(Gb)Oh yeah.

Now, (Gb)if there’s a smile up (Gb)on my face, it’s it’s on ly there try ing to fool my the pub lic; in but when it comes down to (Gb)fool ing you,

now, hon ey, that’s quite dif f’rent sub ject.

Don’t (Db)let my (Gb)glad ex pres sion

give you been the (Gb)wrong im pres sion; de real ly I’m sad,

oh, sad der than sad,

you’re gone and I’m hurt ing so bad,

like a clown, I pre tend to be glad.

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

but ain’t (Bbm)too much sad der than the tears of a (Db)clown,

when there’s no one a round.

(Gb)Oh yeah.

Now, (Gb)if I ap pear to (Gb)be care free, it’s on ly to cam ou ing flage fool my the sad ness; in or der to shield my to (Gb)pride, I try

to er this hurt with show f’rent of ness.

Don’t (Db)let my (Gb)show con vince you

that I’ve been the (Gb)hap py since you de cid ed to go,

I need der you so,

you’re I’m and I want you to know,

but for oth ers I put on a show.

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

but ain’t (Bbm)too much sad der than the tears of a (Db)clown,

when there’s no one a round.

(Gb)Oh yeah.

Now, (Gb)if I ap pear Just (Gb)like Pag li (Cb)ac ci did,

I try to (Gb)keep my sad ness hid, smil ing in the (Gb)pub lic eye,

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

when there’s no one a round.

(Gb)Oh yeah, (Db)ba by!

Now, (Gb)if there’s a smile