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Maxwell's Silver Hammer original guitar chords by
The Beatles
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1969•Alternative•2.9K views•
5.0 (12)
Key: D major•BPM: 66
Verse 1
D
D

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B7
B7

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Joan was quizzical, studied pataphysical
Em7
Em7

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Science in the home
A7
A7

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Late nights all alone with a test tube
D
D

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A7
A7

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Oh, oh, oh, oh
D
D

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B7
B7

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Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine
Em7
Em7

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Calls her on the phone
A7
A7

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"Can I take you out to the pictures
D
D

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A7
A7

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Joa, oa, oa, oan?"
E7
E7

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But as she's getting ready to go
A7
A7

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A knock comes on the door
Chorus 1
D
D

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Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
E7
E7

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Came down upon her head
A7
A7

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Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Em7
Em7

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A7
A7

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D
D

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Made sure that she was dead
Interlude 1
D
D

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F#/C#
F#/C#
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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D7/A
D7/A
3

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G
G

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A7/C#
A7/C#
2

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D
D

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Verse 2
D
D

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Back in school again
B7
B7

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Maxwell plays the fool again
Em7
Em7

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Teacher gets annoyed
A7
A7

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Wishing to avoid an unpleasant
D
D

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A7
A7

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Sce, e, e, ene
D
D

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She tells Max to stay
B7
B7

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when the class has gone away
Em7
Em7

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So he waits behind
A7
A7

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Writing fifty times "I must not be
D
D

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A7
A7

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So, o, o, o"
E7
E7

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But when she turns her back on the boy
A7
A7

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He creeps up from behind
Chorus 2
D
D

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Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
E7
E7

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Came down upon her head
A7
A7

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Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Em7
Em7

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A7
A7

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Made sure that she was dead
Interlude 2
D
D

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E7
E7

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A7
A7

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Em7
Em7

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A7
A7

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D
D

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D
D

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F#/C#
F#/C#
2

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Bm
Bm
2

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D7/A
D7/A
3

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G
G

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A7/C#
A7/C#
2

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D
D

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Verse 3
D
D

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B7
B7

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P. C. Thirty-one said,

"We caught a dirty one"
Em7
Em7

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Maxwell stands alone
A7
A7

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Painting testimonial pictures
D
D

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A7
A7

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Oh, oh, oh, oh
D
D

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Rose and Valerie,
B7
B7

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screaming from the gallery
Em7
Em7

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Say he must go free (Maxwell must go..)
A7
A7

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The judge does not agree and he tells them
D
D

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A7
A7

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So, o, o, o
E7
E7

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But as the words are leaving his lips
A7
A7

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A noise comes from behind
Chorus 3
D
D

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Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
E7
E7

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Came down upon his head
A7
A7

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Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Em7
Em7

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A7
A7

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Made sure that he was dead
Outro 1
D
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E7
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A7
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Em7
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A7
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D
D

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D
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F#/C#
F#/C#
2

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Bm
Bm
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D7/A
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G
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A7/C#
A7/C#
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D
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • B7

  • Em7

  • A7

  • E7

  • F#/C#

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • D7/A

    3

  • G

  • A7/C#

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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