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

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      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
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