The Tears Of A Clown Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]
Oh, [C]yeah,

[Verse 1]
[F]yeah, yeah, [C]yeah
[G]Oh, yeah
[C]

[Verse 2]
[F]
Now [C]if there's [G]a smile [C]on my [F]face
[C]It's [G]only there trying to [C]fool the pub[F]lic
But [C]when [G]it comes
down [C]to fooling [F]you
Now [C]hon[G]ey that's quite
[C]a different sub[F]ject
[C]But don[G]'t

[Verse 3]
let my [C]glad expres[F]sion[C]
[G]Give you the [C]wrong impres[F]sion
[C]Really I'm [G]sad,
[C]oh [F]sadder th[C]an s[G]ad[C]
[F]You're gone and [C]I'm hurting so [G]bad
[C]Like a clo[F]wn I preten[C]d
to be [G]glad[C]
Baby, [F]baby[C]

[Verse 4]
Now there's [D]some sad things
known [B]to man
But ain't [Em]too much sadder than
[C]The tears of [G]a clown
When there's no one around
[C]

[Verse 5]
[F]
Oh, [C]yeah, [G]yeah[C][F]
Now [C]if I [G]appear to [C]be care[F]free
It's [C]only [G]to [C]camouflage my sad[F]ness
In [C]order [G]to shield my [C]pride I [F]try
To [C]cover [G]this hurt with [C]a show
of [F]glad[C]ness
[G]Don't

[Verse 6]
let my [C]show [F]convince [C]you
[G]That I've been [C]happy since
[F]you decid[C]ed to go[G][C]
[F]Oh, I [C]need you [G]so[C]
I'm [F]hurt and [C]I want you [G]to know
[C]But for others[F] I p[C]ut on
a show
[G][C]

[Verse 7]
[F][C]
Now there's [D]some sad things
known [B]to man
But ain't [Em]too much sadder than
[C]the tears of a c[G]lown

[Verse 8]
When there's no one around
[G]
Oh [C]yeah[F]
[C]Oh yea[G]h

[Interlude 1]
[C][F][C][G]
[C][F][C][G][C][F]
[C]Tears of [G]a Clown

[Verse 9]
Just [C]like [F]Pagliacci [C]did[G]
I try [C]to keep my [F]sadness [C]hid
[G]Smiling in the [C]public [F]eye
But [C]in my [G]lonely [C]room I [F]cry
the [C]tears [G]of a [C]clown
[F]When the[C]re's no one[G] aro[C]und

[Verse 10]
[F]Yeah, yeah
the [C]tears [G]of a clown
Oh [C]baby
the tears of a clown
[F]When the[C]re's no one[G]
around
[C]

[Verse 11]
[F][C]
Don't [G]let my [C]glad [F]expression
[C]Giv[G]e you the[C] wrong imp[F]ression
[C]Don[G]'t let the smi[C]le I wea[F]r
Make you [C]think that I don't care
[G]Really [C]I'm[F][C][G][C][F]
sad I'm hurting [G]so bad

[Verse 12]
Tears of a clown...