Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - The Tracks of My Tears

Smokey Robinson in G, Linda Ronstadt in A, I play in D capo 2

Intro

D	G	Em7	A	D	G	G	D
							x2

Vox on 3 5 6 of the kye on “people say”

	D	G	G	A
P	eople s	ay I’m the	life of the p	arty

In D or E, don’t go down on “joke or two”

	D	G	G	D
‘Ca	use I tell a j	oke or two

	D	G	G	A
Although I m	ight be l	aughing l	oud and h	earty

D	G	G	D
Deep ins	ide I’m blu	e

The first IV in each line is a ii in the Linda Ronstadt version

	D	G	G	A
So take a g	ood l	ook at my f	ace

	D	G	G	A
You’ll see my s	mile l	ooks out of p	lace

	D	G	G	A
If you look cl	oser, it’s e	asy to tr	ace

	D	G	G	D
The tracks of my te	ars

	G	D	G	D
I need y	ou (need y	ou), need y	ou (need y	ou)

D	G	G	A
Since you l	eft me if you s	ee me with an	other girl

D	G	G	D
Seeming like I’m h	aving fun	→

	D	G	G	A
Although she m	ay be c	ute, she’s just a s	ubstitute

	D	G	G	D
Because,	you’re the p	ermanent one	→

	D	G	G	A
So take a g	ood l	ook at my f	ace

	D	G	G	A
Oh, you’ll see my s	mile l	ooks out of p	lace

	D	G	G	A
Look a little bit cl	oser, it’s e	asy to tr	ace

	D	G	G	D
Oh, the tracks of my te	ars

	G	D	G	D
I need y	ou (need y	ou), need y	ou (need y	ou)

Random 1-measure hard stop on the I

Bridge

G	D	G	D
	Hey hey h	ey yeah

	G	D	G	D
Outs	iii	ide, I’m masquer	ading

	G	D	G	D
Ins	ide,	my hope is f	ading

	G	D	G	D
Just a	clown ooh y	eah, since you p	ut me d	own

Triplets, all on the vi in the Linda Ronstadt version

	D	A/C#	Bm
My s	mile i	s m	y

D	A/C#	Bm
Make u	p	I

D	A/C#	Bm
Wear	since	my

D	A/C#	Bm	A
Break	up	with y	ou

	D	G	G	A
Baby take a g	ood l	ook at my f	ace

	D	G	G	A
Oh, you’ll see my s	mile l	ooks out of p	lace

	D	G	G	A
Yeah just looks cl	oser, it’s e	asy to tr	ace

	D	G	G	D
Oh, the tracks of my te	ars

	D	G	G	A
Baby baby baby take a g	ood l	ook at my f	ace

	D	G	G	A
Yeah, you’ll see my s	mile l	ooks out of p	lace

	D	G	G	A
Look a little bit cl	oser, it’s e	asy to tr	ace

	D	G	G	D
Oh, the tracks of my te	ars

	D	G	A
B a g	ood l	ook at my f	ace

	D	G	A
You’ll see my s	mile l	ooks out of pl	ace

	D	G	A
If you look cl	oser, it’s e	asy to tr	ace

	A	D	G	D
The tr	acks of my te	ars