G C Bm Am C D


[Verse 1]
G
Guy goes in to see a Doc, says
C
There's something wrong with me I got
Bm
a sadness I can't shake now.
        Am
Is there something I can take now
G
Doctor has a think and says he
C
might know just the thing
          Bm
There's a performer here in town
            Am
and he's the world's greatest clown


[Chorus]
C              D   
Laughter as we all know
       G           Em
is the best medicine
Am            D
Guy says Doc, that's the problem
Em               G                 C    D
What if I was to tell you I'm Pagliacci
Em             G                 C    D
This great big smile is just for show
Em               G
What if I was to tell you
             C             
this is just grease paint
                    Am             D
Would you say I'm a hopeless case
             Em
Say it ain't so
                   Am         
Would you say I'm a sad clown
D                         G
Tell me something I don't know


[Strumming break]
G C Bm Am C D  (x2)


[Chorus]
C              D   
Laughter as we all know
       G           Em
is the best medicine
Am            D
Guy says Doc, that's the problem
Em               G                 C    D
What if I was to tell you I'm Pagliacci
Em             G                 C    D
This great big smile is just for show
Em               G
What if I was to tell you
             C             
this is just grease paint
                    Am             D
Would you say I'm a hopeless case
             Em
Say it ain't so
                   Am         
Would you say I'm a sad clown
D                         Em
Tell me something I don't know


[Outro]
                    Am
Would you say I'm a sad clown
D                         G
Tell me something I don't know