Artist: Smokey Robinson Song: Tears of a clown - acoustic session Tabbed by: DJ 20th July 2014 Based on Smokey's acoustic session with Daryl Hall Clip at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDVceKdx1UY They play this a whole tone lower than the original track, either to suit Daryl's range, or for Smokey's benefit, as most singers do loose that top range as they get older. CAPO: 1st fret (Sounds in the key of Bb) Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo: A = x02220 E = 022100 Dmaj7 = xx0222 D = xx0232 C#/F = xx3121 G = 320033 F#m = 244222 ********************************************************* A e |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2--0---------| [x2] B |---2---3----------------|------------3--2---| G |---2--------------------|-------------------| D |---2--------------------|-------------------| A |---0--------------------|-------------------| E |------------------------|-------------------| A D G D A D | / / / / | Oh, yeah, yeah - yeah! G D A D G Now, if there's a smile u - pon my face, D A D G It's only there trying to fool the public, D A D G But when it comes down to fooling you, D A D G D Now, honey, that's quite an different subject, A D G D But don't let my glad ex - pression... A D G Give you the wrong im - pression! D A D G D Really, I'm sad--------, hoh, sadder than... (Sad, sad, sad, sad!) A D G D ...Sad------! You're gone, and I'm hurting so... (I ...hurt ...so ...bad!) A D G D ...Bad! Like a clown I pre - tend to be... (I pre - tend ...to be ...glad!) A D G D ...Glad! (Sad, sad, sad, sad!) E C#/F Now, there's some sad things known to man, F#m Dmaj7 But ain't too much sadder than the tears of a... A ...clown--------, when there's no one e |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2----0-------------| B |---2---3----------------|----------------3----2---| G |---2--------------------|-------------------------| D |---2--------------------|-------------------------| A |---0--------------------|-------------------------| E |------------------------|-------------------------| A a -round------! Um -hum! e |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2----0-------------| B |---2---3----------------|----------------3----2---| G |---2--------------------|-------------------------| D |---2--------------------|-------------------------| A |---0--------------------|-------------------------| E |------------------------|-------------------------| A D G D A D | / / / / | Oh, yeah, baby! G D A D G Now, if I ap - pear to be care - free, D A D G It's only to camou - flage my sadness, D A D G In order to shield my pride I've tried... D A D G ...To cover this hurt with a show of gladness, D A D G D But don't let my show con - vince you, A D G That I've been happy since you... D A D G D ...De - cided to go-------- oh, I need you.. (Why ...did ...you ...go?) A D G D ..So, I'm hurt, and I want you to.. (I ...need ...you ...so!) A D G D ...know, but for others I put on a... (Want ...you ...to ...know...) A D G D ...Show! Oo-oo, woh! (...It's ...just ...a ...show!) E C#/F There's some sad things known to man, F#m Dmaj7 But ain't too much sadder than the tears of a... A ...clown--------, when there's no one e |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2----0-------------| B |---2---3----------------|----------------3----2---| G |---2--------------------|-------------------------| D |---2--------------------|-------------------------| A |---0--------------------|-------------------------| E |------------------------|-------------------------| A a -round------! Oh, yeah---------! e |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2----0-------------| B |---2---3----------------|----------------3----2---| G |---2--------------------|-------------------------| D |---2--------------------|-------------------------| A |---0--------------------|-------------------------| E |------------------------|-------------------------| A D G D Just like Pagli - acci did, A D G D I try to keep my sadness hid, A D G Smiling in the public eye, D A D G D But in my lonely room I cry... the tears of a... A ...clown--------, when there's no one e |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2----0-------------| B |---2---3----------------|----------------3----2---| G |---2--------------------|-------------------------| D |---2--------------------|-------------------------| A |---0--------------------|-------------------------| E |------------------------|-------------------------| A D G D A D ...a - round------! Oh, yeah, baby! G D A D G Now, if there's a smile u - pon my face, (Tears of a clown----------------!) D A D G Don't let my glad ex - pression, (Doo -doo, doo - doo----------------------!) D A D G Give you the wrong im - pression, (Tears of a clown----------------------!) D A D G Don't let this smile I wear, (Doo -doo, doo - doo--------------------!) D A D G Make you think that I don't care, (Tears of a clown-----------------------!) D A D G When really I'm sad----------, (Doo-doo, doo-doo---------------!) D A D G D Hurting so bad-------! (Tears of a clown--------------------!) [Improvise vocal and repeat] A D G D A ||: / / / / | / / / / :|| / ||
