Maxwell Silverhammer - The Beatles, guitar chords

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

 D                   B7
Joan was quizzical; studied metaphysical
 Em
Science in the home.
 A7
Late nights all alone with a test tube.
 D           A
Oh, oh, oh, oh.

 D               B7
Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine,
 Em
Calls her on the phone.
 A7
"Can I take you out to the pictures,
 D           A
Jo, oa, oa, an?"

 E7
But as sheʼs getting ready to go,
   A7
A knock comes on the door.

 D
Bang! Bang! Maxwellʼs silver hammer
      E7
Came down upon her head.
 A7
Clang! Clang! Maxwellʼs silver hammer
      Em        A7      D
Made sure that she was dead.

 D                    B7
Back in school again Maxwell plays the fool again.
 Em
Teacher gets annoyed.
 A7
Wishing to avoid an unpleasant
 D          A
Sce, E, E, ene,

 D                     E7
She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away,
 Em
So he waits behind
 A7
Writing fifty times "I must not be
 D         A
So, o, o, o.."

     E7
But when she turns her back on the boy,
    A7
He creeps up from behind.

 D
Bang! Bang! Maxwellʼs silver hammer
      E7
Came down upon her head.
 A7
Clang! Clang! Maxwellʼs silver hammer
      Em        A7      D
Made sure that she was dead.

 D                B7
P. C  Thirty-one said, "We caught a dirty one."
 Em
Maxwell stands alone
 A7
Painting testimonial pictures.
 D           A
Oh, oh, oh, oh.

 D                 B7
Rose and Valerie, screaming from the gallery
 Em
Say he must go free
     A7
The judge does not agree and he tells them
 D         A
So, o, o, o.

 E7
But as the words are leaving his lips,
 A7
A noise comes from behind.

 D
Bang! Bang! Maxwellʼs silver hammer
      E7
Came down upon his head.
 A7
Clang! Clang! Maxwellʼs silver hammer
 Em             A7     D
Made sure that he was dead.