Neil Sedaka - King of clowns

^BHere I come, the king of ^F#clowns..^F#7as I hide behind this ^F#smile and paint the ^Btown. ^BThough I cry, ^B7since you're ^Egone..you'll never ^Bknow because the ^F#show must go ^Bon.

^BI've been sad (I've been sad) I've been ^F#blue (I've been blue).. ever ^F#7since the day that ^F#you found someone ^Bnew (someone new.) I pre^B7tend, but you can't ^Etell..with my ^Bbroken heart I ^F#play my part so ^Bwell.

^BStep aside, here I come, the king of ^F#clowns..as I hide the lonely teardrops that come ^Bdown. I make be^B7lieve, with a ^Esmile..but the ^Bking of clowns is ^F#crying all the ^Bwhile.

^ETra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..^Btra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..^F#here comes the king of ^Bclowns.^{B7 E}Tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..^Btra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..^F#here comes the king of ^Bclowns.

^BThere are tears (there are tears) you'll never ^F#see (never see.) No, you'll ^F#7never see my ^F#tears and pity ^Bme (pity me.) Though I'm ^B7hurt, still I'm ^Eproud..always ^Blaughing as I ^F#walk among the ^Bcrowd.

^BStep aside, here I come, the king of ^F#clowns..as I hide the lonely teardrops that come ^Bdown. I make be^B7lieve, with a ^Esmile..but the ^Bking of clowns is ^F#crying all the ^Bwhile.

^ETra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..^Btra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..^F#here comes the king of ^Bclowns.^{B7 E}Tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..^Btra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..^F#here comes the king of ^Bclowns.

^ETra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..^Btra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..^F#here comes the king of ^Bclowns.^{B7 E}Tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..(Fade.)