The Headmaster Ritual Chords by The Smiths

Tempo:
74.35 bpm
Chords used:

E

G

B

Ab

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Smiths - The Headmaster Ritual chords
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[C] [E] [G] [E]
[C] [D] [G]
[E]
[D] [E] [Bm]
[C] [G] [E]
[C] [G] [E] [Bm]
[A] [B] [E] witches [Dbm] from natcheack-et-hew [A]
[B] spineless [Bm] swines and [E] mental minds
[B] selling produce just to kill you [A] same old thing
[E] [Dbm] [B] since 1962.
He does the military
to [Ab] step down
the make [Abm]-up
[Db] miner.
[B] I wanna go [Abm] home.
I [E] don't want to stay.
[Ebm] You've [B] got
education as [E] a bad mister.
[Ab] [A] [Db] [Abm] Live with hunger, play
fills, serve [E] what
your needs.
[Ab] Lose you and
groin, [B] elbow in the face.
[Dbm] Lose the [Ab] figures
and the last [E] place.
I wanna go [Ab] home.
I don't [G] wanna stay.
[E]
[C] La [G] la la la la [E] la la la.
[G] La la la la [E] la la la la.
[G] La la la la [E] la la la la.
La la la la la la la la.
[G] La la la la la
[E] [G] [E]
[C] [E] [G]
[Dbm] [E]
[Ab] [E] [Bm]
[G] la la [E] la.
[Bm]
[A] La la la la. [B] We're children [E] fools from [Dbm] Manchester
[A] The school's spineless [B] bastard [D] [E] though
[Bm] [B] So if the truth just abused
[A] Same old joke since [E] [Dbm] 1902
[B]
He doesn't look you to [Ab] step down
The name [B] of my [Db] name
[Abm] I wanna go home
I don't want [E] to stay
[Ebm]
[B] Give up life was [E] a bad mistake
[Ab] [A] [Db] Please [Abm]
excuse me function
My [E] doctor's terrible phone call
[Ebm] He grabs him by [B] the balls
He kicks me in the [E] shouts
He kicks me in the [Ab] shouts
And grabs him by [Dbm] the balls
I want to go [Ab] home
I don't want [G] to stay
La, la, la, [E] la, la, la,
[G] la
[E] [G] [Em] [G]
[Em] [G] [D]
[G] [Em]
[G]
[Em] [E] [G] [E] [G]
[E]
[G] [E] [G] [E] [G]
[Em] [G]
[D] [G] [E] [C] [E]
[C] [A] [G]
Key:  
E
2311
G
2131
B
12341112
Ab
134211114
A
1231
E
2311
G
2131
B
12341112
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To learn The Smiths - (2008 Remaster) The Headmaster Ritual chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - G, E and G of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 37 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 74. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of E Major.

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[C] _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ [B] _ _ [E] witches [Dbm] from natcheack-et-hew [A] _
[B] spineless [Bm] swines and [E] mental minds
[B] selling produce just to kill you [A] same old thing
_ [E] _ [Dbm] [B] since 1962.
He does the military
to [Ab] step down
the make [Abm]-up
[Db] miner.
[B] I wanna go [Abm] home.
I [E] don't want to stay.
[Ebm] You've [B] got
education as [E] a bad mister.
[Ab] _ [A] _ [Db] [Abm] Live with hunger, play
fills, serve [E] what
your needs.
[Ab] Lose you and
groin, [B] elbow in the face.
[Dbm] Lose the [Ab] figures
and the last [E] place.
I wanna go [Ab] home.
I don't [G] wanna stay.
_ [E] _
[C] La [G] la la la la [E] la la la.
[G] La la la la _ _ _ _ [E] la la la la.
[G] La la la la [E] la la la la.
La la la la la la la la.
[G] La la la la la _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
[C] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Dbm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[G] la la [E] la.
_ _ [Bm] _
[A] La la la la. [B] We're children [E] fools from [Dbm] Manchester
[A] The school's spineless [B] bastard [D] [E] though
_ _ [Bm] [B] So if the truth just abused
[A] Same old joke since [E] [Dbm] 1902
[B] _
He doesn't look you to [Ab] step down
The name [B] of my [Db] name
[Abm] I wanna go home
I don't want [E] to stay
[Ebm]
[B] Give up life was [E] a bad mistake
[Ab] _ [A] [Db] Please [Abm] _
excuse me function
My [E] doctor's terrible phone call
[Ebm] He grabs him by [B] the balls
He kicks me in the [E] shouts
He kicks me in the [Ab] shouts
And grabs him by [Dbm] the balls
I want to go [Ab] home
I don't want [G] to stay
La, la, la, [E] la, la, la, _
[G] la_
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [E] _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
[C] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Morrissey and Johnny Marr.

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