Maxwell's Silver Hammer original guitar chords by
The Beatles

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Key: D major•

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#

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Bm

Bm

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D7/A

D7/A

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G

G

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A7/C#

A7/C#

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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#

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Bm

Bm

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D7/A

D7/A

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G

G

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A7/C#

A7/C#

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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
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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

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#

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Bm

Bm

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D7/A

D7/A

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G

G

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A7/C#

A7/C#

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D

D

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Silver ham mer man

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ChordsD B7 Em7 A7 E7...

D
B7
Em7
A7
E7
F#/C#
Bm
D7/A
G
A7/C#
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Chords

D
B7
Em7
A7
E7
F#/C#
Bm
D7/A
G
A7/C#
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