Band: The Smiths
Song: The Headmaster Ritual
Album: Hatful of Hollow
Thom Mills dustbin_man@hotmail.com

Capo 2nd fret

INTRO: C9   /Esus4/ E 
(2x) 
e------------0-0----------| 
b--3-3-3-3-3-0-0----------| 
g--0-0-0-0-1-2-1----------| 
d--2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------| 
a--3-3-3-3-3-2-2----------| 
e------------0-0----------| 

e-------------0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| 
b--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-0-0-----| 
g--0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-1-2-1-----| 
d--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----| 
a--3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x--0-0-0-0-0-2-2-----| 
e-------------x-x-x-x-3^3-3-3-3--x-x-x-x-x-0-0-----| 

and returns to the intro's first chords (C9   /Esus4/ E), repeating the whole thing until the guitar riff: 

(2x) 
e---------------------------0----| 
b--------------------------------| 
g----------2-1----------2-1------| 
d--------0------------0----------| 
a------4----------2-4------------| 
e--0-----------0-----------------| 

and 

e-------------0-0-0--3-3-3-------| 
b--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-------| 
g--0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--2-2-2-------| 
d--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0--0-0-0-------| 
a--3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x--x-x-x-------| 
e-------------x-x-x--x-x-x-------| 

it returns to the guitar riff, and, then, goes to the chant: 

A  B  E   c#m 
 Beligerant ghouls run Manchester schools 

Amaj7   B   E 
 spineless swines, cemented minds 

   B 
 Sir leads the troops, jealous of youth 

   Amaj7     E c#m 
 same old suit since 1962 

B 
 he does the military two-step 

 Ab      c#m7/9   B 
 down the nape of my neck i wanna go home 

G#m    Amaj7 
 i don't want to stay 

F#/G   Emaj7/9  Amaj7  Ab A 
 give up education as a bad mistake