The Headmaster Ritual Chords by The Smiths

Tempo:
74.325 bpm
Chords used:

E

G

B

Bm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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01 - The Headmaster Ritual - The Smiths chords
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[C] [E] [G] [E]
[C] [E] [Dm] [G]
[E]
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
[C] [G] [E]
[Bm]
[C] [G] [E] [Bm]
[A] [B] The legend of the ruins [E] from [Dbm] Manchester School
[A] [B] Stainless wine, [Bm] cemented [E] lime
[B] Solid virtues, jealous of youth
Same old [A] feet since [E] [B] 1952
Needed the military [Ab] to step down
And make up my [Db] name
[Abm] Don't wanna go home
[E] And don't want to stay
[Ebm]
[B] Without education is a [E] bad [Ab] mistake
Live [A] [Db]
[Abm] with hunger, play with fears
[E] Self-watch your knees
[Ebm] Use you and draw
[B] Other in their [Dbm] place
Ruse and [Ab] figure, then and there
[E] Not playing, don't wanna go [Ab] home
Don't [G] wanna stay
[E]
[G] The [E] [G]
[E] [G]
[E] [G] [E] [G] children
[E] [G] [E]
[C] [E] [G]
[Dbm] [E]
[Ab] [E] [Bm]
[C] [G] [E] [Bm]
[A] [B] goons [E] from [Dbm] Manchester School
[A] [B] Stainless wine, [Bm] cemented lime
Solid [E] [Bm] [B]
virtues, jealous of youth
Same old [A] jokes since [E] [B] 1932
Needed the military [Ab] to step down
And make up [B] my name
Don't wanna go [Abm] home
And don't want [E] to stay
[Ebm]
[B] Give up life, but a bad [Dbm] mistake
[Ab] [A] [Abm] Please excuse me from June
I've got [E] this terrible cold coming on
[Ebm] He grabs on to [B] the bars
He kicks me in [E] the shod
He kicks me in the [Ab] shod
And grabs on to the [Dbm] bars
I don't want to go [Ab] home
I don't [G] want to stay
[E] [G] [E] [G]
[Em] [G]
[E] [G]
[Em]
[G]
[E] [G] [E] [G]
[E]
[G] [E] [G]
[Em] [G]
[E] [G]
[E] [C] [E]
[C] [A] [E] [G]
Key:  
E
2311
G
2131
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
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 - Em, 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. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Major.

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[C] _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
[C] _ [E] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[A] [B] The legend of the ruins [E] from [Dbm] Manchester School
[A] [B] Stainless wine, [Bm] cemented [E] lime
_ [B] Solid virtues, jealous of youth
Same old [A] feet since [E] _ [B] 1952
Needed the military [Ab] to step down
And make up my [Db] name
[Abm] Don't wanna go home
[E] And don't want to stay
[Ebm]
[B] Without education is a [E] bad [Ab] mistake
Live [A] _ [Db]
[Abm] with hunger, play with fears
[E] Self-watch your knees
[Ebm] Use you and draw
[B] Other in their [Dbm] place
Ruse and [Ab] figure, then and there
[E] Not playing, don't wanna go [Ab] home
Don't [G] wanna stay
_ [E]
[G] The _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ [G] children _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
[C] _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Dbm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[A] _ [B] _ goons [E] from [Dbm] Manchester School _
[A] _ [B] Stainless wine, [Bm] cemented lime
Solid [E] _ _ [Bm] _ [B]
virtues, jealous of youth
Same old [A] jokes since [E] _ [B] 1932
Needed the military [Ab] to step down
And make up [B] my name
Don't wanna go [Abm] home
And don't want [E] to stay
[Ebm]
[B] Give up life, but a bad [Dbm] mistake
[Ab] _ _ [A] [Abm] Please excuse me from June
I've got [E] this terrible cold coming on
[Ebm] He grabs on to [B] the bars
He kicks me in [E] the shod
He kicks me in the [Ab] shod
And grabs on to the [Dbm] bars
I don't want to go [Ab] home
I don't [G] want to stay
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _
[C] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [G] _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr.

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