Maxwell's Silver Hammer Chords by The Beatles

[Start]

[Intro]
D E7 D7 D Dbm Bm
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A G D
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[Verse]
                   B7                  
Joan was quizzical studied pataphysical
Em                 
Science in the home
A7                                    
Late nights all alone with a test tube
D     A7      
Oh oh ■  oh oh
D                B7                  
■ Maxwell Edison majoring in medicine
Em                    
Calls her on the phone
A7                                 D    A
Can I take you out to the pictures Joan ■


[Chorus]
E      E7                       
But as she's getting ready to go
  A7                     
A knock comes on the door
D                                
Bang Bang Maxwell's silver hammer
E                      
Came down upon her head
      A7                              
Clang ■  Clang Maxwell's silver hammer
     Em        A7      D   
Made sure that she was dead
Dbm Bm A D
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[Verse]
                     B7                          
Back in school again Maxwell plays the fool again
Em                  
Teacher gets annoyed
A       A7                     D     A A7
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                                D      A
Writing fifty times I must not be so o o o
E7                                    
But when she turns her back on the boy
   A7             A      A7
He creeps up from behind ■ 
D                                
Bang Bang Maxwell's silver hammer
E7                     
Came down upon her head


[Chorus]
A7                                 
Clang Clang Maxwell's silver hammer
Em                     A7  
Made sure that she was dead
   D                          E        
Pc thirtyone said We caught a dirty one
        A7          
Maxwell stands alone
Em A7 D Dbm Bm A G D
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[Verse]
D                            
Painting testimonial pictures
B7         
Oh oh oh oh
                 Em                        
Rose and Valerie screaming from the gallery
A7  A               D
Say he must go free ■
A   D B7            Em     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
A noise comes from behind ■
D                                
Bang Bang Maxwell's silver hammer
E                      
Came down upon his head


[Chorus]
A     E               A7           
Clang Clang Maxwell's silver hammer
Em                    A7   D         
Made sure that he was dead wow wow oh
A7     D E7        
Silver ■ hammer man
A7 Em A7 D Dbm Bm A G
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[Outro]
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