Maxwell's Silver Hammer chords by 
The Analogues 
N/A
Key: D major•
Verse 1
A
D
A
Joan was quiz zical,
B
studied metaphysical sci
Em
ence in the home
A
Late nights all alone with a test tube,
D
A
D
oh -o h -oh
A
D
A
Maxwell Edis on,
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majoring in medicine,
Em
calls her on the phone
A
Can I take you out to the pictures,
Em
D
A
D
A
Joe?
E
But as she's getting ready to go
A
An awk comes on the door
D
Bang, bang, Maxwell Silverhammer
E
Came down upon her head
A
Bang, bang, Maxwell Silverhammer
Em
A
D
never made sure that she was dead
A
D
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Bm
Am
G
A
D
Back in school again,
B
Maxwell plays the fool again
Em
A
Teacher gets annoyed
Em
A
Wishing to avoid an unpleasant
D
A
D
A
scene
D
She tells Max to stay
B
when the class has gone away
Em
A
so he waits behind
Em
Writing 50 times,
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D
A
D
I must not be so alone
A
E
But when she turns her back on the boy
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Asus4
A
He creeps up from behind
D
Bang, bang, Maxwell Silverhammer
E
Came down upon her head
A
Bang, bang, Maxwell Silverhammer
Em
A
D
E
A
Em
Made sure that she was dead
A
D
A
D
A
F#
B
Bm
A
D
G
D
A
D
A
D
A
D
B
BC 31 said we got a dirty one,
Em
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Em
A
Maxwell stands alone
Em
A
Em
Paint ing testi moni al pictures,
D
A
B
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oh, oh -o h -o h
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Rose and Valerie,
B
screaming from the gallery
Em
A
Em
say he must go free.
A
Em
judge does not agree
A
Em
D
A
B
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and he tells them so.
E
But as the words are leaving his lips,
A
a noise comes from behind.
D
Bang bang
E
Maxwell's silver hammer came down
Up on his head
A
Clang, clang, that swell silver hammer
Em
Made sure that he was
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D
E
A
Em
dead
A
D
F#
B
Bm
Am
Silver Ham mer
G
D
Man applause cheers cheers cheers
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA D B Em E...
A
D
B
Em
E
F#
Bm
Am
G
Asus4
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