The Boy With The Thorn Tab by Smiths


Intro

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Riff 1

                      The boy...            in his...            hatred
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Riff 2

  How can...        believe me...
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The intro and these two riffs are just about the entire song. On 'The Queen Is Dead'
record, the song ends with a fade away. You can add a different ending by playing the
intro and instead of playing the next riff, end on a G major chord.