Capo: 1

Artist: Smokey Robinson and 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 ^FOh, yeah, y^Ceah - yeah! ^F ^Bb Now, ^Fif there's a s^Cmile u - ^Fpon my f^Bbace, I^Ft's only th^Cere trying to f^Fool the p^Bbublic, B^Fut when it co^Cmes down to fo^Foling y^Bbou, N^Fow, honey, th^Cat's quite an di^Ffferent su^Bbbject, ^F But don't l^Cet my g^Flad ex - pre^Bbssion... ^F Give y^Cou the wr^Fong im - pr^Bbession!

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

...S^Cad-----^F-! You're ^Bbgone, and I'm h^Furting so... (I ...hurt ...so ...bad!)

...B^Cad! ^F Like a c^Bblown I pre - t^Fend to be... (I pre - tend ...to be ...glad!)

...G^Clad! ^F ^Bb ^F (Sad, sad, sad, sad!)

Now, there's some s^Gad things known to ^E/G#man, But ain't ^Amtoo much sadder ^Fmaj7than 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 |------------------------|------------------------| a -r^Cound------! 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 ^FOh, yeah, b^Caby! ^F ^Bb Now, i^Ff I ap - p^Cear to ^Fbe care - f^Bbree, It's on^Fly to c^Camou - fl^Fage my sa^Bbdness, In or^Fder to sh^Cield my pr^Fide I've t^Bbried... ...To co^Fver this h^Curt with a s^Fhow of gla^Bbdness, ^F But don't l^Cet my s^Fhow con - vi^Bbnce you, ^F That I^C've been ha^Fppy si^Bbnce you...

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

..S^Co, ^F I'm h^Bburt, and I w^Fant you to.. (I ...need ...you ...so!)

...k^Cnow, ^F but for ot^Bbhers I p^Fut on a... (Want ...you ...to ...know...)

...S^Chow! ^F ^BbOo-oo, w^Foh! (...It's ...just ...a ...show!)

There's some s^Gad things known to ^E/G#man, But ain't ^Amtoo much sadder ^Fmaj7than 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 Just l^Fike Pagli - a^Bbcci d^Fid, ^C I try to ke^Fep my sa^Bbdness h^Fid, Smi^Cling in the p^Fublic e^Bbye, But i^Fn my lo^Cnely ro^Fom I c^Bbry... the te^Fars 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 |------------------------|------------------------|

...a -^C r^Found-^Bb-----^F! Oh, ^Cyeah, ^Fbaby!

^Bb Now, i^Ff there's a s^Cmile u - ^Fpon my f^Bbace, (Tears of a clown----------------!)

^F Don't l^Cet my gl^Fad ex - pr^Bbession, (Doo -doo, doo - doo----------------------!)

^F Give y^Cou the wr^Fong im - pre^Bbssion, (Tears of a clown----------------------!)

^F Don't l^Cet this sm^File I w^Bbear, (Doo -doo, doo - doo--------------------!)

^F Make y^Cou think that ^FI don't c^Bbare, (Tears of a clown-----------------------!)

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

Hu^Frting so b^Cad-----^F--! ^Bb ^F (Tears of a clown--------------------!)

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Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Tears of a clown