The Headmaster Ritual The Smiths
Song: The Headmaster Ritual
Artist: The Smiths
Album: Meat is Murder (1985)
Chords Used (low to high, standard tuning):
Cadd9: x3x033
Esus4: 022200
E*: 022103
E: 022100
Dsus2: x00230
G6add9(no3rd): 3x0230
A: x02220
B: 224442
C#m: 446654
Amaj7: x02120
G#: 466544
F#: 244322
Emaj7: 022333
Intro: Cadd9 Esus4 E* E (x2)
Cadd9 Dsus2 G6add9(no3rd)
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
(Hold E for 8 measures)
(Hold E[Cadd9] for 6[Dsus2] measu[E]res)
[Cadd9] [Dsus2] [E] [E]
[A] Belligeren[B]t ghouls run[E] Manchester [C#m]schools
[Amaj7]Spineless sw[B]ine, c[Dsus2]emented[E] minds
Sir leads the [B]troops, jealous of youth
Same old [A]suit since 19[E]62[C#m]
[B] He does the military two-step
[G#]Down the nape of my neck
[C#m] I wanna go[B] home
[G#] I don't want to[Amaj7] stay
[F#] Give up edu[Emaj7]cation as a bad m[Amaj7]istake[G#] [A]
[C#m] Mid-week on the [B]playing fields
[G#] Sir thwacks you on the[Amaj7] knees
Knees you in the g[F#]roin
Elbow in [Emaj7]the face
[Amaj7]Bruises bigger [G#]than dinner plates
[Amaj7] I wanna go home
[G#] I don't want to stay
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
Huh na na na na na na na na huh-yay
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
Huh na na na na na na na huh-yay
Hu[Cadd9]h na na na na na na
[Dsus2]Huh na na na na na na
G6add9(no3rd)
Huh na na na na na na na
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
Huh na na na na na na na na huh-yay
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
Huh na na na na na na na huh-yay
Hu[Cadd9]h na na na na na na
[Dsus2]Huh na na na na na na
G6add9(no3rd)
Huh na na na na na na na
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
Huh na na na na na na na na huh-yay
Interlude: Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
Cadd9 Dsus2 G6add9(no3rd)
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
(Hold E for 8 measures)
[Cadd9] [Dsus2] [E] [E]
[A] Belligeren[B]t ghouls run[E] Manchester [C#m]schools
Spineles[Amaj7]s bastards a[B]ll[Dsus2] [E]
Sir leads the [B]troops, jealous of youth
Same old [A]joke since 19[E]02[C#m]
[B] He does the military two-step
[G#]Down the nape of my neck
[C#m] I wanna go[B] home
[G#] I don't want to[Amaj7] stay
[F#] Give up [Emaj7]life as a bad mis[Amaj7]take[G#] [A]
[C#m] Please exc[B]use me from gym
[G#] I've got this terrible[Amaj7] cough coming on
He [F#]grabs and devours
[Emaj7]He kicks me in the showers
[Amaj7]Kicks me in the showers
And he [G#]grabs and devours
I[Amaj7] want to go home
[G#] I don't want to stay
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
Huh na na na na na na na na huh-yay
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
Huh na na na na na na na huh-yay
Hu[Cadd9]h na na na na na na
[Dsus2]Huh na na na na na na
G6add9(no3rd)
Huh na na na na na na na
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
Huh na na na na na na na na huh-yay
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
Huh na na na na na na na huh-yay
Hu[Cadd9]h na na na na na na
[Dsus2]Huh na na na na na na
G6add9(no3rd)
Huh na na na na na na na
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
Huh na na na na na na na na huh-yay
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
Huh na na na na na huh-yay
[Cadd9]Huh na na na na na na
[Dsus2]Huh na na na na na na
G6add9(no3rd)
Huh na na na na na na na
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
Huh na na na na huh-yay
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
Huh na na na na huh-yay
[Cadd9]Huh na na na na na na
[Dsus2]Huh na na na na na na
G6add9(no3rd)
Huh na na na na
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
Huh na na na na na na huh-yay
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
Huh na na na na huh-yay
[Cadd9]Huh na na na na na na
[Dsus2]Huh na na na na na na
G6add9(no3rd)
Huh na na na na
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
Huh na na na na huh-yay
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
Huh na na na na huh-yay
[Cadd9]Huh na na na na na na
[Dsus2]Huh na na na na na na
G6add9(no3rd)
Huh na na na na
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
Huh na na na na na huh-yay
Cadd9 Esus4 E* E
Huh na na na na na huh-yay
(and fade...)
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