The Smiths - The Boy with the Thorn in His Side: chords

C  D  C  D
C  G  D  D

Chorus:
G  Am    D             D           Am
    The boy with the thorn in his side
 Am             C        D
    Behind the hatered there lies
       G           Am   D
    A murderous desire
  D     Am   Am  C  D
    For     love

              G      Am   D
How can they look into my eyes
      D                 Am     Am  C  D
And still they don't believe me
              G       Am        D
How can they hear me say those words
  D                 Am     Am   C
Still they don't believe me

    D                G     Am D
And if they don't believe me now
 D        Am      Am      C
Will they ever believe me?
    D                G     Am D
And if they don't believe me now
          D   Am        Am
Will they ever believe me?
C  D  C  D  C  D  C  C D D
 Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh

Chorus:
G  Am    D             D           Am
    The boy with the thorn in his side
 Am             C        D
    Behind the hatered there lies
        G           Am   D
    A plundering desire
  D     Am       Am  C  D
    For     l-l-love

              G       Am          D
How can they see the love in our eyes
      D                 Am    Am   C
And still they don't believe us?
          D         G    Am    D
And after all this time
            D         Am     Am    C
They don't want to believe us

    D                G     Am D
And if they don't believe us now
 D        Am      Am      C
Will they ever believe us?
      D               G     Am          D
And when you want to live, how do you start?
              D   Am               Am
Where do you go? Who do you need to know?
C   D   C  D    C  D  C  G D D
Oh, ohh... ohhh... ohohohohoh

G     Am  D    D    Am   Am   C    D
Oh... Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh...
G     Am  D    D    Am   Am   C    D
G     Am  D    D    Am   Am   C    D
La lalala la da da...
G     Am  D    D    Am   Am   C    D
G     Am  D    D    Am   Am   C    D

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A

Chord A

Am

Chord Am

C

Chord C

D

Chord D

G

Chord G

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