TEARS OF A CLOWN Wonder, Robinson & Cosby Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
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| / / / / | / / Oh^yeah hh | / / / / | / ~ ^Now if^theres a^smile.|
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||: ee e ^up on my^face.| ee / ^Its only ^there.| e trying ^to fool the^pub.|
||: rr r ^to be care^free.| ee ~ ^Its on^ly^to^cam. | mou flage e ^my sad. |
C G D G C G
| b lic ~ but^when it^comes.| s down ^to fool ing^you.| uu / ^now honey ^thats.|
| d ness ^in order to^shield. | d my y pride I^try. | yy ~ ^to cover this^hurt. |
D G C G D G
| s quite ^a ^differ rent ^sub.| b ject tt ~ dont t | let my glad expres |
| t with ^a ^show of ^glad.| d ness ss ~ but ^dont | let my show convince |
C G D G C G
| sion nn / Give^you.| u uu ^the wrong impres | sion nn really Im^sad.|
| you uu / That^Ive. | e been n hap py^since | e you ^de cided to^go. |
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| dd dd / / | ~ Oh ^sad der than^sad.| dd dd your gone.| e and^Im hurt ing so^bad.|
| oo oo / / | ~ I ^need dd you^so. | oo oo I'm hurt. | t and^I want you to^know.|
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| dd dd ~ ^like a^clown.| n ^I pretend d to^be^glad.| dd dd / / |
| ww ww ~ ^but for^oth.| hers I^put t on^a^show.| ww ww / / |
C G A F#
| / / ~ ^Now theres^some | sad things known to^man.| nn / ~ ^but aint |
Bm GM7 D Tacet
| ^too much ^sa dd der^than.| nn The^tears ss of^a | clown / / / |
| ~ ^when theres^no one^a | ro^und / / / | / / / / |
D G C G D G C G
1. | / / / / | / / oh^yeah hh | / / / / | / ~ ^Now if^I appear :||
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2. | / Just like Pagli | ac ci^did dd dd | ~ ^I try^to ^keep my ^sad.|
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| dd ness^hid dd d^Smi | ling in^the pub lic^eye.| ee / ~ but^in^my |
D G C G D Tacet
| lone ly^ro om I^cry.| yy The^tears ss of^a | clown / / / |
D G C G D G
| ~ ^when theres^no one around | / / / / | / / Oh^yeah hh | ba by / / |
C G
| / ~ ^Now if^theres a^smile :|| Repeat first verse and fade.
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Tears Of A Clown is performed by Wonder, Robinson & Cosby Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.
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