The melody of The Boy With The Thorn In His Side by The Smiths runs 318 notes across 41 bars, 2:50 long in G at 120 beats per minute. The tab sits almost entirely in the first two frets, one note at a time — no chords to barre and no strumming pattern to keep up with. A piano backing track plays the chords and bass underneath, so the line you are learning sounds like the record even at half speed.
Prefer to strum and sing it instead? The Boy With The Thorn In His Side chords and lyrics.