Written by Henry Cosby/Smokey Robinson/Stevie Wonder
Intro: Db Gb B GbVerse 1:
Db Gb Now, if there's a smile up..on my face, B Gb Db Gb B It's only there trying to fool the public. Gb Db But when it comes down to fooling you, B Gb Db Gb B Now, honey that's quite a different subject.Verse 2:
Gb Db Gb B Don't let my glad expression, Gb Db Gb B Give you the wrong impression. Gb Db Gb B Gb really I'm sad.......Oh, I'm sadder than sad. Db Gb B Gb Db You're gone and I'm hurting so bad, Gb B Gb Db Gb B Like a clown I appear to be glad..Gb Ab F Now, they're some sad things known to man, Bbm but ain't too much sadder than, Gbmaj7 Db Db Gb Db the tears of a clown, when there's no one around.Verse 3:
Db Gb B Now if I appear to be carefree, Gb Db Gb B It's only to camouflage my sadness. Gb Db Gb B And Honey to shield my pride I try, Gb Db Gb B to cover this hurt with a show of gladness. Gb Db Gb B But don't let my show convince you, Gb Db Gb B Gb D Gb B that I've been happy since you, decided to go. Gb Db Gb B Gb Db Gb I need you so, I'm hurt and I want you to know, B Gb Db Gb B Db but for others I put on a show...Gb Ab F Now, they're some sad things known to man, Bbm but ain't too much sadder than, Gbmaj7 Db Db Gb Db the tears of a clown, when there's no one around. Db Gb B Db just like Pagliacci did, Db Gb B Gb I try to keep my sadness hid. Db Gb B Gb Smiling in the public eye, but in my Db Gb B Gb Db lonely room I cry, the tears of a clown, Db Gb B Db when there's no one around.Verse 4:
Db Gb B Now if there's a smile on my face, Gb Db Gb B don't let my glad expression, Gb Db Gb B give you the wrong impression. Gb Db Gb B Don't let this smile I wear, Gb Db Gb B Gb make you think that I don't care...