King Of Clowns Cifras

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