Chords for 'Tears of a Clown' - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (info)
Tempo:
128.35 bpm
Chords used:
F#
C#
B
G#
D#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C#]
[F#] [B] [F#] Oh [C#] yeah, yeah, [F#] yeah.
[B] [F#] Now if [C#] there's a [F#] smile [B] on my [F#] face, [C#] it's only there [F#] trying to [B] fool the [F#] public.
But [C#] when it comes [F#] down to [B] fooling you, [F#] now [C#] honey, that's [F#] quite a [B] different [F#] subject.
[C#] I don't have to [F#] hide my [B] [F#] expression, [C#] give you [F#] the [B] wrong impression.
[F#] Really [C#] I'm [F#] sad, [B] [F#] oh sad, [C#] I'm sad, [F#] [B] [F#] I'm [C#] so bad.
[F#] [B] Like a cloud [F#] I pretend to [C#] be glad, [F#] [B] [F#] now [G#] does the sad face know [F] the man?
[A#m] Ain't too much [F#] mad, than the tears [G#] of a clown, [D#] when there's no one around.
[C#]
[F#] [B] [F#] Oh [C#] yeah, [F#] baby.
[B] [F#] Now if [C#] I appear [F#] to be [B] carefree, [F#] it's only [C#] to [F#] camouflage [B] my [F#] likeness.
In order [C#] to shield [F#] my pride [B] I've tried [F#] to cover [C#] this hurt [F#] with a show [B] of [F#] gladness.
But [C#] don't let [G#] my show convince [F#] you [C#] that [F#] I've been happy [B] since [F#] you decided [C#] to [F#] go.
[B] Oh I [C#] need to [F#] know, [B] I'm hurt [F#] and I [C#] want you to know.
[F#] But [B] for others I'm [C#] good on the show, [F#] [B] [F#] still the sad [G#] face knows [F] the man.
[A#m] Ain't too much [F#] sad, than the tears [G#] of a clown, [D#] when there's no one around.
Oh [C#] yeah,
[F#] just [B] like Polly, [D#m] I did it [C#] clear.
[F#] I gotta keep [B] my [D#m] [C#] head [F#] smiling in the [B] dark, because [F#]
[C#] in my [F#] lonely room [B] I cry,
[F#] the tears [C#] of a clown, [F#] when there's no one around.
[B] [F#] Oh [C#] yeah, [F#] baby.
[B] [D#m] Now [C#] you're just like [F#] [B] [F#] me.
[C#] So [F#] [B] let's [F#] dress you, [C#] like a [F#] beautiful [B] [F#]
[C#] [F#] [B] smile I wear.
[C#] Can we make you [F#] feel, [B] [F#] a [C#] little easier?
[F#] [B] [D#] [N]
[F#] [B] [F#] Oh [C#] yeah, yeah, [F#] yeah.
[B] [F#] Now if [C#] there's a [F#] smile [B] on my [F#] face, [C#] it's only there [F#] trying to [B] fool the [F#] public.
But [C#] when it comes [F#] down to [B] fooling you, [F#] now [C#] honey, that's [F#] quite a [B] different [F#] subject.
[C#] I don't have to [F#] hide my [B] [F#] expression, [C#] give you [F#] the [B] wrong impression.
[F#] Really [C#] I'm [F#] sad, [B] [F#] oh sad, [C#] I'm sad, [F#] [B] [F#] I'm [C#] so bad.
[F#] [B] Like a cloud [F#] I pretend to [C#] be glad, [F#] [B] [F#] now [G#] does the sad face know [F] the man?
[A#m] Ain't too much [F#] mad, than the tears [G#] of a clown, [D#] when there's no one around.
[C#]
[F#] [B] [F#] Oh [C#] yeah, [F#] baby.
[B] [F#] Now if [C#] I appear [F#] to be [B] carefree, [F#] it's only [C#] to [F#] camouflage [B] my [F#] likeness.
In order [C#] to shield [F#] my pride [B] I've tried [F#] to cover [C#] this hurt [F#] with a show [B] of [F#] gladness.
But [C#] don't let [G#] my show convince [F#] you [C#] that [F#] I've been happy [B] since [F#] you decided [C#] to [F#] go.
[B] Oh I [C#] need to [F#] know, [B] I'm hurt [F#] and I [C#] want you to know.
[F#] But [B] for others I'm [C#] good on the show, [F#] [B] [F#] still the sad [G#] face knows [F] the man.
[A#m] Ain't too much [F#] sad, than the tears [G#] of a clown, [D#] when there's no one around.
Oh [C#] yeah,
[F#] just [B] like Polly, [D#m] I did it [C#] clear.
[F#] I gotta keep [B] my [D#m] [C#] head [F#] smiling in the [B] dark, because [F#]
[C#] in my [F#] lonely room [B] I cry,
[F#] the tears [C#] of a clown, [F#] when there's no one around.
[B] [F#] Oh [C#] yeah, [F#] baby.
[B] [D#m] Now [C#] you're just like [F#] [B] [F#] me.
[C#] So [F#] [B] let's [F#] dress you, [C#] like a [F#] beautiful [B] [F#]
[C#] [F#] [B] smile I wear.
[C#] Can we make you [F#] feel, [B] [F#] a [C#] little easier?
[F#] [B] [D#] [N]
Key:
F#
C#
B
G#
D#
F#
C#
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] Oh [C#] yeah, yeah, [F#] yeah.
[B] _ _ [F#] Now if [C#] there's a [F#] smile [B] on my [F#] face, [C#] it's only there [F#] trying to [B] fool the [F#] public.
But [C#] when it comes [F#] down to [B] fooling you, [F#] now [C#] honey, that's [F#] quite a [B] different [F#] subject.
[C#] I don't have to [F#] hide my [B] _ [F#] expression, [C#] give you [F#] the [B] wrong impression.
[F#] Really [C#] I'm [F#] sad, _ [B] _ [F#] oh sad, [C#] I'm sad, [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] I'm [C#] so bad.
[F#] _ [B] Like a cloud [F#] I pretend to [C#] be glad, [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] now [G#] does the sad face know [F] the man? _
[A#m] Ain't too much [F#] mad, than the tears [G#] of a clown, _ _ [D#] when there's no one around.
_ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] Oh [C#] yeah, [F#] baby.
_ [B] _ _ [F#] Now if [C#] I appear [F#] to be [B] carefree, [F#] it's only [C#] to [F#] camouflage [B] my [F#] likeness.
In order [C#] to shield [F#] my pride [B] I've tried [F#] to cover [C#] this hurt [F#] with a show [B] of [F#] gladness.
But [C#] don't let [G#] my show convince [F#] you [C#] that [F#] I've been happy [B] since [F#] you decided [C#] to [F#] go.
_ [B] Oh I [C#] need to [F#] know, [B] I'm hurt [F#] and I [C#] want you to know.
[F#] But [B] for others I'm [C#] good on the show, [F#] _ _ [B] [F#] still the sad [G#] _ face knows [F] the man. _
[A#m] Ain't too much [F#] sad, than the tears [G#] of a clown, _ _ [D#] when there's no one _ around.
Oh [C#] yeah, _
_ _ [F#] just [B] like Polly, [D#m] I did it [C#] clear.
[F#] I gotta keep [B] my _ [D#m] [C#] head _ [F#] smiling in the [B] dark, because [F#] _
[C#] in my [F#] lonely room [B] I cry,
[F#] the tears [C#] of a _ _ _ _ clown, _ _ [F#] when there's no one around.
[B] _ _ [F#] Oh [C#] yeah, [F#] baby.
_ [B] _ _ [D#m] Now [C#] you're just like [F#] _ _ [B] _ [F#] me. _
[C#] So [F#] _ _ [B] let's [F#] dress you, [C#] like a [F#] beautiful _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ [B] smile I wear.
[C#] Can we make you [F#] feel, _ [B] _ _ [F#] a [C#] little easier?
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] Oh [C#] yeah, yeah, [F#] yeah.
[B] _ _ [F#] Now if [C#] there's a [F#] smile [B] on my [F#] face, [C#] it's only there [F#] trying to [B] fool the [F#] public.
But [C#] when it comes [F#] down to [B] fooling you, [F#] now [C#] honey, that's [F#] quite a [B] different [F#] subject.
[C#] I don't have to [F#] hide my [B] _ [F#] expression, [C#] give you [F#] the [B] wrong impression.
[F#] Really [C#] I'm [F#] sad, _ [B] _ [F#] oh sad, [C#] I'm sad, [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] I'm [C#] so bad.
[F#] _ [B] Like a cloud [F#] I pretend to [C#] be glad, [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] now [G#] does the sad face know [F] the man? _
[A#m] Ain't too much [F#] mad, than the tears [G#] of a clown, _ _ [D#] when there's no one around.
_ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] Oh [C#] yeah, [F#] baby.
_ [B] _ _ [F#] Now if [C#] I appear [F#] to be [B] carefree, [F#] it's only [C#] to [F#] camouflage [B] my [F#] likeness.
In order [C#] to shield [F#] my pride [B] I've tried [F#] to cover [C#] this hurt [F#] with a show [B] of [F#] gladness.
But [C#] don't let [G#] my show convince [F#] you [C#] that [F#] I've been happy [B] since [F#] you decided [C#] to [F#] go.
_ [B] Oh I [C#] need to [F#] know, [B] I'm hurt [F#] and I [C#] want you to know.
[F#] But [B] for others I'm [C#] good on the show, [F#] _ _ [B] [F#] still the sad [G#] _ face knows [F] the man. _
[A#m] Ain't too much [F#] sad, than the tears [G#] of a clown, _ _ [D#] when there's no one _ around.
Oh [C#] yeah, _
_ _ [F#] just [B] like Polly, [D#m] I did it [C#] clear.
[F#] I gotta keep [B] my _ [D#m] [C#] head _ [F#] smiling in the [B] dark, because [F#] _
[C#] in my [F#] lonely room [B] I cry,
[F#] the tears [C#] of a _ _ _ _ clown, _ _ [F#] when there's no one around.
[B] _ _ [F#] Oh [C#] yeah, [F#] baby.
_ [B] _ _ [D#m] Now [C#] you're just like [F#] _ _ [B] _ [F#] me. _
[C#] So [F#] _ _ [B] let's [F#] dress you, [C#] like a [F#] beautiful _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ [B] smile I wear.
[C#] Can we make you [F#] feel, _ [B] _ _ [F#] a [C#] little easier?
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _