Tears of a Clown Chords by Iron Maiden

[Start]

[Intro]
C F Dm D A7 Am C F
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Dm C Am G A7 G A
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[Verse]
                       A   
All alone in a crowded room
G                          
■ He tries to force a smile
    C                  D     Am    
The smile it beamed or so it seemed
                           A7      
But never reached the eyes disguise
G                     C            D    F      
■ Masquerading as the funny man do they despise
                              A  
The false smile maketh of the man
                    G   
Glass empty or half full
                          D       Dm   
Try to make some sense or sorrows drown
F                       A      
■ All looks well on the outside
                      G    
Underneath the solemn truth
                       D              
There's something that inside has died


[Chorus]
A                         C   
■ Tomorrow comes tomorrow goes
                          F   
But the cloud remains the same
                        Dm  
Wonder why he's feeling down
Am              
Tears of a clown
                            C   
Maybe it's all just for the best
                      F   
Lay his weary head to rest
                    D      
Was forever feeling drowned
C          A    
Tears of a clown


[Verse]
A7                         
Who motivates the motivator
G                  
Facade it has to go
C                     D     A7
He knows it sooner or later ■ 
          A           A7 A A7
Smile for cameras all ok ■ ■ 
G                 C              Dm       F      
■ But tomorrow is another day he must get through
                       A  
He had a longer way to run
                G   
Or so the story goes
                       D         Dm
Life full of fun where did it go ■ 
F                         A   
We saw the sadness in his eyes
              G       
It came as no surprise
                        D         
And now of course we'll never know


[Chorus]
A                         C   
■ Tomorrow comes tomorrow goes
                          F   
But the cloud remains the same
                        Dm  
Wonder why he's feeling down
C          A    
Tears of a clown
                            C   
Maybe it's all just for the best
                      F   
Lay his weary head to rest
                    Dm     
Was forever feeling drowned
C          D7   
Tears of a clown


[Solo]
G Am G Am G Am7 G D
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Dm Bb C Am Dm Bb C Am
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Dm Bb C Am Dm Bb C Am
■  ■  ■ ■  ■  ■  ■ ■ 
E E7 F G Am Em
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F G Am
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[Chorus]
A                           
Tomorrow comes tomorrow goes
C                             
But the cloud remains the same
F                       D   
Wonder why he's feeling down
      C  A      
Tears of a clown
Am                              
Maybe it's all just for the best
C                         
Lay his weary head to rest
F                       
Was forever feeling down
C          Am    A Am
Tears of a clown ■ ■ 
C          F     Dm
Tears of a clown ■ 
C     Am   C     F
Tears of a clown ■
C Am         G     Am G
■ Tears of a clown ■  ■


[Outro]