Tablature tears of a clown - Smokey Robinson

          



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  From: rogers@sasuga.hi.com (Andrew Rogers)

  Subject: Re: Tears Of A Clown

  

  In article <CrCoK1.IKH@freenet.buffalo.edu> al319@freenet.buffalo.edu (Scott R. Weygandt) writes:

  >

  >I think it was Smokey Robinson.

  

  Actually Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.  According to his autobiography,

  he had been trying to leave the group for years - and then Motown reissued

  this three-year-old LP track, it became a worldwide hit, and his plan for

  a solo career was deferred for another two years.

  

  So did somebody want the chords or something?

  

                 C   F      Bb

  If there's a smile on my face

   F          C              F        Bb     F

  It's only there tryin' to fool the public

  But when it comes down to foolin' you

  Now honey, that's quite a different subject

  Don't let my glad expression give you the wrong impression

            C         F    Bb   C

  Baby I'm sad (sad, sad, sad, sad)

  So much sadder than sad (sad, sad, sad, sad)

  Like a clown I appear to be glad (sad, sad, sad, sad)

  You're gone and I'm hurtin' so bad (sad, sad, sad, sad)

                    G                 E7/G#

  Now there's some sad things known to man

            Am             Fmaj7

  But ain't too much sadder than

                    C

  The tears of a clown

  When there's noone around

  

  From: Harlan L Thompson <harlant@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>

  

  THE TEARS OF A CLOWN- Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

  

                    D        C   G   C

  Now if there's a smile on my face

              D               C        G 

  It's only there trying to fool the public

       C        D             C      G

  But when it comes down to fooling you

        C     D               C         G    C (etc...)

  Now honey that's quite a different subject

  

  But don't let my glad expression

  Give you the wrong impression

  Cos really I'm sad, Oh I'm sadder than sad

  Well I'm hurt and I want you so bad

  Like a clown I appear to be glad  ooh yeah

  

  CHORUS:

                     A                  F#

  Well they're some sad things known to man

             Bm               G

  But ain't too much sadder than

                  D C G              C       D  C  G

  The tears of a clown when there's noone around

  C         D      C G  C        D     C  G C

  Oh yeah, baby baby,  oh yeah baby baby

  

  Now if I appear to be carefree

  It's only to camouflage my sadness

  And honey to shield my pride I try

  To cover this hurt with a show of gladness

  But don't let my show convince you

  That I've been happy since you

  Cos I need to go, oh I need you so

  Look I'm hurt and I want you to know

  For others I put on a show ...CHORUS

  

  Just like Pagliacci did

  I try to keep my surface hid

  Smiling in the crowd I try

  But in a lonely room I cry

  The tears of a clown

  When there's noone around, oh yeah, baby baby

  Now if there's a smile on my face

  Don't let my glad expression

  Give you the wrong impression

  Don't let this smile I wear

  Make you think that I don't care

  Cos really I'm sad...

  

  

  

  

   


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 Tears of a clown, de Smokey robinson 

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