The Boy With The Thorn Chords
by The Smiths
The Boy With The Thorn by The Smiths is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Am7, C, G, Am, Cmaj7 and Dsus4. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D Am7
The boy with the thorn in his side
C D
Behind the hatered there lies
G Am
A murderous desire
D Am7 C D
For love
G Am D
How can they look into my eyes
Am7 C D
And still they don't believe me
G Am D
How can they hear me say those words
Am7 C
Still they don't believe me
D G Am D
And if they don't believe me now
Am7 C
Will they ever believe me?
D G Am D
And if they don't believe me now
Am7
Will they ever believe me?
C D C D C D C Cmaj7 Dsus4 C D
Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh
D Am7
The boy with the thorn in his side
C D
Behind the hatered there lies
G Am
A plundering desire
D Am7 C D
For love
G Am D
How can they see the love in our eyes
Am7 C D
And still they don't believe us
G Am D
And after all this time
Am7 C
They don't want to believe us
(like above)
And if they don't believe us now
Will they ever believe us?
And when you want to live
How do you start?
Where do you go?
Who do you need to know?