Maxwell's Silver Hammer Chords by The Beatles

[Start]

[Verse]
D                  B7                  
Joan was quizzical studied pataphysical
Em                 
Science in the home
A7                                    
Late nights all alone with a test tube
D  A7       A
Oh oh oh oh ■
D A              B7                  
■ Maxwell Edison majoring in medicine
Em                    
Calls her on the phone


[Chorus]
A7                                 D    A7
Can I take you out to the pictures Joan ■ 
E7                              
But as she's getting ready to go
A7                       
A knock comes on the door
D                                
Bang Bang Maxwell's silver hammer
Em                     
Came down upon her head
A7                                 
Clang Clang Maxwell's silver hammer
Em             A7      D   
Made sure that she was dead
F# Bm Am7 G A D
■  ■  ■   ■ ■ ■


[Verse]
                     B7                          
Back in school again Maxwell plays the fool again
Em                  
Teacher gets annoyed
A7                             D     A
Wishing to avoid an unpleasant scene ■
D                     B7                          
She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away
Em                
So he waits behind
A7                         A      D      A
Writing fifty times I must not be so o o o


[Chorus]
E7                                    
But when she turns her back on the boy
   A7                   
He creeps up from behind
D                                
Bang Bang Maxwell's silver hammer
Em        E7       Em   E7
Came down upon her head ■ 
A7                                 
Clang Clang Maxwell's silver hammer
Em                     A7  
Made sure that she was dead


[Inst]
D Em C#m7 A7 Em D
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Bm G D
■  ■ ■


[Verse]
A            B7                        
Pc thirtyone said We caught a dirty one
Em                  
Maxwell stands alone
A7       A A7          A       
Painting ■ testimonial pictures
D     F#m    A 
Oh oh ■   oh oh
D                B7                        
Rose and Valerie screaming from the gallery
Em                 
Say he must go free
A7             A   A7                     
The judge does not agree and he tells them
D      A7
So o o o 


[Chorus]
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  E7
Made sure that he was dead wow wow oh ■ 
       E7        
Silver hammer man
A7 D C#m7 Bm7 Bm A
■  ■ ■    ■   ■  ■


[Outro]
G D G
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