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... ********************************************************* 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 ||: / / / / | / / / / :|| / ||
