King Of Clowns:Neil Sedaka.
#23 in UK and #45 on BB Hot 100 on
RCA Records in 1962.
INTRO: B
#1.
[B]Here I come, the king of [F#]clowns..[F#7]as I hide behind
this [F#]smile and paint the [B]town.
[B]Though I cry, [B7]since you're [E]gone..you'll never [B]know
because the [F#]show must go [B]on.
#2.
[B]I've been sad (I've been sad) I've been [F#]blue (I've been blue)..
ever [F#7]since the day that [F#]you found someone [B]new (someone new.)
I pre[B7]tend, but you can't [E]tell..with my [B]broken heart I [F#]play
my part so [B]well.
BRIDGE:
[B]Step aside, here I come, the king of [F#]clowns..as I hide the
lonely teardrops that come [B]down.
I make be[B7]lieve, with a [E]smile..but the [B]king of clowns is [F#]crying
all the [B]while.
CHORUS:
[E] [B] [F#]
the king of [B]clowns.[B7]
[E] [B] [F#]
the king of [B]clowns.
#3.
[B]There are tears (there are tears) you'll never [F#]see (never see.)
No, you'll [F#7]never see my [F#]tears and pity [B]me (pity me.)
Though I'm [B7]hurt, still I'm [E]proud..always [B]laughing as I [F#]walk among
the [B]crowd.
BRIDGE:
[B]Step aside, here I come, the king of [F#]clowns..as I hide the
lonely teardrops that come [B]down.
I make be[B7]lieve, with a [E]smile..but the [B]king of clowns is [F#]crying
all the [B]while.
CHORUS:
[E] [B] [F#]
the king of [B]clowns.[B7]
[E] [B] [F#]
the king of [B]clowns.
OUTRO:
[E] [B] [F#]
the king of [B]clowns.[B7]
[E]
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#23 in UK and #45 on BB Hot 100 on
RCA Records in 1962.
INTRO: B
#1.
[B]Here I come, the king of [F#]clowns..[F#7]as I hide behind
this [F#]smile and paint the [B]town.
[B]Though I cry, [B7]since you're [E]gone..you'll never [B]know
because the [F#]show must go [B]on.
#2.
[B]I've been sad (I've been sad) I've been [F#]blue (I've been blue)..
ever [F#7]since the day that [F#]you found someone [B]new (someone new.)
I pre[B7]tend, but you can't [E]tell..with my [B]broken heart I [F#]play
my part so [B]well.
BRIDGE:
[B]Step aside, here I come, the king of [F#]clowns..as I hide the
lonely teardrops that come [B]down.
I make be[B7]lieve, with a [E]smile..but the [B]king of clowns is [F#]crying
all the [B]while.
CHORUS:
[E] [B] [F#]
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..here comes
the king of [B]clowns.[B7]
[E] [B] [F#]
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..here comes
the king of [B]clowns.
#3.
[B]There are tears (there are tears) you'll never [F#]see (never see.)
No, you'll [F#7]never see my [F#]tears and pity [B]me (pity me.)
Though I'm [B7]hurt, still I'm [E]proud..always [B]laughing as I [F#]walk among
the [B]crowd.
BRIDGE:
[B]Step aside, here I come, the king of [F#]clowns..as I hide the
lonely teardrops that come [B]down.
I make be[B7]lieve, with a [E]smile..but the [B]king of clowns is [F#]crying
all the [B]while.
CHORUS:
[E] [B] [F#]
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..here comes
the king of [B]clowns.[B7]
[E] [B] [F#]
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..here comes
the king of [B]clowns.
OUTRO:
[E] [B] [F#]
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..here comes
the king of [B]clowns.[B7]
[E]
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
