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 E7 G E C D G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 B ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ C G E7 B E E7 E E7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ E E7 C G E A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] B Belligerent ghouls E C#m Run Manchester schools A B Spineless swines E7 E Cemented minds ■ E7 B Sir leads the troops B Jealous of youth A E C#m7 B Same old suit since nineteen sixty two ■ G# He does the military twostep down C#7 The nape of my neck B G#m7 I want to go home ■ G#m7 I don't want to stay B Give up education Amaj7 G# As a bad mistake ■ [Chorus] Amaj7 C#7 B G#m7 ■ ■ Midweek on the playing fields Amaj7 Sir thwacks you on the knees Amaj7 Knees you in the groin Emaj7 Elbow in the face Amaj7 G#7 Amaj7 Bruises bigger than dinner plates G# I want to go home ■ G# I don't want to stay E Cmaj7 Dadada Dadada ■ G E Cmaj7 D Dadada ■ Dadada ■ G Dadada Dadada Cmaj7 G Dadada Dadada ■ Em Cmaj7 Dadada Dadada D G Gmaj7 C Em C Belligerent ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ghouls [Solo] G Em Cmaj7 D Gmaj7 G E7 E ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ E7 E E7 Cmaj7 G E ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ E7 A B ■ ■ ■ [Verse] E C#m Run Manchester schools A B E Spineless bastards all ■ E7 B ■ Sir leads the troops B Jealous of youth A E C#m7 B Same old jokes since nineteen oh two ■ ■ G# He does the military twostep down C#7 The nape of my neck B I want to go home G#m7 C#m7 I don't want to stay C#m7 Give up life Amaj7 G#7 As a bad mistake ■ A C#7 B G#m7 ■ ■ Please excuse me from gym A E I've got this terrible cold coming on E He grabs and devours Emaj7 B He kicks me in the showers Amaj7 Kicks me in the showers G#7 Amaj7 And he grabs and devours ■ Amaj7 I want to go home G# ■ I don't want to stay [Chorus] G E Cmaj7 G Em Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ C G Em Cmaj7 G Em C D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Gmaj7 G Em G Em Cmaj7 G Gmaj7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G Em G Em Cmaj7 D G Cmaj7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G Em Cmaj7 D Gmaj7 G Em C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Outro] G Em Cmaj7 D Gmaj7 G Em G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Em Cmaj7 D A ■ ■ ■ ■