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 ********* 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 ^DOh, yeah, y^Aeah - yeah! ^D ^G Now, ^Dif there's a s^Amile u - p^Don my f^Gace, I^Dt's only th^Aere trying to f^Dool the pu^Gblic, B^Dut when it co^Ames down to fo^Doling y^Gou, N^Dow, honey, th^Aat's quite an dif^Dferent sub^Gject, ^D But don't l^Aet my g^Dlad ex - pre^Gssion...^D Give y^Aou the wr^Dong im - pr^Gession!

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!)

...B^Aad! ^D Like a c^Glown I pre - t^Dend to be... (I pre - tend ...to be ...glad!)

...G^Alad! ^D ^G ^D (Sad, sad, sad, sad!)

Now, there's some s^Ead things known to ^C#/Fman, But ain't ^F#mtoo much sadder ^Dmaj7than 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 ^DOh, yeah, b^Aaby! ^D ^G Now, i^Df I ap - p^Aear to ^Dbe care - f^Gree, It's on^Dly to ca^Amou - fl^Dage my sa^Gdness, In or^Dder to shi^Aeld my pr^Dide I've tr^Gied... ...To co^Dver this h^Aurt with a s^Dhow of gla^Gdness, ^D But don't l^Aet my sh^Dow con - vi^Gnce you, ^D That I^A've been ha^Dppy si^Gnce you...

D A D G D ...De - cided to go-------- oh, I need you.. (Why ...did ...you ...go?)

..S^Ao, ^D I'm h^Gurt, and I w^Dant you to.. (I ...need ...you ...so!)

...k^Anow, ^D but for ot^Ghers I p^Dut on a... (Want ...you ...to ...know...)

...S^Ahow! ^D O^Go-oo, w^Doh! (...It's ...just ...a ...show!)

There's some s^Ead things known to ^C#/Fman, But ain't ^F#mtoo much sadder ^Dmaj7than 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 Just li^Dke Pagli - a^Gcci d^Did, ^A I try to ke^Dep my sa^Gdness ^Dhid, Smi^Aling in the p^Dublic e^Gye, But i^Dn my lo^Anely ro^Dom I c^Gry... the te^Dars 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 Now, ^Dif there's a s^Amile u - ^Dpon my f^Gace, (Tears of a clown----------------!)

^D Don't l^Aet my gl^Dad ex - pr^Gession, (Doo -doo, doo - doo----------------------!)

^D Give y^Aou the wr^Dong im - pre^Gssion, (Tears of a clown----------------------!)

^D Don't l^Aet this sm^Dile I w^Gear, (Doo -doo, doo - doo--------------------!)

^D Make y^Aou think that ^DI don't c^Gare, (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]

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Smokey Robinson - Tears of a clown