This document contains lyrics and chord progressions for the song "Boys Don't Cry" by The Cure. The summary is: The singer expresses regret over hurting their love interest but knows it's too late to change their mind. They try to laugh it off and hide their tears because "boys don't cry." The chorus reiterates that boys don't cry. The singer would beg forgiveness if they thought it would make a difference but knows it's too late now. They try to cover up their feelings with lies and hide their tears, singing again that boys don't cry in the chorus.

1. NICE DREAM KARMA POLICE
INTRO: Intro: Am D/F# Em G
C - B - Bb - A Am F Em G
C - B - Bb - A Am D
1. VERSE: G G/f#, C, C/B
A D Am, Bm, D
They love me like I was a brother Am D/F# Em
E Kar_ma Police,
They protect me, listen to me G Am
A D arrest this man,
They dug me my very own garden F Em
E he talks in maths,
Gave me sunshine, made me happy G Am
he buzzes like a fridge
CHOURS #1: D G C C/B Am Bm D
Bm E A he's like a detuned ra_di____o.
Nice dream, Nice dream, Nice dream
Am D/F# Em
2. VERSE: Kar_ma Police,
A D G Am
I call up my friend the good angel arrest this girl,
E F Em
but she's out with her answerphone her hitler hairdo,
A D G Am
She says she would love to come help but is making me feel ill,
E D G C C/B
the sea would electrocute us all Am Bm D
and we have crashed her par_ty____.
CHOURS #2 (a little different from #1):
Bm E A C D G F#
F#m this is what you'll get,
Nice dream, Nice dream, Nice dream, Nice C D G F#
Dream this is what you'll get,
Bm E C D G
Nice dream, Nice dream this is what you'll get,
A Bm C Bm D
Nice dream (If you think you're strong when you mess with us...
enough)
F#m Am D/F# Em
Nice dream (If you think you belong Kar_ma Police,
enough) G Am
Bm I've given all I can,
Nice dream (If you think you're strong F Em
enough) it's not enough,
Bb G Am
Nice dream (If you think you belong I've given all I can,
enough) D G C C/B Am Bm D
BRIDGE: but we're still on the pay___roll.
A5 - C5 - D5 A5 - C5 - D5
A5 - C5 - D5 A5 - C5 - D5 C D G F#
A5 - C5 - D5 A5 - C5 - D5 this is what you'll get,
A5 - C5 - D5 A5 - C5 - D5 C D G F#
D - E A - F#m - Bm - E this is what you'll get,
CHOURS #3: C D G
A F#m Bm Bb - A
this is what you'll get,
Nice dream, Nice dream, Nice dream, Nice Bm C Bm D
Dream when you mess with us...
Bm D G
And for a minute there,
D G D E7
I lost myself I lost myself,
Bm D G
And for a minute there,
D G D E7
I lost myself I lost myself,
Bm D G
And for a minute there,
D G D E7
I lost myself I lost myself,
Bm D G
Just for a minute there,
D G D E7
I lost myself I lost myself

2. RADIOHEAD NO SURPRISE E|-----------3----|-----------3----|--0---
Intro: ----3-----|
e|2--------2------|2--------------0|
B|----3--------3--|----3--------3--| D *
G|--2---2----2---2|--2---2--0-3----| X2 e|2--------2------|2--------------0|
D|----------------|----------------| B|----3--------3--|----3--------3--|
A|----------------|----------------| G|--2---2----2---2|--2---2--0-3----|
E|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
Verse: E|----------------|----------------|
D Bm
A heart thats full up like a landfill,
Bridge:
Em D
A job that slowly kills you, Such a pretty house,
A Asus4 D (*play intro for D) Bm
Bruises that wont heal. And such a pretty garden
D Chorus:
You look so tired, unhappy, Em A Asus4
With no alarms and no surprises
Bm
Bring down the Government, Em A Asus4
No alarms and no surprises
Em A Asus4 D *
They dont, they dont speak for us. Em A Asus4
No alarms and no surprises
D
Ill take a quiet life,
Please
Bm
A handshake of carbon monoxide, e|2--------2------|2--------------0|
B|----3--------3--|----3--------3--|
Chorus: G|--2---2----2---2|--2---2--0-3----| X2
Em A Asus4 D|----------------|----------------|
With no alarms and no surprises A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
Em A Asus4 D (strum once to finish)
No alarms and no surprises e|-2--------------|
B|-3--------------|
Em A Asus4 G|-2--------------|
No alarms and no surprises D|-0--------------|
A|----------------|
D * D * E|----------------|
Silence...... Silence
Bridge:
D
This is my final fit
Bm
My final bellyache
Chorus:
Em A Asus4
With no alarms and no surprises
Em A Asus4
No alarms and no surprises
Em A Asus4
No alarms and no surprises
D *
Please
Instrumental bit (kinda hard to work out
but sounds ok :-p )
A Bbm A Bbm Em
Bbm
e|-0--------------|-0--------------|------
----------|
B|-2---------3----|-2---------3----|--0---
----3-----|
G|-2---------3----|-2---------3----|--0---
----3-----|
D|-2---------0----|-2---------0----|--2---
----0-----|
A|-0---------x----|-0---------x----|--2---
----x-----|

3. RADIOHEAD CREEP Whatever you want
Intro: G Gsus4 G | B Bsus4 B | C Csus4 C | C Csus4 C
Cm You're so fuckin' special
Cm Csus4 Cm
G Gsus4 G I wish I was special...
When you were here before
B Bsus4 B
Couldn't look you in the eye
C Csus4 C G Gsus4 G
You're just like an angel But I'm a creep
Cm Csus4 Cm B Bsus4 B
Your skin makes me cry I'm a weirdo.
C Csus4 C
G Gsus4 G What the hell am I doing here?
You float like a feather Cm Csus4 Cm
B Bsus4 B I don't belong here.
In a beautiful world G
C Csus4 C I don’t belong here
And I wish I was special
Cm Csus4 Cm ------------------------------------------
You're so fuckin' special -------------------------------------
And here be the proper chord voicings for
all of the chords in this song.
G Gsus4 G
But I'm a creep G Gsus4 B Bsus4 C Csus4
B Bsus4 B Cm Cadd9
I'm a weirdo. E--3--3------| E--7--7------| E--8---8----
C Csus4 C --| E--8---8---|
What the hell am I doing here? B--3--3------| B--7--7------| B--8---8----
Cm Csus4 Cm --| B--8---8---|
I don't belong here. G--4--5------| G--8--9------| G--9---10---
--| G--8---9---|
D--5--3-or-x-| D--9--7-or-x-| D--10--8-or-
x-| D--10--12--|
G Gsus4 G A--5--5------| A--9--9------| A--10--10---
I don't care if it hurts --| A--10--10--|
B Bsus4 B E--3--3------| E--7--7------| E--8---8----
I want to have control --| E--8---8---|
C Csus4 C
I want a perfect body
Cm Csus4 Cm
I want a perfect soul
G Gsus4 G
I want you to notice
B Bsus4 B
When I'm not around
C Csus4 C
You're so fuckin' special
Cm Csus4 Cm
I wish I was special
G Gsus4 G
But I'm a creep
B Bsus4 B
I'm a weirdo.
C Cadd9 C
What the hell am I doing here?
Cm Csus4 Cm
I don't belong here. Whoa oh
G Gsus4 G B Bsus4
B
Sheeeeeeee's running out the door
C Cadd9 C
Sheeeeeeee's running out
Cm
She runs runs runs
G Gsus4 G B Bsus4 B C Cadd9 C Cm
RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNS
RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNS
G Gsus4 G
Whatever makes you happy
B Bsus4 B

4. THE VERVE waiting to drown
Intro: G C
this time I'm coming down
C Am Em F G C Em
now the drugs don't work
F
Verse 1 they just make you worse
G C
C but I know I'll see your face again
All this talk of gettin' old
Am
it's gettin' me down my love Chorus
Em
like a cat in a bag F Em
F G cause baby ooohhhh
waiting to drown Am G
G C if heaven calls I'm coming too
this time I'm coming down F Em
Just like you said
Am G
Verse 2 you leave my life I'm better of dead.
C
and I hope you're thinking of me
Am Verse 5
as you lay down on your side
Em Em
now the drugs don't work but if you wanna show
F F
they just make you worse then just let me know
G C G C
but I know I'll see your face again and I'll sing in your ear again
Em Em
now the drugs don't work now the drugs don't work
F F
they just make you worse they just make you worse
G C G C
but I know I'll see your face again but I know I'll see your face again
Verse 3 Middle 8
C C
But I know I'm on a losing streak yeah I know I'll see your face again
Am C
cause I passed down my old street yeah I know I'll see your face again
Em C
and if you wanna show yeah I know I'll see your face again
F C
then just let me know yeah I know I'll see your face again
G C
and I'll sing in your ear again
Em (Fade out)
now the drugs don't work C
F Never coming down,
they just make you worse C
G C I'm never coming down
but I know I'll see your face again C
no more no more no more no more no mor
Chorus
F Em
cause baby ooohhhh
Am G
if heaven calls I'm coming too
F Em
Just like you said
Am G
you leave my life I'm better of dead.
Verse 4
C
All this talk of gettin' old
Am
it's gettin' me down my love
Em
like a cat in a bag
F G

5. The Cure - Boys Don't Cry Hiding the tears in my eyes
A Bm C#m D D-C#m-Bm-
INTRO: A Bm C#m D D-C#m-Bm-A x4 Cause boys don't cry
A Bm C#m D D-C#m-Bm-A
A Bm Boys don't cry
I would say I'm sorry Bm C#m D D-C#m-Bm-A
C#m D Boys don't cry
If I thought that it would change your A Bm C#m D D-C#m-Bm-A~
mind
A Bm
But I know that this time
C#m
I have said too much
D C#m
Been too unkind
Bm
I try to laugh about it
C#m Bm C#m
Cover it all up with lies
Bm
I try to laugh about it
C#m Bm
Hiding the tears in my eyes
A Bm C#m D D-
C#m-Bm-
'Cause boys... doon't cry
A Bm C#m D D-C#m-Bm-
Boys don't cry
A Bm
I would break down at your feet
C#m
And beg forgiveness
D
Plead with you
A
But I know that
Bm
It's too late
C#m D C#m
And now there's nothing I can do
Bm
So I try to laugh about it
C#m Bm C#m
Cover it all up with lies
Bm
I try to laugh about it
C#m Bm
Hiding the tears in my eyes
A Bm C#m D D-C#m-Bm-
'Cause boys don't cry
A Bm C#m D D-C#m-Bm-
Boys don't cry
A
I would tell you
Bm
That I loved you
C#m D
If I thought that you would stay
A Bm
But I know that it's no use
C#m
That you've already
D
Gone away
E F#m F#m7
Misjudged your limits
E F#m F#m7
Pushed you too far
E F#m F#m7
Took you for granted
D E
I thought that you needed me more, more,
more
A Bm
Now I would do most anything
C#m D
To get you back by my side
A
But I just
Bm
Keep on laughing
C#m D

6. OPENING RIFF:
D G
e|------------0---2---0--------0------ I don't care if Monday's blue
B|--------3---------------3----------- D A
G|----0------------------------------- Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too
D|------------------------------------ Bm9 G
A|------------------------------------ Thursday I don't care about you
E|------------------------------------ D A
It's Friday I'm in love
D G
I don't care if Monday's blue D G
D A Monday you can fall apart
Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too D A
Bm9 G Tuesday Wednesday break my heart
Thursday I don't care about you Bm9 G
D A Thursday doesn't even start
It's Friday I'm in love D A
It's Friday I'm in love
D G
Monday you can fall apart (D,G,D,A,Bm9,G,D,A)...
D A
Tuesday Wednesday break my heart NAIF SEPI
Bm9 G
Thursday doesn't even start [intro] C
D A
It's Friday I'm in love C F D G
Sepi, hatiku sepi...
G A E Am G F Fm
Saturday wait Tiada lagi mimpi
Bm9 G C F D G
And Sunday always comes too late Aku tak ingin lagi
D A E Am G F Fm Am
But Friday never hesitate... jadi hampa begini...
D G D7
I don't care if Mondays black Ahaa...
D A F E Am G D
Tuesday Wednesday heart attack Andai esok ku tak kembali
Bm9 G F Fm C
Thursday never looking back di sini lagi
D A
It's Friday I'm in love C F D G
Malam, malam yang sunyi...
(D,G,D,A,Bm9,G,D,A)... E Am G F Fm
Kutunggu datangnya...
D G C F D G
Monday you can hold your head Peri yang baik hati...
D A E Am G F Fm Am
Tuesday Wednesday stay in bed Sudilah kumenanti...
Bm9 G
Or Thursday watch the walls instead [interlude1] Am F 4x Am
D A
It's Friday I'm in love D7
Ahaa...
G A F E Am G D
Saturday wait Andai esok ku tak kembali
Bm9 G F Fm
And Sunday always comes too late di sini
D A C E Am G D
But Friday never hesitate... Dan andai hujan tak berpelangi...
F Fm C
Bm9 G Jiwaku pergi
Dressed up to the eyes, it's a wonderful F Fm C
surprise jiwaku sepi
D A
To see your shoes and your spirits rise [interlude2] C F Am F 2x
Bm9 G C F Am F G Am F G
Throwing out your frown and just smiling C F Am F 2x
at the sound
D A
And as sleek as a shriek spinning round
and round
Bm9 G
Always take a big bite, it's such a
gorgeous sight
D A
To see you eat in the middle of the night
Bm9 G
You can never get enough, enough of this
stuff
D A
It's Friday I'm in love