Maxwell's Silver Hammer chords by The Beatles (Official Version)
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Verse 1
(D major) Joan was quizzical, (B7) studied pataphysical
(E minor7) Science in the home
(A7) Late nights all alone with a test tube
(D major) Oh, oh, oh, oh (A7)
(D major) Maxwell Edison, (B7) majoring in medicine
(E minor7) Calls her on the phone
(A7) "Can I take you out to the pictures
(D major) Joa, oa, oa, oan?" (A7)
But (E7) as she's getting ready to go
A (A7) knock comes on the door
Chorus 1
(D major) Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Came (E7) down upon her head
(A7) Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Made (E minor7) sure that (A7) she was dead (D major)
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Interlude 1
(D major) (F sharp/C#) (B minor) (D7/A)
(G major) (A7/C#) (D major)
Verse 2
(D major) Back in school again
(B7) Maxwell plays the fool again
(E minor7) Teacher gets annoyed
(A7) Wishing to avoid an unpleasant
Sce, (D major) e, e, ene (A7)
(D major) She tells Max to stay
(B7) when the class has gone away
(E minor7) So he waits behind
(A7) Writing fifty times "I must not be
(D major) So, o, o, o" (A7)
But (E7) when she turns her back on the boy
He (A7) creeps up from behind
Chorus 2
(D major) Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Came (E7) down upon her head
(A7) Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Made (E minor7) sure that she was dead (A7)
Interlude 2
(D major) (E7) (A7) (E minor7) (A7) (D major)
(D major) (F sharp/C#) (B minor) (D7/A)
(G major) (A7/C#) (D major)
Verse 3
(D major) P. C. Thirty-one (B7) said,
"We caught a dirty one"
(E minor7) Maxwell stands alone
(A7) Painting testimonial pictures
(D major) Oh, oh, oh, oh (A7)
(D major) Rose and Valerie,
(B7) screaming from the gallery
(E minor7) Say he must go free (Maxwell must go..)
The (A7) judge does not agree and he tells them
(D major) So, o, o, o (A7)
But (E7) as the words are leaving his lips
A (A7) noise comes from behind
Chorus 3
(D major) Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Came (E7) down upon his head
(A7) Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Made (E minor7) sure that he was dead (A7)
Outro 1
(D major) (E7) (A7) (E minor7) (A7) (D major)
(D major) Sil (F sharp/C#) ver (B minor) ham (D7/A) mer (G major) man (A7/C#) (D major)
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
The Beatles
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