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
G6/C : 8 8 7 6 0 0
G6add9 : 3 3 2 1 0 0
E : 0 0 0 0 0 0 var( 0 0 0 0 0 4)
Asus2/D : 10 10 9 8 0 0
Amaj7 : 5 5 5 5 5 5
B : 7 7 7 7 7 7
C#m7 : 9 x 0 8 0 0
G# : 4 4 4 4 4 4
F#6add9 : 4 4 2 2 2 2
B/E : 0 0 7 7 7 7
A : 5 5 5 5 5 5
D : 10 10 10 10 10 10
Riff 1:
|-----------------------------0--||-----------------------------0--||---------1-0------------1-0--0--||--------------------------------||-----2-3---------0-2-3----------||-0-------------0----------------|
Riff 2:
C#madd9 Emaj7 G#m Add9|----------0------------2-0-----------------0----------------------||------4-------4--------------4---------4-------4--------------0---||----0---0---0---0----0---------0-----0---0---0---0-------0-5------||------------------------------------------------------0----------0||--2----------------0----------------------------------------------||-----------------------------------4----------------5-------------|
Intro:
G6/C G6add9 E var E ( Here play the open E, play the Evar with the added G# and
to open E )
G6/C G6add9 E var E
G6/C Asus2/D G6add9
G6/C G6add9
Riff 1 x 4
G6/C G6add9
Riff 1 x 3
G6/C G6add9
Riff 1
Verse:
Amaj7 B
Belligerent ghouls
E C#m7
Run Manchester schools
Amaj7 B
Spineless swines
D Riff 1
Cemented minds
B
Sir leads the troops, Jealous of youth
Amaj7 E C#m7
Same old suit since 1962
B
He does the military two-step
G#
Down the nape of my neck
Chorus:
Riff 2
I wanna go home
I don't wanna stay
F#6add9 B/E
Give up education
A G# A
As a bad mistake
Riff 2
Mid-week on the playing fields
Sir thwacks you on the knees, Knees you in the
F#6add9 B/E
groin Elbow in the face
Amaj7 G#
Bruises bigger than dinner plates
A
I wanna go home
G#
I don't wanna stay here
