The Headmaster Ritual Chords by The Smiths

[Start]

[Intro]
C G E Cmaj7 G E Cmaj7 D
■ ■ ■ ■     ■ ■ ■     ■
G E E7 E E7 E E7 E
■ ■ ■  ■ ■  ■ ■  ■
D E B C G E E7 E
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■  ■
E7 E E7 E D E7 C G
■  ■ ■  ■ ■ ■  ■ ■
E E7 A
■ ■  ■


[Verse]
B                 
Belligerent ghouls
E              C#m    
Run Manchester schools
A         B     
Spineless swines
B7       E     E7 E
Cemented minds ■  ■
E7        B         
Sir leads the troops
           B    
Jealous of youth
         A                   E        B
Same old suit since nineteen sixtytwo ■
            B               
He does the military twostep
G#                  C#7 
Down the nape of my neck
             B   
I want to go home
  G#m7          Amaj7 E
I don't want to stay  ■
     G#m7              B   Amaj7  
Give up education as a bad mistake
G# G#7 A C#7
■  ■   ■ ■  


[Chorus]
           B           G#m7  
Midweek on the playing fields
                       Amaj7
Sir thwacks you on the knees
                 Amaj7
Knees you in the groin
         Emaj7 B   
Elbow in the   face
Amaj7          G#7         A     
Bruises bigger than dinner plates
Amaj7        G#      Em
I want to go ■  home ■ 
Cmaj7 G Em E Cmaj7 D     G Cmaj7 G    E G Em Cmaj7
■     I ■  ■ ■     don't ■ ■     want ■ ■ to stay 
D Gmaj7 Cmaj7 C G Em C G
■ ■     ■     ■ ■ ■  ■ ■
Em C D Gmaj7 G E7 E E7
■  ■ ■ ■     ■ ■  ■ ■ 


[Solo]
E E7 E E7 E E7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7
■ ■  ■ ■  ■ ■  ■     ■    
G E E7 E E7 A
■ ■ ■  ■ ■  ■


[Verse]
B                 
Belligerent ghouls
E              C#m    
Run Manchester schools
A                  B   E
Spineless bastards all ■
              B     
Sir leads the troops
        B       
Jealous of youth
         A           E           C#m7 B
Same old jokes since nineteentwo ■    ■
            B               
He does the military twostep
G#                      
Down the nape of my neck
C#7          B   
I want to go home
G#m7            C#m7
I don't want to stay
        B             Amaj7  
Give up life as a bad mistake
G# G#7 A C#7
■  ■   ■ ■  
       B                 
Please excuse me from gym
              G#m7                   
I've got this terrible cold coming on
   G#m7             
He grabs and devours
                   B      
He kicks me in the showers
Amaj7                  
Kicks me in the showers
       G#                Amaj7
And he grabs and devours ■    
          Amaj7  
I want to go home
G#              C      
■  I don't want to stay


[Chorus]
G E C G E Cmaj7 D Gmaj7
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■     ■ ■    
Cmaj7 G Em Cmaj7 C G Em C
■     ■ ■  ■     ■ ■ ■  ■
D G Gmaj7 G Em Cmaj7 G Gmaj7
■ ■ ■     ■ ■  ■     ■ ■    
G Em G Em Cmaj7 D G Gmaj7
■ ■  ■ ■  ■     ■ ■ ■    
G C Em Cmaj7 G D Gmaj7 C
■ ■ ■  ■     ■ ■ ■     ■


[Outro]
G Em C G Em Cmaj7 D G
■ ■  ■ ■ ■  ■     ■ ■
Cmaj7 G Em Cmaj7 G Em Cmaj7 A
■     ■ ■  ■     ■ ■  ■     ■


[End]