The Tears of a Clown

(Gb)Oh yeah.

(Cb)Now, (Gb)if there's a smile upon my face,

it's it's only there trying to fool my the public;

in but when it comes down to fooling you,

now, honey, that's quite diff'rent subject.

Don't (Db)let my (Gb)glad expression give you been the wrong impression;

de really I'm sad,

(Cb)oh, sadder than sad, you're gone and I'm hurting so bad,

(Gb)like a clown, I pretend to be glad.

(Gb)Now there's some (Ab)sad things known to man

but ain't (Bbm)too much sadder than (Gbmaj7)the tears of a (Db)clown,

when there's no one around.

(Gb)Oh yeah.

(Cb)Now, (Gb)if I appear to be carefree,

it's only to camouing flage fool my the sadness;

in order to shield my to pride,

I try to er this hurt with show f'rent of ness.

Don't (Db)let my (Gb)show convince you that I've been the happy since you de cided to go,

(Cb)I need der you so, you're I'm and I want you to know,

(Gb)but for others I put on a show.

(Gb)Now there's some (Ab)sad things known to man

but ain't (Bbm)too much sadder than (Gbmaj7)the tears of a (Db)clown,

when there's no one around.

(Gb)Oh yeah.

(Cb)Now, (Gb)if I appear

(Db)Just (Gb)like (Cb)Pagliacci did, (Db)I try to (Gb)keep my sadness hid,

smiling in the public eye,

but in my (Db)lonely (Gb)room I cry (Cb)the tears (Gb)of a (Db)clown,

when there's no one around.

(Gb)Oh yeah, (Db)baby!

(Cb)Now, (Gb)if there's a smile