Maxwell's Silver Hammer
The Beatles
D B7
Joan was quizzical, studied metaphysical
Em
Science in the home
A7
Late nights all alone with a test tube
D A
Oh, oh, oh, oh
D B7
Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine
Em
Calls her on the phone
A7
"Can I take you out to the pictures
D A
Jo, oa, oa, an?"
E7
But as she's getting ready to go
A7
A knock comes on the door
CHORUS
D
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
E7
Came down upon her head
A7
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Em A7 D
Made sure that she was dead
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D B7
Back in school again Maxwell plays the fool again
Em
Teacher gets annoyed
A7
Wishing to avoid an unpleasant
D A
Sce, e, e, ene,
D E7
She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away
Em
So he waits behind
A7
Writing fifty times "I must not be
D A
So, o, o, o.."
E7
But when she turns her back on the boy
A7
He creeps up from behind
CHORUS
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D B7
P.C. Thirty-one said, "We caught a dirty one."
Em
Maxwell stands alone
A7
Painting testimonial pictures
D A
Oh, oh, oh, oh
D B7
Rose and Valerie, screaming from the gallery
Em
Say he must go free (Maxwell must go free)
A7
The judge does not agree and he tells them
D A
So, o, o, o.
E7
But as the words are leaving his lips
A7
A noise comes from behind
D
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
E7
Came down upon his head.
A7
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Em A7 D
Made sure that he was dead.
D E7 A7 Em A7 D
D F# Bm D7 G
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