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

Tempo:
119 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

G

Am

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Smiths - The Boy with the Thorn in His Side chords
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[C] [D] [C] [D]
[C] [G] [D]
[G] [Am] [D] The boy with the thorn [C] in his side, behind the hatred [D] there [G] lies murderous [Am] [D] desire
[C] From the [D] laughers
[G] How can they look into [D] my eyes and still they [Am] don't believe [C] me?
[D] [G] How can they hear me [Am] say [D] those words, [Am] still they don't believe me?
[C] [D] And if they [G] don't believe me [D] now, will [Am] they ever [C] believe me?
[D] [G] And if they don't believe [Am] me [D] now
[C] [G] Oh, oh, [C] [D] [C] oh, [D] oh, [C] oh, [G] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
[Am] [D] The boy with the thorn [C] in his side, behind the hatred [D] there [G] lies
[Am] [D]
Oh, [Am] oh, oh, [C] oh, oh, [D] oh, [F#m]
[G] oh, oh, oh, oh
They see the [D] love in our eyes and [G] still they [C] don't believe us
And [D] after [G] all this [Am] time, [D] they don't want [C] to believe us
[G] And if they don't believe [Am] us [D] now,
[C] believe us
[D] And when you [G] want to live, [D] how to start, where to go, [C] who do you need to know?
Oh, [A] oh, [C] [D] [C] oh, oh, [D] oh, oh, [C] oh, oh, [G]
[Am] [D] oh, oh, oh
[Em] [C] [D]
[G] [Am] [D]
[Am] [C] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [Am] [D]
[Am] [C] [D]
[G] [Am] [D]
[Am] [G] [D]
[G] [Am] [D]
[Am] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
[G] [Am] [D]
[Am] [C] [D]
[G] [N]
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
Em
121
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
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Let's start jamming The Smiths - (Single Version; 2008 Remaster) The Boy With The Thorn In His Side chords, practice the chord sequence D, G, Am, D, C, D, G and C. Begin your practice at a relaxed 59 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 119. Given the song's key of G# Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] [D] The boy with the thorn [C] in his side, behind the hatred [D] there [G] lies murderous [Am] [D] desire _ _ _
[C] From the _ _ [D] laughers
[G] How can they look into [D] my eyes and still they [Am] don't believe [C] me?
_ _ [D] [G] How can they hear me [Am] say [D] those words, [Am] still they don't believe me?
[C] _ _ [D] And if they [G] don't believe me [D] now, will [Am] they ever [C] believe me?
[D] [G] And if they don't believe [Am] me [D] now _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] Oh, oh, [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] oh, [D] oh, [C] oh, _ [G] oh, oh, oh, oh, _ oh
_ _ [Am] [D] The boy with the thorn [C] in his side, behind the hatred [D] there [G] lies
_ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _
Oh, [Am] oh, oh, [C] oh, oh, _ [D] oh, [F#m]
[G] oh, oh, oh, oh
They see the [D] love in our eyes and [G] still they [C] don't believe _ us
And [D] after [G] all this _ [Am] time, [D] _ they don't want [C] to believe _ us
[G] And if they don't believe [Am] us [D] now, _ _
[C] _ _ _ believe us
[D] And when you [G] want to live, [D] how to start, where to go, [C] who do you need to know?
Oh, [A] oh, [C] _ _ _ [D] [C] oh, oh, [D] oh, oh, [C] oh, oh, [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [D] oh, oh, oh
[Em] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Johnny Marr and Morrissey.

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