The Smiths - The Headmaster Ritual: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Headmaster Ritual" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A B E C#m Belligerent ghouls run Manchester schools Amaj7 B Dsus2 E Spineless swine, cemented minds B Sir leads the troops, jealous of youth A E C#m Same old suit since 1962 B He does the military two-step G# Down the nape of my neck Chorus: C#m B I wanna go home G# Amaj7 I don't want to stay F# Emaj7 Amaj7 G# A Give up education as a bad mistake C#m B Mid-week on the playing fields G# Amaj7 Sir thwacks you on the knees F# Knees you in the groin Emaj7 Elbow in the face Amaj7 G# Bruises bigger than dinner plates Chorus: Amaj7 I wanna go home G# I don't want to stay Belligerent ghouls Run Manchester schools Spineless bastards all Sir leads the troops Jealous of youth Same old jokes since 1902 He does the military two-step Down the nape of my neck Chorus: I want to go home I don't want to stay Give up life As a bad mistake Please excuse me from gym I've got this terrible cold coming on He grabs and devours He kicks me in the showers Kicks me in the showers And he grabs and devours Chorus: I want to go home I don't want to stay You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Am  Amaj7  C#m  E  Em  Emaj7  F#  G#  B  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Headmaster Ritual" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Headmaster Ritual" by The Smiths.