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The Headmaster Ritual by The Smiths - Guitar Chords

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Version 1 Version 2

            Song: The Headmaster Ritual
Artist: The Smiths
Album: Meat is Murder (1985)

Cmaj9:  x3243x
Esus4:  022200
E*:     022103
E:      022100
Dsus2:  x00230
G6sus2: 3x0230
A:      x02220
B:      224442
C#m:    446654
Amaj7:  x02120
G#:     466544
F#:     244322
Emaj7:  022444


[Intro]
Cmaj9 Esus4 E* E (x2)
Cmaj9 Dsus2 G6sus2
Cmaj9 Esus4 E* E
(Hold E for 8 measures)
Cmaj9 Dsus2 E
(Hold E for 6 measures)
Cmaj9 Dsus2 E E

A           B           E           C#m
  Belligerent ghouls run Manchester schools
Amaj7       B     Dsus2  E
Spineless swine, cemented minds
              B
Sir leads the troops, jealous of youth
         A            E C#m
Same old suit since 1962
B
  He does the military two-step
G#
Down the nape of my neck
C#m         B
  I wanna go home
G#               Amaj7
  I don't want to stay
F#           Emaj7            Amaj7 G# A
  Give up education as a bad mistake
C#m               B
  Mid-week on the playing fields
G#                      Amaj7
  Sir thwacks you on the knees
                  F#
Knees you in the groin
         Emaj7
Elbow in the face
Amaj7          G#
Bruises bigger than dinner plates
Amaj7
  I wanna go home
G#
  I don't want to stay
  Cmaj9                  Esus4  E*  E
Huh na na na na na na na na huh-yay
  Cmaj9               Esus4   E*    E
Huh na na na na na na na huh-yay
  Cmaj9
Huh na na na na na na
Dsus2
Huh na na na na na na
G6sus2
Huh na na na na na na na
  Cmaj9                  Esus4  E*  E
Huh na na na na na na na na huh-yay
Cmaj9                 Esus4   E*    E
Huh na na na na na na na huh-yay
  Cmaj9
Huh na na na na na na
Dsus2
Huh na na na na na na
G6sus2
Huh na na na na na na na
  Cmaj9                  Esus4  E*  E
Huh na na na na na na na na huh-yay

[Interlude]
Cmaj9 Esus4 E* E
Cmaj9 Dsus2 G6sus2
Cmaj9 Esus4 E* E
(Hold E for 8 measures)
Cmaj9 Dsus2 E E

A           B           E           C#m
  Belligerent ghouls run Manchester schools
        Amaj7       B   Dsus2 E
Spineless bastards all
              B
Sir leads the troops, jealous of youth
         A            E C#m
Same old joke since 1902
B
  He does the military two-step
G#
Down the nape of my neck
C#m         B
  I wanna go home
G#               Amaj7
  I don't want to stay
F#        Emaj7            Amaj7 G# A
  Give up life as a bad mistake
C#m         B
  Please excuse me from gym
G#                      Amaj7
  I've got this terrible cough coming on
   F#
He grabs and devours
Emaj7
He kicks me in the showers
Amaj7
Kicks me in the showers
       G#
And he grabs and devours
 Amaj7
I want to go home
G#
 I don't want to stay
  Cmaj9                  Esus4  E*  E
Huh na na na na na na na na huh-yay
  Cmaj9               Esus4   E*    E
Huh na na na na na na na huh-yay
  Cmaj9
Huh na na na na na na
Dsus2
Huh na na na na na na
G6sus2
Huh na na na na na na na
  Cmaj9                  Esus4  E*  E
Huh na na na na na na na na huh-yay
Cmaj9                 Esus4   E*    E
Huh na na na na na na na huh-yay
  Cmaj9
Huh na na na na na na
Dsus2
Huh na na na na na na
G6sus2
Huh na na na na na na na
  Cmaj9                  Esus4  E*  E
Huh na na na na na na na na huh-yay
Cmaj9           Esus4   E*    E
Huh na na na na na huh-yay
Cmaj9
Huh na na na na na na
Dsus2
Huh na na na na na na
G6sus2
Huh na na na na na na na
  Cmaj9     Esus4  E*  E
Huh na na na na huh-yay
Cmaj9       Esus4  E*  E
Huh na na na na huh-yay
Cmaj9
Huh na na na na na na
Dsus2
Huh na na na na na na
G6sus2
Huh na na na na
  Cmaj9           Esus4  E*  E
Huh na na na na na na huh-yay
Cmaj9       Esus4  E*  E
Huh na na na na huh-yay
Cmaj9
Huh na na na na na na
Dsus2
Huh na na na na na na
G6sus2
Huh na na na na
  Cmaj9     Esus4  E*  E
Huh na na na na huh-yay
Cmaj9       Esus4  E*  E
Huh na na na na huh-yay
Cmaj9
Huh na na na na na na
Dsus2
Huh na na na na na na
G6sus2
Huh na na na na
  Cmaj9         Esus4  E*  E
Huh na na na na na huh-yay
Cmaj9           Esus4   E* E
Huh na na na na na huh-yay

(and fade...) 
        

We also have 49 songs by The Smiths

• A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours
• Ask
• Asleep
• Bigmouth Strikes Again
• Cemetry Gates
• Death Of A Disco Dancer
• Frankly Mr Shankly
• Girl Afraid
• Girlfriend In A Coma
• Half A Person
• Hand In Glove
• Heaven Knows Im Miserable Now
• How Soon Is Now
• I Know Its Over
• I Started Something I Couldnt Finish
• I Want The One I Cant Have
• I Wont Share You
• Is It Really So Strange
• Jeane
• Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
• Meat Is Murder
• Never Had No One Ever
• Nowhere Fast
• Paint A Vulgar Picture
• Panic
• Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
• Pretty Girls Make Graves
• Reel Around The Fountain
• Rusholme Ruffians
• Shoplifters Of The World Unite
• Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
• Still Ill
• Stop Me If You Think Youve Heard This One Before
• Stretch Out And Wait
• Suffer Little Children
• Sweet And Tender Hooligan
• That Joke Isnt Funny Anymore
• The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
• The Headmaster Ritual
• The Queen Is Dead
• There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
• These Things Take Time
• This Charming Man
• This Night Has Opened My Eyes
• Unhappy Birthday
• Vicar In A Tutu
• Well I Wonder
• What Difference Does It Make
• William It Was Really Nothing

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