The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
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THE BOY WITH THE THORN IN HIS SIDE - The Smiths
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Tabbed by: knighty123
Email: knighty_dan@hotmail.co.uk
The intro I tabbed out isn't completely accurate as to how many strums of each chord to
do, so just try it out and do whatever sounds good to yourself.
In the verse, I'll put a '*' next to the Am chords, which you play briefly for a strum
or two.
[Refrain]
(C D x3)
x2, on the 3rd time play this
e|------0-00-00----0-0-00-----------------0-00-00--00-0---2--23-20--2--|
B|------1-11-11----3-3-33-----------------1-11-11--00-0---3--33-33--3--|
G|------0-00-00----0-0-00-----------------0-00-00--00-0---2--22-22--2--|
D|------2-22-22----4-4-44-----------------2-22-22--22-2---0--00-00--0--|
A|------3-33-33----5-5-55-----------------3-33-33--33-3----------------|
E|------3-33-33----5-5-55-----------------3-33-33--33-3----------------|
This is where lyrics start
the boy with the...
e|------7-77-77-8-8-----5-55-5-55-55-----|
B|------8-88-88-8-8-----7-77-7-77-77-----|
G|------7-77-77-7-7-----7-77-7-77-77-----|
D|------0-00-00-0-0-----0-00-0-00-00-----|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Am
The boy with the thorn in his side
C D
Behind the hatred there lies
G Am* D
A murderous desire
Am C D
Foooor loooove
[Verse 1]
D G Am* D
How can they look into my eyes
Am C D
And still they don't believe me
G Am* D
How can they hear me say those words
Am C D
Still they don't believe me
G Am* D
And if they don't believe me now
Am C D
Will they ever believe me?
G Am* D
And if they don't believe me now
Am C
Will they ever believe me?
[Refrain]
C D x3
[Chorus]
Am
The boy with the thorn in his side
C D
Behind the hatred there lies
G Am* D
A plundering desire
Am C D
Foooor loooove
[Verse 2]
D G Am* D
How can they see the love in our eyes
Am C D
And still they don't believe us
G Am* D
And after all this time
Am C D
They don't want to believe us
G Am* D
And if they don't believe us now
Am C D
Will they ever believe us?
G Am* D
And when you want to live, how do you start?
Am C D
Where do you go? Who do you need to know?
[Refrain]
Oh, ohh... ohhh... ohohohohoh
(Continue to scat until fade out...)
How to play The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.