The Boy With The Thorn In His Side Chords by The Smiths

Tempo:
118.65 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

G

Am

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [D] [C] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [Am] [D] The boy with the thorn in [C] his side, behind the [F#] hatred there [G] lies [Am] murderous desire
[D]
[C] For love
[D]
[G] How can they look into my [D] eyes and still [Am] they don't believe me?
[C] [D]
[G] How can they hear me [Am] say [D] those words and still they don't [Am] believe me?
[C] [D] And if [G] they don't believe me [D] now, will [Am] they ever believe [C] me?
[G] And if they don't believe [Am] me [D] now, will they ever [Am] believe [C] me?
[G] Oh no, [C] [D] no, [C] [D]
[C] no
And [Em] if they don't believe [G] me
[Am] The [D] boy with the thorn in [C] his side, behind the [D] hatred there [G] lies a thundering [Am] desire
[D]
For [Am] the love
[C] [D] How [F#m]
[G] can they see the love in [D] our eyes and still they [C] don't believe us?
And [D] after [G] all this [Am] time, [D] they don't want [Am] to believe [C] us
[D] And if they [G] don't believe [F] us [D] now, will [Am] they ever [C] believe us?
[D] And when you [G] want to live, [Am] how to [D] start, where do you go, [C] who do you need to know?
Oh no, [A]
[C] [D] no, [C] [D]
[C] no
[D]
[G] [Am] [D]
[Am] [C] [D]
[G] [Am] [D]
Oh [Am] no, [C] [D]
[G] [D]
[Am] no, no
[D]
[G] [C] [D]
[Am] [C] [D] And if [G] they don't believe [D] me, they don't believe
[Am] [G] me
[D]
[G] [F] And [D] if they don't believe me,
[C] they don't believe [D] me
[G] [C] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
[C] [D]
[G]
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
F
134211111
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
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To learn The Smiths - (Single Version; 2008 Remaster) The Boy With The Thorn In His Side chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: D, C, D, G, C, D and Am. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 59 BPM and then match the original tempo of 119 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of G# Major.

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[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [D] The boy with the thorn in [C] his side, behind the [F#] hatred there [G] lies [Am] murderous desire
[D] _ _ _
[C] For love
_ _ [D] _
[G] How can they look into my [D] eyes and still [Am] they don't believe me?
[C] _ _ [D] _
[G] How can they hear me [Am] say [D] those words and still they don't [Am] believe me?
[C] _ _ [D] And if [G] they don't believe me [D] now, will [Am] they ever believe [C] me?
[G] And if they don't believe [Am] me [D] now, will they ever [Am] believe [C] me?
[G] Oh no, [C] _ _ _ [D] no, [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] no
And [Em] if they don't believe [G] me
_ [Am] The _ [D] boy with the thorn in [C] his side, behind the [D] hatred there [G] lies a thundering [Am] desire
[D] _ _
For [Am] the love
_ [C] _ [D] How [F#m]
[G] can they see the love in [D] our eyes and still they [C] don't believe _ us?
And [D] after [G] all this [Am] time, _ [D] they don't want [Am] to believe [C] _ us
[D] And if they [G] don't believe [F] us [D] now, will [Am] they ever [C] believe us?
[D] And when you [G] want to live, [Am] how to [D] start, where do you go, [C] who do you need to know?
Oh no, [A] _
[C] _ _ [D] no, [C] _ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ _ no
[D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _
Oh [Am] no, _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ no, no
_ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] And if [G] they don't believe [D] me, they don't believe _
[Am] _ _ [G] me
_ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [F] And [D] if they don't believe me, _
[C] they don't believe [D] me _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Johnny Marr and Morrissey.

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