Bad Day Chords

by Daniel Powter
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: 1st fret
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Chords

Dsus2
G
Asus4
A
Asus2
Bm
Bm/A
Dadd9
F#
Em7
F#7b13
Bb
E7
Ab
D
D/G
F
Em

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Daniel Powter
Bad Day
 
Here is the second time I submit a tab (after the Calling "Believing")!
 
What a nice song! I'm not sure about the name of the 3 last chords but they sound good anyway...
Any questions: limace31@yahoo.fr
 
Listen carefully to the song to know how to play:   Asus4  A  Asus2  A
 
 
 
Capo 1st fret
 
Dsus2      xx0230
Dsus2/G    3x0230
Asus4      x02230
A          x02220
Asus2      x02200
Bm         x24432
Bm/A       x04432
G          320033
Dadd9/F#   2x0230
Em7        022030
F#7b13/Bb  6x4330
Dadd9/A    x04230
E7/Ab      4x0450
 
 
 
 
 
[Intro]
 
D  D/G  Asus4 A Asus2
 
 
[Verse]
 
Dsus2            Dsus2/G                          Asus4 A    Asus2 A
  Where is the moment when we need it the most 
Dsus2            Dsus2/G                          Asus4 A    Asus2 A
  You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
Bm                  Bm/A                G
  They tell me your blue sky's faded to grey
                  Dadd9/F#        Em7
The tell me your passion's gone away
                              A                   Asus2 A
And I don't need no carrying on 
 
Dsus2            Dsus2/G              A           Asus2 A
  Stand in the line just ahead of the law
Dsus2            Dsus2/G                    A     Asus2 A
  You're faking a smile with the coffee you go 
Bm                  Bm/A                G
  You tell me your life's been way off line 
                   Dadd9/F#        Em7
You're falling to pieces everytime 
                             A
And I don't need no carrying on 
 
 
[Chorus]
 
                     Dsus2
Cause you had a bad day 
                   Dsus2/G
You're taking one down 
                Em7                   A
You sing a sad song just to turn it around 
                    Dsus2
You say you don't know 
                   Dsus2/G
You tell me don't lie
                Em7                    A
You work at a smile and you go for a ride 
               Bm
You had a bad day
                 Bm/A
The camera don't lie
 
                    G                         Dadd9/F#
You're coming back down and you really don't mind 
               Em7   A
You had a bad day 
 
You had a bad day
 
 
D  D/G  Asus4 A Asus2  x 2
 
 
Bm                  Bm/A                G
Well you need a blue sky holiday
                   Dadd9/F#        Em7
The point is they laugh at what you say 
                             Asus4  A
And I don't need no carrying on 
 
 
[Chorus]
 
                     Dsus2
You had a bad day 
                  Dsus2/G
You're taking one down 
                Em7                    A
You sing a sad song just to turn it around 
                    Dsus2
You say you don't know 
                   Dsus2/G
You tell me don't lie
                Em7                    A
You work at a smile and you go for a ride 
               Bm
You had a bad day
                  Bm/A
The camera don't lie
                    G                         Dadd9/F#
You're coming back down and you really don't mind 
               Em7
You had a bad day 
 
F
Sometimes the system goes on the blink
         Bb
And the whole thing it turns out wrong 
     F
You might not make it back and you know 
                Bb
That you could be well oh that strong 
              Asus4     A          Asus2 A
Well I'm not wrong 
 
Dsus2               Dsus2/G                           A
So where is the passion when you need it the most 
 
Oh you and I
Dsus2               Dsus2/G                           A
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost 
 
 
[Chorus]
 
                     Dsus2
Cause you had a bad day 
                   Dsus2/G
You're taking one down 
                Em7                    A
You sing a sad song just to turn it around 
 
                   Dsus2
You say you don't know 
                   Dsus2/G
You tell me don't lie
                Em                    A
You work at a smile and you go for a ride 
               Bm
You had a bad day
                   F#7b13/Bb
It seem what you like 
                Dadd9/A                E7/Ab
And how does it feel for one more time 
               G    A
You had a bad day
 
You had a bad day
              Dsus2  Dsus2/G  Em7  A  x4 (fade out)
had a bad day
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13 comments
penpen
I would Love to know who gave this review a 3 star lol. This one is clearly the most comprehensive version yet. Your Chords in the last chorus are the closest ive read to the song yet. The other versions posted seem to over simplify the song, and its not quite as simple as it sounds. Anyway, good stuff mate, keep it up, ignore anything below 5 stars. Matty
+7
zither
Simply suberb. A brilliant acoustic take on this piano driven track (which is never easy). Easily the best tab for this song I've seen (...and I've seen a few). Well done. ***** from me
+4
Graham22
Great tab. The Bm/A sounds slightly off to me but close enough. I think the lyrics should be Stand in the line just to hit a new low You're faking a smile with the coffee to go 5*
+3