Key: B
Introduction: B
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Here I come, the king of clowns..as I hide behind
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this smile and paint the town.
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Though I cry, since you're gone..you'll never know
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because the show must go on.
#2.
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I've been sad (I've been sad) I've been blue (I've been blue)..
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ever since the day that you found someone new (someone new.)
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I pretend, but you can't tell..with my broken heart I play
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my part so well.
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Step aside, here I come, the king of clowns..as I hide the
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lonely teardrops that come down.
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I make believe, with a smile..but the king of clowns is crying
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all the while.
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.
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There are tears (there are tears) you'll never see (never see.)
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No, you'll never see my tears and pity me (pity me.)
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Though I'm hurt, still I'm proud..always laughing as I walk among
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the crowd.
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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.
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.
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Tra-la-la-la-la-la-li-lo..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.