Maxwell's Silver Hammer
The BeatlesVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Joan was quizzical; studied metaphysical
Science in the home.
Late nights all alone with a test tube.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine,
Calls her on the phone.
"Can I take you out to the pictures,
Jo, oa, oa, an?"
But as she's getting ready to go,
A knock comes on the door.
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Came down upon her head.
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Made sure that she was dead.
Back in school again Maxwell plays the fool again.
Teacher gets annoyed.
Wishing to avoid an unpleasant
Sce, , , ene,
She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away,
So he waits behind
Writing fifty times "I must not be
So, o, o, o.."
But when she turns her back on the boy,
He creeps up from behind.
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Came down upon her head.
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Made sure that she was dead.
P. C. Thirty-one said, "We caught a dirty one."
Maxwell stands alone
Painting testimonial pictures.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
Rose and Valerie, screaming from the gallery
Say he must go free
The judge does not agree and he tells them
So, o, o, o.
But as the words are leaving his lips,
A noise comes from behind.
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Came down upon his head.
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Made sure that he was dead.
The rest is mostly instrumental except for Wha-oh-a-oh-a-oh and then "Silver Hammer Man"
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Readable chord sheet for Maxwell's Silver Hammer by The Beatles
[D]Joan was quizzical; [B7]studied metaphysical [Em]Science in the home. [A7]Late nights all alone with a test tube. [D]Oh, oh, oh, [A]oh. [D]Maxwell Edison, [B7]majoring in medicine, [Em]Calls her on the phone. [A7]"Can I take you out to the pictures, [D]Jo, oa, oa, [A]an?" [E7]But as she's getting ready to go, A [A7]knock comes on the door. [D]Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer Came [E7]down upon her head. [A7]Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer Made [Em]sure that [A7]she was [D]dead. [D]Back in school again [B7]Maxwell plays the fool again. [Em]Teacher gets annoyed. [A7]Wishing to avoid an unpleasant [D] [A] Sce, [E], [E], ene, [D]She tells Max to stay [E7]when the class has gone away, [Em]So he waits behind [A7]Writing fifty times "I must not be [D]So, o, o, [A]o.." But [E7]when she turns her back on the boy, He [A7]creeps up from behind. [D]Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer Came [E7]down upon her head. [A7]Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer Made [Em]sure that [A7]she was [D]dead. [D]P. C. Thirty-one [B7]said, "We caught a dirty one." [Em]Maxwell stands alone [A7]Painting testimonial pictures. [D]Oh, oh, oh, [A]oh. [D]Rose and Valerie, [B7]screaming from the gallery [Em]Say he must go free The [A7]judge does not agree and he tells them [D]So, o, o, [A]o. [E7]But as the words are leaving his lips, [A7]A noise comes from behind. [D]Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer Came [E7]down upon his head. [A7]Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer [Em]Made sure that [A7]he was [D]dead. The rest is mostly instrumental except for Wha-oh-a-oh-a-oh and then "Silver Hammer Man"