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Smokey Robinson and the Miracles was the performing and recording name from 1965 to 1972 of renowned American R&B/soul group The Miracles. From Detroit, Michigan, the band Miracles remain notable as the first successful group act for Berry Gordy's Motown Records. Over their career across the 1960s, 70s and 80s, the Miracles were one of Motown's signature acts with over forty top 40 R&B hits. Over the same time period, their original lead singer and
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Song: Tears of a clown
Artist: Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
Music: Stevie Wonder & Hank Cosby
Lyrics: William 'Smokey' Robinson
Album: Make it happen
Tabbed by: DJ 20th July 2014
CAPO: 1st fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Db)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
C = x32010 or x35553 G = xx5433
F = 133211 E/Ab = xx6454
Bb = x13331 Am = x02210
Fmaj7 = 133210
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[Intro]
C
e |---0--------------------|-------------------| [x2]
B |---1--------------------|-------------------|
G |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2--0---------|
D |---2---3----------------|------------3--2---|
A |---3--------------------|-------------------|
E |------------------------|-------------------|
[Verse 1]
C F Bb F C F
| / / / / | Oh, yeah, yeah - yeah!
Bb F C F Bb
Now, if there's a smile u - pon my face,
F C F Bb
It's only there trying to fool the public,
F C F Bb
But when it comes down to fooling you,
F C F Bb F
Now, honey, that's quite a different subject,
C F Bb F
But don't let my glad ex - pression...
C F Bb
Give you the wrong im - pression!
[Verse 2]
F C F Bb F
Really, I'm sad--------, hoh, sadder than...
(Sad, sad, sad, sad!)
C F Bb F
...Sad------! You're gone, and I'm hurting so...
(I ...hurt ...so ...bad!)
C F Bb F
...Bad! Like a clown I pre - tend to be...
(I pre - tend ...to be ...glad!)
C F Bb F
...Glad!
(Sad, sad, sad, sad!)
[Chorus]
G E/Ab
Now, there's some sad things known to man,
Am Fmaj7
But ain't too much sadder than the tears of a...
C
...clown--------, when there's no one
e |---0--------------------|------------------------|
B |---1--------------------|------------------------|
G |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2----0------------|
D |---2---3----------------|----------------3----2--|
A |---3--------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C
a -round------! Um -hum!
e |---0--------------------|------------------------|
B |---1--------------------|------------------------|
G |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2----0------------|
D |---2---3----------------|----------------3----2--|
A |---3--------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
[Verse 3]
C F Bb F C F
| / / / / | Oh, yeah, baby!
Bb F C F Bb
Now, if I ap - pear to be care - free,
F C F Bb
It's only to camou - flage my sadness,
F C F Bb
In order to shield my pride I've tried...
F C F Bb
...To cover this hurt with a show of gladness,
F C F Bb F
But don't let my show con - vince you,
C F Bb
That I've been happy since you...
[Verse 4]
F C F Bb F
...De - cided to go-------- oh, I need you..
(Why ...did ...you ...go?)
C F Bb F
..So, I'm hurt, and I want you to..
(I ...need ...you ...so!)
C F Bb F
...know, but for others I put on a...
(Want ...you ...to ...know...)
C F Bb F
...Show! Oo-oo, woh!
(...It's ...just ...a ...show!)
[Chorus]
G E/Ab
There's some sad things known to man,
Am Fmaj7
But ain't too much sadder than the tears of a...
C
...clown--------, when there's no one
e |---0--------------------|------------------------|
B |---1--------------------|------------------------|
G |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2----0------------|
D |---2---3----------------|----------------3----2--|
A |---3--------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C
a -round------! Oh, yeah---------!
e |---0--------------------|------------------------|
B |---1--------------------|------------------------|
G |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2----0------------|
D |---2---3----------------|----------------3----2--|
A |---3--------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
[Verse 5]
C F Bb F C
Just like Pagli - ac - ci did, I try to...
(The great pre - tender!)
F Bb F C F Bb
...keep my sadness hid, smiling in the public eye,
(Oo -oo, oo, oo!)
F C F Bb F
But in my lonely room I cry ...the tears of a...
(The great pre - tender!)
C
...clown--------, when there's no one...
e |---0--------------------|------------------------|
B |---1--------------------|------------------------|
G |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2----0------------|
D |---2---3----------------|----------------3----2--|
A |---3--------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C F Bb F C F
...a - round------! Oh, yeah, baby!
[Verse 6]
Bb F C F Bb
Now, if there's a smile u - pon my face,
(Tears of a clown----------------!)
F C F Bb
Don't let my glad ex - pression,
(Doo -doo, doo, doo---!)
F C F Bb
Give you the wrong im - pression,
(Tears of a clown----------------------!)
F C F Bb
Don't let this smile I wear,
(Doo -doo, doo, doo---!)
F C F Bb
Make you think that I don't care,
(Tears of a clown-----------------------!)
F C F Bb
When really I'm sad----------,
(Doo-doo, doo,doo---!)
F C F Bb F
Hurting so bad--------!
(Tears of a clown--------------------!)
[Coda- Improvise vocal and repeat]
C F Bb F C
||: / / / / | / / / / :|| / ||
Artist: Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
Music: Stevie Wonder & Hank Cosby
Lyrics: William 'Smokey' Robinson
Album: Make it happen
Tabbed by: DJ 20th July 2014
CAPO: 1st fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Db)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
C = x32010 or x35553 G = xx5433
F = 133211 E/Ab = xx6454
Bb = x13331 Am = x02210
Fmaj7 = 133210
Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks
==========================================================
[Intro]
C
e |---0--------------------|-------------------| [x2]
B |---1--------------------|-------------------|
G |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2--0---------|
D |---2---3----------------|------------3--2---|
A |---3--------------------|-------------------|
E |------------------------|-------------------|
[Verse 1]
C F Bb F C F
| / / / / | Oh, yeah, yeah - yeah!
Bb F C F Bb
Now, if there's a smile u - pon my face,
F C F Bb
It's only there trying to fool the public,
F C F Bb
But when it comes down to fooling you,
F C F Bb F
Now, honey, that's quite a different subject,
C F Bb F
But don't let my glad ex - pression...
C F Bb
Give you the wrong im - pression!
[Verse 2]
F C F Bb F
Really, I'm sad--------, hoh, sadder than...
(Sad, sad, sad, sad!)
C F Bb F
...Sad------! You're gone, and I'm hurting so...
(I ...hurt ...so ...bad!)
C F Bb F
...Bad! Like a clown I pre - tend to be...
(I pre - tend ...to be ...glad!)
C F Bb F
...Glad!
(Sad, sad, sad, sad!)
[Chorus]
G E/Ab
Now, there's some sad things known to man,
Am Fmaj7
But ain't too much sadder than the tears of a...
C
...clown--------, when there's no one
e |---0--------------------|------------------------|
B |---1--------------------|------------------------|
G |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2----0------------|
D |---2---3----------------|----------------3----2--|
A |---3--------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C
a -round------! Um -hum!
e |---0--------------------|------------------------|
B |---1--------------------|------------------------|
G |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2----0------------|
D |---2---3----------------|----------------3----2--|
A |---3--------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
[Verse 3]
C F Bb F C F
| / / / / | Oh, yeah, baby!
Bb F C F Bb
Now, if I ap - pear to be care - free,
F C F Bb
It's only to camou - flage my sadness,
F C F Bb
In order to shield my pride I've tried...
F C F Bb
...To cover this hurt with a show of gladness,
F C F Bb F
But don't let my show con - vince you,
C F Bb
That I've been happy since you...
[Verse 4]
F C F Bb F
...De - cided to go-------- oh, I need you..
(Why ...did ...you ...go?)
C F Bb F
..So, I'm hurt, and I want you to..
(I ...need ...you ...so!)
C F Bb F
...know, but for others I put on a...
(Want ...you ...to ...know...)
C F Bb F
...Show! Oo-oo, woh!
(...It's ...just ...a ...show!)
[Chorus]
G E/Ab
There's some sad things known to man,
Am Fmaj7
But ain't too much sadder than the tears of a...
C
...clown--------, when there's no one
e |---0--------------------|------------------------|
B |---1--------------------|------------------------|
G |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2----0------------|
D |---2---3----------------|----------------3----2--|
A |---3--------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C
a -round------! Oh, yeah---------!
e |---0--------------------|------------------------|
B |---1--------------------|------------------------|
G |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2----0------------|
D |---2---3----------------|----------------3----2--|
A |---3--------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
[Verse 5]
C F Bb F C
Just like Pagli - ac - ci did, I try to...
(The great pre - tender!)
F Bb F C F Bb
...keep my sadness hid, smiling in the public eye,
(Oo -oo, oo, oo!)
F C F Bb F
But in my lonely room I cry ...the tears of a...
(The great pre - tender!)
C
...clown--------, when there's no one...
e |---0--------------------|------------------------|
B |---1--------------------|------------------------|
G |---0-------0----0--h2---|--h3--2----0------------|
D |---2---3----------------|----------------3----2--|
A |---3--------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C F Bb F C F
...a - round------! Oh, yeah, baby!
[Verse 6]
Bb F C F Bb
Now, if there's a smile u - pon my face,
(Tears of a clown----------------!)
F C F Bb
Don't let my glad ex - pression,
(Doo -doo, doo, doo---!)
F C F Bb
Give you the wrong im - pression,
(Tears of a clown----------------------!)
F C F Bb
Don't let this smile I wear,
(Doo -doo, doo, doo---!)
F C F Bb
Make you think that I don't care,
(Tears of a clown-----------------------!)
F C F Bb
When really I'm sad----------,
(Doo-doo, doo,doo---!)
F C F Bb F
Hurting so bad--------!
(Tears of a clown--------------------!)
[Coda- Improvise vocal and repeat]
C F Bb F C
||: / / / / | / / / / :|| / ||
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