Maxwell Silverhammer - The Beatles, guitar chords

Published: 2022-06-18 19:19
Selection chords: Katie Paterson

 D#                   C7
Joan was quizzical; studied metaphysical
 Fm
Science in the home.
 A#7
Late nights all alone with a test tube.
 D#           A#
Oh, oh, oh, oh.

 D#               C7
Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine,
 Fm
Calls her on the phone.
 A#7
"Can I take you out to the pictures,
 D#           A#
Jo, oa, oa, an?"

 F7
But as sheʼs getting ready to go,
   A#7
A knock comes on the door.

 D#
Bang! Bang! Maxwellʼs silver hammer
      F7
Came down upon her head.
 A#7
Clang! Clang! Maxwellʼs silver hammer
      Fm        A#7      D#
Made sure that she was dead.

 D#                    C7
Back in school again Maxwell plays the fool again.
 Fm
Teacher gets annoyed.
 A#7
Wishing to avoid an unpleasant
 D#          A#
Sce, E, E, ene,

 D#                     F7
She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away,
 Fm
So he waits behind
 A#7
Writing fifty times "I must not be
 D#         A#
So, o, o, o.."

     F7
But when she turns her back on the boy,
    A#7
He creeps up from behind.

 D#
Bang! Bang! Maxwellʼs silver hammer
      F7
Came down upon her head.
 A#7
Clang! Clang! Maxwellʼs silver hammer
      Fm        A#7      D#
Made sure that she was dead.

 D#                C7
P. C  Thirty-one said, "We caught a dirty one."
 Fm
Maxwell stands alone
 A#7
Painting testimonial pictures.
 D#           A#
Oh, oh, oh, oh.

 D#                 C7
Rose and Valerie, screaming from the gallery
 Fm
Say he must go free
     A#7
The judge does not agree and he tells them
 D#         A#
So, o, o, o.

 F7
But as the words are leaving his lips,
 A#7
A noise comes from behind.

 D#
Bang! Bang! Maxwellʼs silver hammer
      F7
Came down upon his head.
 A#7
Clang! Clang! Maxwellʼs silver hammer
 Fm             A#7     D#
Made sure that he was dead.