Tears Of A Clown Uke tab by Smokey Robinson

[Intro]

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[Verse 1]
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|  /  /  /  /  |       Oh, yeah, yeah - yeah!
 
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    Now, if there's a smile u - pon my face,
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It's only there trying to fool the public,
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But when it comes down to fooling you,
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Now, honey, that's quite a different subject,
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But don't let my glad ex - pression...
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Give you the wrong im - pression 
 
[Verse 2]
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Really, I'm sad--------,    hoh, sadder than...
           (Sad,   sad,   sad,   sad!)
 
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...sad----,     you're gone, and I'm hurting so...
  (I     ...hurt    ...so         ...bad!)
 
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...bad,         like a clown I pre - tend to be...
  (I pre - tend      ...to be     ...glad!)
 
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...glad! 
  (Sad,   sad,   sad,   sad!)
 
[Chorus]
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Now, there's some sad things known to man,
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But ain't too much sadder than the tears of a...
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   ...clown-------,             when there's no one
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  a - round------!                          Um - hum!
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|  /  /  /  /  |        Oh, yeah, baby!
 
[Verse 3]
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    Now, if I ap - pear to be care - free,
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It's only to camou - flage my sadness,
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In order to shield my pride I've tried...
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...To cover this hurt with a show of gladness,
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    But don't let my show con - vince you,
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That I've been happy since you...
 
[Verse 4]
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...De - cided to go--------     oh, I need you..
                (Why ...did ...you ...go?)
 
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...so,         I'm hurt, and I want you to..
  (I  ...need   ...you      ...so!)
 
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...know,       but for others I put on a...
  (Want ...you      ...to    ...know...)
 
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 ...show!             Oo-oo, woh!
(...it's  ...just  ...a   ...show!)
 
[Chorus]
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There's some sad things known to man,
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But ain't too much sadder than the tears of a...
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   ...clown-------,              when there's no one
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  a - round------!    Oh,    yeah---------!
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[Verse 5]
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    Just like Pagli - acci did,
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    I try to keep my sadness hid,
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Smiling in the public eye,
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But in my lonely room I cry... the tears of a...
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  ...clown-------,              when there's no one
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...a - round-----!       Oh, yeah, baby!
 
[Verse 6]
G        D            A         D      G
    Now, if there's a smile u - pon my face,
        (Tears of a   clown----------------!)
 
 D                A      D         G
            Don't let my glad ex - pression,
(Doo - doo, doo - doo----------------------!)
 
 D          A       D          G
       Give you the wrong im - pression,
(Tears of a clown----------------------!)
 
  D               A        D       G
            Don't let this smile I wear,
(Doo - doo, doo - doo--------------------!)
 
 D          A              D       G
       Make you think that I don't care,
(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--------------------!)
 
[Coda- Improvise vocal and repeat chord pattern]
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