The Tears of a Clown — Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
Chords and lyrics for The Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles (key of F#).
Verse 1
Tears Of A Clown:Smokey Robinson And The Miracles.
#1 in UK and #1 in USA in 1967.
#1.
Now, if there's a smile [Db][Gb]up..on my face,
[B]It's [Gb]only there [Db]trying to [Gb]fool the [B]public.
[Gb]But when it comes [Db]down to fooling you,
[B]Now, [Gb]honey that's [Db]quite a [Gb]different [B]subject.
#2.
[Gb]Don't [Db]let my [Gb]glad [B]expression,
[Gb]Give you [Db]the [Gb]wrong [B]impression.
[Gb]really I'm [Db][Gb][B]sad.......Oh, I'm [Gb]sadder than sad.
[Db]You're [Gb]gone [B]and I'm [Gb]hurting so [Db]bad,
[Gb]Like a clown [B]I appear [Gb]to be [Db][Gb]glad.. [B]
Chorus
[Gb]Now, they're some [Ab]sad things known to [F]man,
but ain't [Bbm]too much sadder than,
[Gbmaj7]the tears of a [Db]clown, when there's no one [Db]around. [Gb][Db]
#3.
Now if I appear to be carefree,
It's only to camouflage my sadness.
And Honey to shield my pride I try,
to cover this hurt with a show of gladness.
But don't let my show convince you,
that I've been happy since you, decided to go.
I need you so, I'm hurt and I want you to know,
but for others I put on a show...
Chorus
[B]Now, if [Gb]I appear just [Db]like [Gb][B]Pagliacci [Db]did,
[Db]I try to [Gb]keep my [B][Gb]sadness hid.
[Db]Smiling in the [Gb]public [B]eye, [Gb]but in my
[Db]lonely room [Gb]I cry, [B]the tears [Gb]of a [Db]clown,
when there's no one [Db][Gb]around.[Db]
#4.
Now if there's a smile on my face,
don't let my glad expression,
give you the wrong impression.
Don't let this smile I wear,
make you think that I don't care...
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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