Artist: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Song: Tears of a clown
Tabbed by: DJ
20th July 2014

CAPO: 1st fret (Sounds in the key of C#)

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
C  =  x32010 or x35553   G    = xx5433    Fmaj7  = 133210
F  =  133211             E/G# = xx6454
Bb =  x13331             Am  =  x02210

On the Pagliacci verse there's a repeated line in the
backing vocals, but they're so distorted I can't make
them out. Any ideas appreciated...

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      C
e |---0--------------------|-------------------|  [x2]
B |---1--------------------|-------------------|
G |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2--0---------|
D |---2---3----------------|------------3--2---|
A |---3--------------------|-------------------|
E |------------------------|-------------------|


   C     F        Bb   F          C            F
|  /  /  /  /  |       Oh, yeah, yeah - yeah!

Bb       F             C        F       Bb
    Now, if there's a smile u - pon my face,
 F          C              F        Bb
It's only there trying to fool the public,
 F            C             F      Bb
But when it comes down to fooling you,
 F            C               F         Bb      F
Now, honey, that's quite an different subject,
           C      F           Bb       F
But don't let my glad ex - pression...
      C        F          Bb
Give you the wrong im - pression!


   F         C     F     Bb        F
Really, I'm sad--------,    hoh, sadder than...
           (Sad,  sad,  sad,      sad!)

    C      F         Bb             F   
...Sad------! You're gone, and I'm hurting so...
   (I  ...hurt    ...so         ...bad!)

    C        F           Bb            F
...Bad!          Like a clown I pre - tend to be...
   (I pre - tend      ...to be     ...glad!)

    C      F     Bb     F
...Glad! 
   (Sad,  sad,  sad,   sad!)


                   G                  E/G#
Now, there's some sad things known to man,
          Am              Fmaj7
But ain't too much sadder than the tears of a...
     C 
...clown--------,                when there's no one
e |---0--------------------|------------------------|
B |---1--------------------|------------------------|
G |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2----0------------|
D |---2---3----------------|----------------3----2--|
A |---3--------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
      C
  a -round------!                          Um -hum!
e |---0--------------------|------------------------|
B |---1--------------------|------------------------|
G |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2----0------------|
D |---2---3----------------|----------------3----2--|
A |---3--------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|


   C     F        Bb   F          C     F
|  /  /  /  /  |       Oh, yeah, baby!

Bb       F         C      F          Bb
   Now, if I ap - pear to be care - free,
       F      C        F        Bb
It's only to camou - flage my sadness,
     F        C         F         Bb
In order to shield my pride I've tried...
        F         C           F         Bb
...To cover this hurt with a show of gladness,
F              C      F           Bb        F
    But don't let my show con - vince you,
      C          F     Bb
That I've been happy since you...


          F      C       F     Bb     F
...De - cided to go--------    oh, I need you..
                (Why ...did ...you ...go?)

   C      F        Bb          F
..So,         I'm hurt, and I want you to..
  (I  ...need   ...you      ...so!)

    C       F            Bb      F
...know,       but for others I put on a...
  (Want ...you        ...to ...know...)

     C        F      Bb      F
 ...Show!            Oo-oo, woh!
(...It's  ...just  ...a  ...show!)


              G                  E/G#
There's some sad things known to man,
          Am              Fmaj7
But ain't too much sadder than the tears of a...
     C 
...clown--------,               when there's no one
e |---0--------------------|------------------------|
B |---1--------------------|------------------------|
G |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2----0------------|
D |---2---3----------------|----------------3----2--|
A |---3--------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
      C
  a -round------!      Oh,  yeah---------!
e |---0--------------------|------------------------|
B |---1--------------------|------------------------|
G |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2----0------------|
D |---2---3----------------|----------------3----2--|
A |---3--------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|


C         F            Bb   F
    Just like Pagli - acci did,
C              F       Bb     F
    I try to keep my sadness hid,
   C            F      Bb
Smiling in the public eye,
     F      C      F     Bb          F  
But in my lonely room I cry... the tears of a...
     C 
...clown--------,               when there's no one
e |---0--------------------|------------------------|
B |---1--------------------|------------------------|
G |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2----0------------|
D |---2---3----------------|----------------3----2--|
A |---3--------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
      
         C     F    Bb   F          C     F
...a - round------!      Oh, yeah, baby!


Bb        F            C        F       Bb
    Now, if there's a smile u - pon my face,
        (Tears of a  clown----------------!)

  F               C       F         Bb
           Don't let my glad ex - pression,
(Doo -doo, doo - doo----------------------!)

  F            C        F           Bb
         Give you the wrong im - pression,
(Tears of a  clown----------------------!)

  F               C         F      Bb
           Don't let this smile I wear,
(Doo -doo, doo - doo--------------------!)

   F           C             F        Bb
         Make you think that I don't care,
(Tears of a  clown-----------------------!)

       F            C      F      Bb
 When really  I'm  sad----------,
     (Doo-doo, doo-doo---------------!)

   F         C      F     Bb     F
 Hurting so bad-------!
(Tears of a clown--------------------!)


     C     F        Bb    F           C
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