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"Everybody Loves A Clown"
(Snuff Garrett - Leon Russell - Gary Lewis)

Intro:

keyboard (arr. for guitar):

DD Piano Chord 
     Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 
       D6D6 Piano Chord 
      DD Piano Chord 

v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
-------|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----
-------|-3---3-2-----2-0-|-----0-----------
-------|-----------------|-------2-----2---
-------|-----------------|-----------------
-0-2-4-|-----------------|-----------------
-------|-----------------|-----------------
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ [2X] ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Verse 1:

DD Piano Chord 
       Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 
    D6D6 Piano Chord 
        DD Piano Chord 
        (DD Piano Chord 
)  Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 
  D6D6 Piano Chord 
  DD Piano Chord 

Everybody loves a clown, so why don't you
DD Piano Chord 
       Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 
           D6D6 Piano Chord 
           DD Piano Chord 
     EmEm Piano Chord 
  Em/maj7  A7sus4  A7A7 Piano Chord 

Everybody laughs at the things that I say and do
GG Piano Chord 
                       F#mF#m Piano Chord 

They all laugh when they see me comin'
GG Piano Chord 
                      A7sus4     A7A7 Piano Chord 

But you don't laugh, you just go home runnin'

DD Piano Chord 
       Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 
    D6D6 Piano Chord 
        DD Piano Chord 
        (DD Piano Chord 
)  Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 

Everybody loves a clown, so why can't you
GG Piano Chord 
      A7sus4      DD Piano Chord 
  Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
  A7sus4
A clown has feelings, too

Verse 2:

I joke around at a party when you are there
But you don't laugh, you don't look, you just don't care
If you wonder why this clown is cryin'
Look a little closer, inside I'm dyin'

It's not easy to be in love, you see
GG Piano Chord 
      A7sus4      DD Piano Chord 
  Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 
  Am7/D  D7D7 Piano Chord 

When you're a clown like me

Instrumental break:

Gmaj7Gmaj7 Piano Chord 
         C9-5C9-5 Piano Chord 

/  /  /  /    /  /  /  /
Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 
          Am7Am7 Piano Chord 
    D7D7 Piano Chord 

/  /  /  /    /  /  /  /
Gmaj7Gmaj7 Piano Chord 
         C9-5C9-5 Piano Chord 

/  /  /  /    /  /  /  /
A7sus4  A7A7 Piano Chord 
   Bb7sus4 Bb7Bb7 Piano Chord 

/  /  /  /    /  /  /  /

[key changes to Bb]

Verse 3:

EbEb Piano Chord 
     Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Piano Chord 
       Eb6Eb6 Piano Chord 
     EbEb Piano Chord 
      (EbEb Piano Chord 
)  Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Piano Chord 
  Eb6Eb6 Piano Chord 
  EbEb Piano Chord 

I don't know how to say that I love you
EbEb Piano Chord 
        Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Piano Chord 
    Eb6Eb6 Piano Chord 
          EbEb Piano Chord 
     FmFm Piano Chord 
  Fm/maj7  Bb7sus4  Bb7Bb7 Piano Chord 

'Cause you would smile and say, tell a joke or two
AbAb Piano Chord 
                      GmGm Piano Chord 

Yes, I'm a clown, but I don't wanna be
AbAb Piano Chord 
                         Bb7sus4  B7B7 Piano Chord 

Why can't you see the other side of me
EbEb Piano Chord 
       Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Piano Chord 
   Eb6Eb6 Piano Chord 
      EbEb Piano Chord 
       (EbEb Piano Chord 
)  Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Piano Chord 

Guess I'll be the guy who plays the part
Ab          Bb      C [N.C.]     C B Bb A
Of a clown with a broken heart

Coda [repeat to fade]:

AbAb Piano Chord 
                     Bb7sus4        Bb7Bb7 Piano Chord 
      EbEb Piano Chord 
   Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Piano Chord 
  Gm7Gm7 Piano Chord 

Dreamin' of your love and not knowin' where to start

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers