Tears of a Clown Smokey Robinson Intro: [A][D][G] Say[D] oh yeah[A] baby[D] baby[G] Now[D] if there's a[A] smile[D] on my[G] face,[D] It's only[A] there trying to[D] fool the[G] public[D] But when it[A] comes down to[D] fooling[G] you,[D] Now honey[A] that's quite a[D] different[G] subject[D] So don't[A] let my[D] glad ex[G]-pression[D] Give[A] you the[D] wrong im[G]-pression[D] ‘Cos really I'm[A] sad,[D][G] Oh I’m[D] sadder than[A] sad[D] Well I’m[G] hurt and I [D] want you so [A] bad[D] Like a [G] clown I a[D]-ppear to be[A] glad[D] [G] Ooh[D] yeah Chorus: Now there's some[E] sad things known to [C#] man But ain't [F#m] too much sadder [D] than The tears of a [A] clown [D][G] When there's[D] no one a[A]-round [D][G] Say[D] oh yeah[A] baby[D] baby[G] baby [D] Oh yeah[A] baby[D] baby[G] baby[D] If I a[A]-ppear to [D] be care [G]-free[D] It's only to[A] camou[D]-flage my [G] sadness And [D] honey to [A] shield my [D] pride I [G] try To[D] cover this [A] hurt with a[D] show of [G] gladness[D] So don't [A] let my [D] show con [G]-vince you [D] That [A] I've been [D] happy [G] since you [D] Decided to [A] go,[D] [G] oh I[D] need you[A] so[D] Look I'm[G] hurt and I[D] want you to[A] know,[D] Just for[G] others I[D] put on a[A] show[D] [G] Ooh[D] yeah Chorus: Bridge: [A] Just [D] like Pagli [G]-acci[D] did [A] I'm gonna [D] keep my [G] surface [D] hid [A] Hiding in my [D] room I [G] try [D] But in this [A] lonely [D] room I [G] cry The [D] tears of a [A] clown [D][G] When there's[D] no one a[A]-round [D][G][D] [A][D][G][D] [A][D][G][D] [A][D][G] Now[D] if there's a[A] smile[D] on my[G] face[D] Don't[A] let my[D] glad ex[G]-pression[D] Give[A] you the[D] wrong im[G]-pression[D] Don't[A] let this[D] smile I[G] wear[D] Make[A] you feel that[D] I don't[G] care The[D] tears of a[A] clown[D][G] (the tears of a clown) The[D] tears of a[A] clown[D][G] (the tears of a clown) The[D] tears of a[A] clown[D][G] (I'm going down de town) The[D] tears of a[A] clown[D][G][D] (I'm going downtown)