The English Beat - Tears Of A Clown Chords
Tempo:
167.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
E
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [C#] [E]
[D] [B] [C#m]
[D] [A] [D] [G]
[D] So hold [A] that amazing [D] [G] fan
[D] Look, [A] there's a smile [D] on [G] my face
[D] Keeps [A] on your back, [D] trying to [G] fool the [D] public
But [A] when he goes [D] down, I'm [G] fooling you
[D] But now, [A] honey, that's [D] quite a different [G]
[A] subject
Don't let [D] my dad's pressure
[A] Give you a little more of [G] a [D] pressure
You really [A] are sad
[D] He's so sad
Oh, I'm [A] sadder than sad
He's [D] so sad
Look, [G] I'm [D] good and I want you [A] so [D] bad
He's so bad
Like a clown, I appear to [A] be gay
[D]
Ooh, yeah, [E] unless his hand means [C#] no one, man
[F#m] I'm way too much [D] sadder than
The tears all the [E] time
[G]
When [F#m] there's no [Em] one around
[F#m]
So, [A] oh yeah, baby, [D] [G] baby, baby
Oh [A] yeah, baby, [D] baby, [G]
baby
[A] I keep on appearing [D] to be carefree
It's only to [A] [D] camouflage [G] my [D] sadness
In [A] order to shield my [D] pride
[G]
[D] You go back and forth with a show of kindness
[A] Just don't let [D] my show convince you
[A] That [D] I've been happy since you decided [A] to go
[D] [G]
[D] Oh, I need to [A] show
[D] [G] Look, I'm good [D] and I want you to [A] know
[D] [G] Just what [D] others have put on your [A] show
[D] [G]
[D] Ooh, yeah, unless [E] his hand means [C#] no one, man
I'm [F#m] way too much [D] sadder than
The tears all the [C#] time
[E] [D]
When [C#m] there's no one around
[G]
[A] [D] Suicide [G] party, I'm [D] tripping
[A] I [D] wanna keep myself busy
[A] Hiding [D] in the blue, [G] I try
[D] But [A] in this [D] lonely room, [G] I cry
[D] Tears [A] all the [D] time
[G]
[D] When there's no [A] one [D] around
Now, [A] [D] [G]
[D] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
if [A] there's a smile [D] on my face
[A] Well, don't let [D] my [G] sad expression
[D] [A] Impute [D] a [G] wrong impression
[D] [A] Don't let [D] this smile of mine
[A] Make you [D] feel another damn thing
[A] Tears [D] all the [G] time
[A] Tears [D] all the [G] time
[D] [A] I'm going [D] down the [G] dog
[D] [A] I'm going [D] down the dog
[A] Tears all the time
[D] [A] [D] [G]
[D] [B] [C#m]
[D] [A] [D] [G]
[D] So hold [A] that amazing [D] [G] fan
[D] Look, [A] there's a smile [D] on [G] my face
[D] Keeps [A] on your back, [D] trying to [G] fool the [D] public
But [A] when he goes [D] down, I'm [G] fooling you
[D] But now, [A] honey, that's [D] quite a different [G]
[A] subject
Don't let [D] my dad's pressure
[A] Give you a little more of [G] a [D] pressure
You really [A] are sad
[D] He's so sad
Oh, I'm [A] sadder than sad
He's [D] so sad
Look, [G] I'm [D] good and I want you [A] so [D] bad
He's so bad
Like a clown, I appear to [A] be gay
[D]
Ooh, yeah, [E] unless his hand means [C#] no one, man
[F#m] I'm way too much [D] sadder than
The tears all the [E] time
[G]
When [F#m] there's no [Em] one around
[F#m]
So, [A] oh yeah, baby, [D] [G] baby, baby
Oh [A] yeah, baby, [D] baby, [G]
baby
[A] I keep on appearing [D] to be carefree
It's only to [A] [D] camouflage [G] my [D] sadness
In [A] order to shield my [D] pride
[G]
[D] You go back and forth with a show of kindness
[A] Just don't let [D] my show convince you
[A] That [D] I've been happy since you decided [A] to go
[D] [G]
[D] Oh, I need to [A] show
[D] [G] Look, I'm good [D] and I want you to [A] know
[D] [G] Just what [D] others have put on your [A] show
[D] [G]
[D] Ooh, yeah, unless [E] his hand means [C#] no one, man
I'm [F#m] way too much [D] sadder than
The tears all the [C#] time
[E] [D]
When [C#m] there's no one around
[G]
[A] [D] Suicide [G] party, I'm [D] tripping
[A] I [D] wanna keep myself busy
[A] Hiding [D] in the blue, [G] I try
[D] But [A] in this [D] lonely room, [G] I cry
[D] Tears [A] all the [D] time
[G]
[D] When there's no [A] one [D] around
Now, [A] [D] [G]
[D] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
if [A] there's a smile [D] on my face
[A] Well, don't let [D] my [G] sad expression
[D] [A] Impute [D] a [G] wrong impression
[D] [A] Don't let [D] this smile of mine
[A] Make you [D] feel another damn thing
[A] Tears [D] all the [G] time
[A] Tears [D] all the [G] time
[D] [A] I'm going [D] down the [G] dog
[D] [A] I'm going [D] down the dog
[A] Tears all the time
[D] [A] [D] [G]
Key:
D
A
G
E
C#
D
A
G
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
[D] So hold [A] that amazing [D] [G] fan
_ [D] Look, [A] there's a smile [D] on [G] my face
[D] Keeps [A] on your back, [D] trying to [G] fool the [D] public
But [A] when he goes [D] down, I'm [G] fooling you
[D] But now, [A] honey, that's [D] quite a different [G] _
[A] subject
Don't let [D] my dad's pressure
_ [A] Give you a little more of [G] a [D] pressure
You really [A] are sad
[D] He's so sad
Oh, I'm [A] sadder than sad
He's [D] so sad
Look, [G] I'm [D] good and I want you [A] so [D] bad
He's so bad
Like a clown, I appear to [A] be gay
[D] _ _
Ooh, yeah, [E] unless his hand means [C#] no one, man
[F#m] I'm way too much [D] sadder than
The tears all the [E] time
_ _ [G]
When [F#m] there's no [Em] one around
_ _ [F#m]
So, [A] oh yeah, baby, [D] [G] baby, baby
Oh [A] yeah, baby, [D] baby, [G]
baby
[A] I keep on appearing [D] to be carefree
It's only to [A] [D] camouflage [G] my [D] sadness
In [A] order to shield my [D] pride
[G] _ _
[D] You go back and forth with a show of kindness
[A] Just don't let [D] my show convince you
[A] That [D] I've been happy since you decided [A] to go
[D] _ [G] _
[D] Oh, I need to [A] show
_ [D] [G] Look, I'm good [D] and I want you to [A] know
_ [D] [G] Just what [D] others have put on your [A] show
[D] _ [G] _
[D] Ooh, yeah, unless [E] his hand means [C#] no one, man
I'm [F#m] way too much _ [D] sadder than
The tears all the [C#] time
[E] _ _ [D]
When [C#m] there's no one around
[G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] Suicide [G] party, I'm [D] tripping
_ [A] I [D] wanna keep myself busy
_ [A] Hiding [D] in the blue, [G] I try
[D] But [A] in this [D] lonely room, [G] I cry
[D] Tears [A] all the [D] time
_ [G] _
[D] When there's no [A] one _ [D] around _
_ Now, [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ if [A] there's a smile [D] on my face
[A] Well, don't let [D] my [G] sad expression
[D] _ _ [A] Impute [D] a [G] wrong impression
[D] _ [A] Don't let [D] this smile of mine
_ [A] Make you [D] feel another damn thing
_ [A] Tears [D] all the [G] time
_ [A] Tears _ [D] all the [G] time
_ [D] _ _ [A] I'm going [D] down the [G] dog
_ [D] _ _ [A] I'm going [D] down the dog
_ [A] Tears all the time
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
[D] So hold [A] that amazing [D] [G] fan
_ [D] Look, [A] there's a smile [D] on [G] my face
[D] Keeps [A] on your back, [D] trying to [G] fool the [D] public
But [A] when he goes [D] down, I'm [G] fooling you
[D] But now, [A] honey, that's [D] quite a different [G] _
[A] subject
Don't let [D] my dad's pressure
_ [A] Give you a little more of [G] a [D] pressure
You really [A] are sad
[D] He's so sad
Oh, I'm [A] sadder than sad
He's [D] so sad
Look, [G] I'm [D] good and I want you [A] so [D] bad
He's so bad
Like a clown, I appear to [A] be gay
[D] _ _
Ooh, yeah, [E] unless his hand means [C#] no one, man
[F#m] I'm way too much [D] sadder than
The tears all the [E] time
_ _ [G]
When [F#m] there's no [Em] one around
_ _ [F#m]
So, [A] oh yeah, baby, [D] [G] baby, baby
Oh [A] yeah, baby, [D] baby, [G]
baby
[A] I keep on appearing [D] to be carefree
It's only to [A] [D] camouflage [G] my [D] sadness
In [A] order to shield my [D] pride
[G] _ _
[D] You go back and forth with a show of kindness
[A] Just don't let [D] my show convince you
[A] That [D] I've been happy since you decided [A] to go
[D] _ [G] _
[D] Oh, I need to [A] show
_ [D] [G] Look, I'm good [D] and I want you to [A] know
_ [D] [G] Just what [D] others have put on your [A] show
[D] _ [G] _
[D] Ooh, yeah, unless [E] his hand means [C#] no one, man
I'm [F#m] way too much _ [D] sadder than
The tears all the [C#] time
[E] _ _ [D]
When [C#m] there's no one around
[G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] Suicide [G] party, I'm [D] tripping
_ [A] I [D] wanna keep myself busy
_ [A] Hiding [D] in the blue, [G] I try
[D] But [A] in this [D] lonely room, [G] I cry
[D] Tears [A] all the [D] time
_ [G] _
[D] When there's no [A] one _ [D] around _
_ Now, [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ if [A] there's a smile [D] on my face
[A] Well, don't let [D] my [G] sad expression
[D] _ _ [A] Impute [D] a [G] wrong impression
[D] _ [A] Don't let [D] this smile of mine
_ [A] Make you [D] feel another damn thing
_ [A] Tears [D] all the [G] time
_ [A] Tears _ [D] all the [G] time
_ [D] _ _ [A] I'm going [D] down the [G] dog
_ [D] _ _ [A] I'm going [D] down the dog
_ [A] Tears all the time
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _