# The Boy with the Thorn In His Side – The Smiths: piano chords

The Boy with the Thorn In His Side by The Smiths uses 4 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C D C D C D G
- Chorus 1: D Am C D G D Am C D
- Verse 1: G Am C D G Am D Am C D G D Am C D G Am D Am C G C D C D C D G
- Chorus 2: D Am D G D Am C
- Verse 2: D G D Am C D G D Am C D G Am D Am C D G Am D Am C D C D C D C
- Outro 1: D G D Am C D G C D Am C D G D Am C D G D Am C D G D Am C D G D Am C D G D Am C D G D

## Questions

### Which chords does The Boy with the Thorn In His Side by The Smiths use?

Different chords: 4. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Boy with the Thorn In His Side by The Smiths in?

The chords fit D major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is The Boy with the Thorn In His Side to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (4), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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