Smokey Robinson and The Miracles – The Tears Of A Clown (Guitar)
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Song: The Tears of a Clown
Artist: Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
Music: Stevie Wonder & Hank Cosby
Lyrics: William 'Smokey' Robinson
Album: Make it happen
Tabbed by: DJ 20th July 2014
(Will then sound in the recorded key of Db)
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C = x32010 or x35553 G = xx5433
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Fmaj7 = 133210
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[Intro]
C
e |---0--------------------|-------------------|
B |---1--------------------|-------------------|
G |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2--0---------| [x2]
D |---2---3----------------|------------3--2---|
A |---3--------------------|-------------------|
E |------------------------|-------------------|[Verse 1]
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 a different subject, C F Bb F But don't let my glad ex - pression... C F Bb Give you the wrong im - pression
[Verse 2]
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!)
[Chorus]
G E/Ab Now, there's some sad things known to man, Am Fmaj7 N.C. 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|------------------------|------------------------|
[Verse 3]
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...
[Verse 4]
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!)
[Chorus]
G E/Ab There's some sad things known to man, Am Fmaj7 N.C. 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|------------------------|------------------------|
[Verse 5]
C F Bb F C Just like Pagli - acci did, I try to...
(The great pre- tender!)
F Bb F C F Bb Keep my sadness hid, smiling in the public eye (Oo-oo-oo-oo!) F C F Bb F But in my lonely room I cry the tears of a...
(The great pre- tender!)
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!
[Verse 6]
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----------------!)
[Coda - Improvise vocal and repeat]
C F Bb F C ||: / / / / | / / / / :|| / ||