure to music to his mother, who was a pianist and took her son on long distance trips to see artists like Prince perform in Vancouver.
Daniel Powter released his debut album, I'm Your Betty, in 2000. The album, limited to a very small print
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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
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
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
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
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