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Marius Baer – Boys Do Cry Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
D         Bm
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
G    Gm
Ooh, ooh

[Verse 1]
D  Bm F#m
In my room
G
Lives a boy who
D     Bm F#m
could be blue
    G               Em
And you might never know, oh
A
Oh, you think he's cavalier
D     A/C#          Bm
  And he would shed more
       D6/A      G
than a crocodile tear
       A
If you go, oh-oh-oh-oh

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[Chorus]
D                Bm
Hearts, they get broken
G              A
God only knows why
    D         Bm
And sometimes aeroplanes
G                  A
Fall down from the sky
    D        A/C#   Bm    D6/A
And mountains, they crumble
    G                Gm
And rivers, they run dry
    D         Bm      G
And oh, woah, oh, oh, oh
A       D  Bm  G  A
Boys do cry

[Verse 2]
D    Bm    F#m
When night falls
        G
And the moon is
       D    Bm    F#m
all we see, don't fear
    G                  Em
the wolf that lives in me, oh,
A
Oh, You think he's tough enough
D    A/C#     Bm
  He will cry love
           D6/A      G
  'til the sun comes up
       A
If you go, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

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[Chorus]
D                Bm
Hearts, they get broken
G              A
God only knows why
    D         Bm
And sometimes aeroplanes
G                  A
fall down from the sky
    D        A/C#   Bm    D6/A
And mountains, they crumble
    G                Gm
And rivers, they run dry
    D         Bm      G
And oh, woah, oh, oh, oh
A       D   Bm
Boys do cry
    G        A
And how they cry

[Outro]
D       A/C#    Bm    D6/A
Mountains, they crumble
    G               Gm
And rivers they run dry
    D/A       E       G
And oh, woah, oh, oh, oh
A7      D
Boys do cry

How to play Boys Do Cry: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Boys Do Cry by Marius Baer on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Boys Do Cry by Marius Baer, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 12 chords: D, Bm, G, Gm, F#m, Em, A, A/C#, D6/A, D/A, E and A7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – Bm – G – A (I – vi – IV – V in D major), the classic 1950s “doo-wop” progression. In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: on guitar, Bm, Gm and F#m need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.