The Headmaster Ritual Chords by The Smiths
- Key: E
- BPM: 150
- Capo: no capo
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THE HEADMASTER RITUAL CHORDS
[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]