Headmaster Ritual - The Smiths
(Open E tuning)
e Standard
B Standard
G tune up to G#
D tune up to 6E
A tune up to 7B
E Standard
(Сhords)
: 8 8 7 6 0 0
: 3 3 2 1 0 0
: 0 0 0 0 0 0 var (0 0 0 0 0 4)
: 10 10 9 8 0 0
: 5 5 5 5 5 5
: 7 7 7 7 7 7
: 9 x 0 8 0 0
: 4 4 4 4 4 4
: 4 4 2 2 2 2
: 0 0 7 7 7 7
: 5 5 5 5 5 5
: 10 10 10 10 10 10
(Riff 1)
E |-----------------------------0--|
B |-----------------------------0--|
G#|---------1-0------------1-0--0--|
E |--------------------------------|
B |-----2-3---------0-2-3----------|
E |-0-------------0----------------|
(Riff 2)
E |----------0------------2-0-----------------0----------------------|
B |------4-------4--------------4---------4-------4--------------0---|
G#|----0---0---0---0----0---------0-----0---0---0---0-------0-5------|
E |------------------------------------------------------0----------0|
B |--2----------------0----------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------4----------------5-------------|
[Intro]
var (Here play the open E, play the E var with the added G# and to open E )
var
(Riff 1) (x4)
(Riff 1) (x3)
(Riff 1)
[Verse]
Belligerent ghouls
Run Manchester schools
Spineless swines
Riff 1
Cemented minds
Sir leads the troops, Jealous of youth
Same old suit since 1962
He does the military two-step
Down the nape of my neck
[Chorus]
(Riff 2)
I wanna go home
I don t wanna stay
Give up education
As a bad mistake
(Riff 2)
Mid-week on the playing fields
Sir thwacks you on the knees, Knees you in the
groin Elbow in the face
Bruises bigger than dinner plates
I wanna go home
I don t wanna stay here