Year: 1997 - Album: Very Best of Neil Sedaka
Written by Howard Greenfield/Neil Sedaka
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.
B 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.
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.
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.
OUTRO:
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.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
Full
key step up
Half
key step up
Half
key step down
Full
key step down
