[Intro]
(notes) G# A B BC#D C# B A G# (x2)
[Verse 1]
E A D A E A
| / / / / | Oh, yeah, yeah - yeah!
D A E A D
Now, if there's a smile u - pon my face,
A E A D
It's only there trying to fool the public,
A E A D
But when it comes down to fooling you,
A E A D A
Now, honey, that's quite a different subject,
E A D A
But don't let my glad ex - pression...
E A D
Give you the wrong im - pression!
[Verse 2]
A E A D A
Really, I'm sad--------, hoh, sadder than...
(Sad, sad, sad, sad!)
E A D A
...Sad------! You're gone, and I'm hurting so...
(I ...hurt ...so ...bad!)
E A D A
...Bad! Like a clown I pre - tend to be...
(I pre - tend ...to be ...glad!)
E A D A
...Glad!
(Sad, sad, sad, sad!)
[Chorus]
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Now, there's some sad things known to man,
C#m Amaj7
But ain't too much sadder than the tears of a...
E (intro line)
...clown--------, when there's no one
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a -round------! Um -hum!
[Verse 3]
| / / / / | Oh, yeah, baby!
Now, if I ap - pear to be care - free,
It's only to camou - flage my sadness,
In order to shield my pride I've tried...
...To cover this hurt with a show of gladness,
But don't let my show con - vince you,
That I've been happy since you...
[Verse 4]
...De - cided to go-------- oh, I need you..
(Why ...did ...you ...go?)
..So, I'm hurt, and I want you to..
(I ...need ...you ...so!)
...know, but for others I put on a...
(Want ...you ...to ...know...)
...Show! Oo-oo, woh!
(...It's ...just ...a ...show!)
[Chorus]
There's some sad things known to man,
But ain't too much sadder than the tears of a...
...clown--------, when there's no one
a -round------! Oh, yeah---------!
[Verse 5]
Just like Pagli - ac - ci did, I try to...
(The great pre - tender---!)
...keep my sadness hid, smiling in the public eye,
(Oo -oo, oo, oo-----!)
But in my lonely room I cry ...the tears of a...
(The great pre - tender!)
...clown--------, when there's no one...
...a - round------! Oh, yeah, baby!
[Verse 6]
Now, if there's a smile u - pon my face,
(Tears of a clown----------------!)
Don't let my glad ex - pression,
(Doo -doo, doo, doo---!)
Give you the wrong im - pression,
(Tears of a clown----------------------!)
Don't let this smile I wear,
(Doo -doo, doo, doo---!)
Make you think that I don't care,
(Tears of a clown-----------------------!)
When really I'm sad----------,
(Doo-doo, doo,doo---!)
Hurting so bad--------!
(Tears of a clown--------------------!)
