The Smiths - Headmaster Ritual

      Headmaster Ritual - The Smiths

(Open E tuning)

e Standard
B Standard
G tune up to G#
D tune up to 6E
A tune up to 7B
E Standard

(Сhords)

G6/C        : 8 8 7 6 0 0
G6add9      : 3 3 2 1 0 0
E           : 0 0 0 0 0 0 var (0 0 0 0 0 4)
Asus2/D     : 10 10 9 8 0 0
Amaj7       : 5 5 5 5 5 5
B           : 7 7 7 7 7 7
C#m7        : 9 x 0 8 0 0
G#          : 4 4 4 4 4 4
F#6add9     : 4 4 2 2 2 2
B/E         : 0 0 7 7 7 7
A           : 5 5 5 5 5 5
D           : 10 10 10 10 10 10


(Riff 1)

E |-----------------------------0--|
B |-----------------------------0--|
G#|---------1-0------------1-0--0--|
E |--------------------------------|
B |-----2-3---------0-2-3----------|
E |-0-------------0----------------|

(Riff 2)

  C#madd9            Emaj7          G#m              
E |----------0------------2-0-----------------0----------------------|
B |------4-------4--------------4---------4-------4--------------0---|
G#|----0---0---0---0----0---------0-----0---0---0---0-------0-5------|
E |------------------------------------------------------0----------0|
B |--2----------------0----------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------4----------------5-------------|


[Intro]

G6/C        G6add9 E var E  (Here play the open E, play the E var with the added G# and to open E )
G6/C        G6add9 E var E
G6/C        Asus2/DG6add9
G6/C        G6add9


(Riff 1) (x4)

G6/C        G6add9

(Riff 1) (x3)

G6/C        G6add9


(Riff 1)


[Verse]

Amaj7     B
  Belligerent ghouls
    E          C#m7
Run Manchester schools

Amaj7       B
  Spineless swines
   D       Riff 1
Cemented minds

B
Sir leads the troops, Jealous of youth
Amaj7               E  C#m7
  Same old suit since 1962

B
  He does the military two-step
G#
Down the nape of my neck


[Chorus]


(Riff 2)

I wanna go home
I don't wanna stay

F#6add9    B/E
Give up education
         A    G#  A
As a bad mistake

(Riff 2)

Mid-week on the playing fields
Sir thwacks you on the knees, Knees you in the
F#6add9        B/E
groin    Elbow in the face
Amaj7               G#
Bruises bigger than dinner plates
A
I wanna go home
G#
I don't wanna stay here