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Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 11:33:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jeff Lawson 
Subject: s/smiths/headmaster_ritual.tab

Headmaster's Ritual                                   

by The Smiths
>From Meat Is Murder
Tabbed by Jeff Lawson

Open E Tuning (Low to High) EBDG#BE

INTRO

E |----------------0-0-3-0-0----------------0-0-3-0-0---|
B |--3-3-3-3-3-----0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-----0-0-0-0-0---|
G#|--3-3-3-3-3-----0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-----0-0-0-0-0---| Repeat
D |--x-x-x-x-x-----2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-x-----2-2-2-2-2---|
B |--1-1-1-1-1-----0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-----0-0-0-0-0---|
E |--x-x-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|

E |---------------------------------------------|
B |--3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3--|
G#|--3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3--| 
D |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x--|
B |--1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1--|
E |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-x-x--|

E |-------------------------------------------------0-|
B |----------------------0----------------------------| Riff A
G#|-------1-0--------1-0------------1-0---------1-0---| Repeat
D |---------------------------------------------------|
B |---2/3--------2/3------------2/3---------2/3-------|
E |-0----------0--------------0-----------0-----------|

E |------------------------3-3-3-|
B |--3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G#|--3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| Back to Riff A
D |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-0-0-0-0-|
B |--1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-|
E |--x-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Verse

    A       B      E      C#m    A      B

E |-5-5-5---7-7-7--0-0-0---9--9--5-5-5--7-7-7----------------------|
B |-5-5-5---7-7-7--0-0-0---9--9--5-5-5--7-7-7----------------------|
G#|-5-5-5---7-7-7--0-0-0---x--x--5-5-5--7-7-7--------1-0-------1-0-|
D |-7-7-7---9-9-9--2-2-2--11-11--7-7-7--9-9-9----------------------|
B |-5-5-5---7-7-7--0-0-0---9--9--5-5-5--7-7-7----2/3-------2/3-----|
E |-5-5-5---7-7-7--0-0-0---9--9--5-5-5--7-7-7--0---------0---------|

Belligerent ghouls  run...

         B                E    C#m   

Is the troops.............1962...


 B                G#     A

Military...........nape..........

                     G#     F#   B   G#  A   B

E |-----0------2-0---------2-2---7---4---5---7-|
B |---4--4--------4--------2-2---7---4---5---7-|
G#|----3-------------------2-2---7---4---5---7-| Repeat
D |-----------------6-6-7--4-4---9---6---7---9-|
B |--------0-0------4-4-5--2-2---7---4---5---7-|
E |-2---------------4-4-5--2-2---7---4---5---7-|

I wanna go home...

Eventually go back to beginning riff for chorus
Just listen to the song to get the rhythm right

Cheers,

Jeff L.