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Song title:      The Tracks of My Tears
Original Album:	 Going to a Go-Go (Smokey Robinson & The Miracles)

Words and Music by William "Smokey" Robinson, Warren Moore and Marvin Tarplin
Copyright © 1965, 1967 JOBETE MUSIC CO. INC.
Published by Universal Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:

Key to tab
----------
_  - tied note

|-3-|  - triplet



INTRO:
Chords:
G  355433    Bm  x24432
C  x35553    Am  x02210
D  x57775

  G           C                                 D                     G           C                     C   Bm  Am  G
|-3-----------0________________---|---------2---2________________---|-3-----------0________________---|-0-----------3-------------------|
|-0-----------1________________---|-1---3-------3________________---|-0-----------1________________---|-1---3---1---0-------------------|
|-0-----------0________________---|-------------2________________---|-0-----------0________________---|-0---4---2---0---------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----4---2-----------0---2-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
                                                                      G           C                     C   Bm  Am  G
                                                                                                                                Do  do


  G           C                                 D                     G           C                     C   Bm  Am  G
|-3-----------0________________---|---------2---2________________---|-3-------3---0________-----------|-0-----------3________________---|
|-0-----------1________________---|-1---3-------3________________---|-0-------0---1________-----------|-1---3---1---0________________---|
|-0-----------0________________---|-------------2________________---|-0---4---0---0________-----------|-0---4---2---0________________---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----4---2-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G           C                     G               D                 G           C                     C   Bm  Am  G
  do  doot.               Do  do    do  doot.               Do  do    do  doot.           Do  do        do  do  do  do_______________




VERSE1:
Notes:

Fill1
  C   Bm  Am  G
|-0-----------3________________---|
|-1---3---1---0________________---|
|-0---4---2---0________________---|
|-----4---2-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


Chords:
G  320003 or 355433
C  x32010 or x35553
D  xx0232 or x57775

| G    C              |             D            | G        C        [Fill1]
    People say I'm the  life of the party, 'cause    I tell a joke or two

| G                    | C       | 
    Although I might be  laughing

|          D     | G         C       | [Fill1]
  loud and hearty,   deep in-side I'm   blue



CHORUS1:
Notes:

Fill1
  C   Bm  Am  G
|-0-----------3________________---|
|-1---3---1---0________________---|
|-0---4---2---0________________---|
|-----4---2-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


Chords:
G  320003 or 355433
C  x32010 or x35553
D  xx0232 or x57775


          | G    C         | D                  | G     C           | D
So, take a  good look at my  face, you'll see my  smile looks out of  place

           | G            C      | D         D           | G     C   [Fill1]
If you look  closer, it's easy to  trace the tracks of my  tears



BREAK:

| G       | C    G     | C    G     | C    G     | C
    I need  you,   need  you,   need  you,   need  you



VERSE2:
Notes:

Fill1
  C   Bm  Am  G
|-0-----------3________________---|
|-1---3---1---0________________---|
|-0---4---2---0________________---|
|-----4---2-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


Chords:
G  320003
C  x32010
D  xx0232


| G           C             | D          | G      C     | G                C      G   [Fill1]
    Since you left me, if you see me with another girl,   seeming like I'm having fun,

| G              C    | D                | G     C           | G            C        [Fill1]
    Although she may be cute, she's just a substitute because    you're the permanent one



[repeat CHORUS1]

[repeat BREAK]



BRIDGE:
Chords:
C      x32010    Em  022000
G      xx5433    D   xx0232
Cmaj7  x32000    F#m x44222


C  G    | C   G
     Hey, hey, yeah

    | Cmaj7  G             | C  G       | Cmaj7  G         | C      G
Out - side,    I'm masquer - ad-ing; in - side,  my hope is  fading

     | Cmaj7      G             | C      G
Just a clown, ooh yeah, since you put me down

   |-----3-----|  |-----3-----|  |-----3-----|    |----3----|
 | G     F#m  Em  G    F#m  Em | G     F#m   Em | G     Em  G  | D
My smile is   my  make-up   I    wear, since my   break up  with you




CHORUS2:
Chords:
G  320003
C  x32010
D  xx0232


(D)         | G    C         | D                  | G     C           | D
Baby, take a  good look at my  face, you'll see my  smile looks out of  place

           | G            C      | D         D           | G      C             | G
If you look  closer, it's easy to  trace the tracks of my  tears.   Baby, baby,   baby, baby


[repeat CHORUS1 to fade]]