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Smiths — Headmaster Ritual Tab

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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:

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Riff 2:

C#madd9            Emaj7          G#m               Add9
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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