Boys Don't Cry

Bass

Riff 1
(Intro and chorus)
"Cos boys don't cry"

G:---9-----------11---------
D:-7---7-7---7-9----9-9-7-9-
A:---------9----------------
E:--------------------------

G:----13------------------------------
D:-11----11-11-9-11-12--12-12-12-11-9-
A:------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------

Riff 2
(Verse)

G:---------------------------------------------
D:---------------------------------------------
A:-0--0-0---0-2--2-2-0-2-4--4-4-2-4-5--5-5-4-2-
E:--------2------------------------------------

Riff 3
"I try to laugh about it"

G:-----------------------
D:-----------------------
A:-4--4-4-4-4-2--2-2-0-2-
E:-----------------------<play twice then play this:

G:----------------------------------------
D:----------0-----------------------------
A:-4--4-4-4---4-2-0---4--4-4-4-2--2-2-0-2-
E:------------------2---------------------

Riff 4
"Misjudged your limit"

G:----------------------------------------------
D:----------------------------------------------
A:-7--7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-7--7-7-7-7-9--9-9-11-9-
E:----------------------------------------------

G:--------------------------------------------
D:--------------------------------------------
A:-7--7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9-5--5-5-5-5-7-7-5-4-2-
E:--------------------------------------------

Rhythm Guitar

Riff 1
(Intro/Chorus)

E:-----------------------------------------------------
B:-2--2-2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-5-3-
G:-2--2-2-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-4-4-6--6-6-6-6-6-7--7-7-7-6-4-
D:-2--2-2-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-4-4-6--6-6-6-6-6-7--7-7-7-6-4-
A:-0--0-0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-4-4-5--5-5-5-4-2-
E:-----------------------------------------------------

Riff 2
(Verse)

E:-----------------------------------------------------
B:-2--2-2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-7-7-
G:-2--2-2-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-4-4-6--6-6-6-6-6-7--7-7-7-7-7-
D:-2--2-2-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-4-4-6--6-6-6-6-6-7--7-7-7-7-7-
A:-0--0-0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-4-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-
E:-----------------------------------------------------

Riff 3

E:---------------------------
B:-5--5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-
G:-6--6-6-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-4-4-
D:-6--6-6-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-4-4-
A:-4--4-4-4-4-4-2--2-2-2-2-2-
E:---------------------------

Riff 4

E:---------------------------------
B:-9--9-9-9-9-9-10--10-10-10-10-10-
G:-9--9-9-9-9-9-11--11-11-11-11-11-
D:-9--9-9-9-9-9-11--11-11-11-11-11-
A:-7--7-7-7-7-7-9---9--9--9--9--9--
E:---------------------------------

E:------------------12-12-12-12-12-
B:-9--9-9-9-9-9-10--10-10-10-10-10-
G:-9--9-9-9-9-9-11--X--X--X--X--X--
D:-9--9-9-9-9-9-11--11-11-11-11-11-
A:-7--7-7-7-7-7-9---9--9--9--9--9--
E:---------------------------------

E:---------------------------------
B:-9--9-9-9-9-9-10--10-10-10-10-10-
G:-9--9-9-9-9-9-11--11-11-11-11-11-
D:-9--9-9-9-9-9-11--11-11-11-11-11-
A:-7--7-7-7-7-7-9---9--9--9--9--9--
E:---------------------------------

E:---------------------------
B:-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-
G:-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-
D:-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-
A:-5--5-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-7-7-
E:---------------------------

Lead Guitar

Riff 1

                                          Hold this
E:----------------------------2-4-5---2-----|---------
B:-2--2-3-5---2--2-3-5---5--5-----------5-3-|-2-------
G:------------------------------------------|---------
D:------------------------------------------|---------
A:------------------------------------------|---------
E:------------------------------------------|---------

Riff 2
(Intro only, right when robert says "I" at the beginning of the verse)

E:-----
B:-----
G:-6\--
D:-----
A:-----
E:-----

Back To Boys Don't Cry Tablature
Transcribed By:
Brian Soto of L.A.'s Cure tribute:

www.thecurseband.com