Chords for Maxwell's Silver Hammer (Remastered 2009)
Tempo:
131.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Em
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] Joan was [B] quizzical, studied [Em] metaphysical science in the home.
.
[A] Late nights all alone with a test [D] tube.
Oh, [A] oh, oh.
.
[D] Maxwell [B] Edison, majoring in medicine, [Em] calls her on the phone.
.
[A] Can I take you out to the pictures, [D] Joan?.
[Bm] Oh, oh, [A] oh.
[E] But as she's getting ready to go, [A] a knock comes on the door.
[B] .
[C#] [D] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer [E] came down on her head.
[A] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer [Em] made sure [A] that she [D] was dead.
.
[F#] [Bm] [Am] .
[G] [C#] [D] .
Back in school [B] again, Maxwell plays the fool [Em] again.
Teacher gets annoyed, .
[A] wishing to avoid an unpleasant [D] scene.
[A] .
[D] She tells Max [B] to stay when the class has gone [Em] away, so he waits behind.
[A] Writing fifty times, I must not [D] be so.
[A] Oh, oh, oh.
But [E] when she turns it back on the [A] boy, he creeps up from behind.
[A] [D] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer [E] came down on her head.
.
[A] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer [Em] made sure that she [A] was dead.
[D] .
[E] .
[A] .
[Em] [A] [D] .
[C#m] [Bm] .
[Am] [G] .
[A] [D] [F#m] PC [B]-31 said we caught a dirty [Em] one.
Maxwell stands alone, .
[A] painting testimonial [D] pictures.
Oh, [F#m] oh, [A] oh.
.
[D] Rose and [B] Valerie, screaming from the [Em] gallery, say he must go free.
[A] The judge does not agree, and he [D] tells them so.
[F#m] [B] Oh, [A] oh, oh.
But [E] as the words are leaving his [A] lips, a noise comes from behind.
[G] [D] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver [E] hammer came down on his head.
[A] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer [Em] made sure that he [A] was dead.
.
[D] .
[E] .
[A] .
[Em] [A] [D] .
[C#m] Silver [Bm] [D] hammer.
[G] [D] .
[N] .
.
[A] Late nights all alone with a test [D] tube.
Oh, [A] oh, oh.
.
[D] Maxwell [B] Edison, majoring in medicine, [Em] calls her on the phone.
.
[A] Can I take you out to the pictures, [D] Joan?.
[Bm] Oh, oh, [A] oh.
[E] But as she's getting ready to go, [A] a knock comes on the door.
[B] .
[C#] [D] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer [E] came down on her head.
[A] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer [Em] made sure [A] that she [D] was dead.
.
[F#] [Bm] [Am] .
[G] [C#] [D] .
Back in school [B] again, Maxwell plays the fool [Em] again.
Teacher gets annoyed, .
[A] wishing to avoid an unpleasant [D] scene.
[A] .
[D] She tells Max [B] to stay when the class has gone [Em] away, so he waits behind.
[A] Writing fifty times, I must not [D] be so.
[A] Oh, oh, oh.
But [E] when she turns it back on the [A] boy, he creeps up from behind.
[A] [D] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer [E] came down on her head.
.
[A] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer [Em] made sure that she [A] was dead.
[D] .
[E] .
[A] .
[Em] [A] [D] .
[C#m] [Bm] .
[Am] [G] .
[A] [D] [F#m] PC [B]-31 said we caught a dirty [Em] one.
Maxwell stands alone, .
[A] painting testimonial [D] pictures.
Oh, [F#m] oh, [A] oh.
.
[D] Rose and [B] Valerie, screaming from the [Em] gallery, say he must go free.
[A] The judge does not agree, and he [D] tells them so.
[F#m] [B] Oh, [A] oh, oh.
But [E] as the words are leaving his [A] lips, a noise comes from behind.
[G] [D] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver [E] hammer came down on his head.
[A] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer [Em] made sure that he [A] was dead.
.
[D] .
[E] .
[A] .
[Em] [A] [D] .
[C#m] Silver [Bm] [D] hammer.
[G] [D] .
[N] .
Key:
A
D
Em
B
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A
D
Em
[D] _ Joan was [B] quizzical, studied [Em] metaphysical _ science in the home.
_ .
_ [A] Late nights all alone with a test [D] tube.
Oh, [A] oh, oh.
_ .
_ [D] Maxwell [B] Edison, _ majoring in medicine, [Em] calls her on the phone.
_ .
_ [A] Can I take you out to the pictures, [D] Joan?.
[Bm] Oh, oh, [A] _ oh.
[E] But as she's getting ready to go, [A] a knock comes on the door.
[B] _ .
[C#] _ [D] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer [E] came down on her head.
_ [A] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer [Em] made sure [A] that she [D] was dead.
_ .
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ Back in school [B] again, Maxwell plays the fool [Em] again.
Teacher gets annoyed, _ .
_ [A] wishing to avoid an unpleasant [D] _ scene.
_ [A] _ _ _ .
_ [D] She tells Max [B] to stay when the class has gone [Em] away, so he waits behind.
_ [A] _ Writing fifty times, I must not [D] be so.
[A] Oh, oh, oh.
But [E] when she turns it back on the [A] boy, he creeps up from behind.
[A] _ [D] _ Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer [E] came down on her head.
_ .
_ [A] Bang, bang, _ Maxwell's silver hammer [Em] made sure that she [A] was dead.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ .
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ [D] _ [F#m] PC [B]-31 said we caught a dirty [Em] one.
Maxwell stands alone, _ .
_ [A] _ painting _ _ testimonial [D] pictures.
Oh, [F#m] oh, [A] oh.
_ .
_ [D] _ Rose and [B] Valerie, screaming from the [Em] gallery, say he must go free.
_ [A] The judge does not agree, and he [D] tells them so.
[F#m] [B] Oh, [A] oh, oh.
But [E] as the words are leaving his [A] lips, a noise comes from behind.
[G] _ [D] _ Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver [E] hammer came down on his head.
_ [A] Bang, bang, _ Maxwell's silver hammer [Em] made sure that he [A] was dead.
_ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Em] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [C#m] Silver [Bm] _ _ [D] hammer.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .
_ .
_ [A] Late nights all alone with a test [D] tube.
Oh, [A] oh, oh.
_ .
_ [D] Maxwell [B] Edison, _ majoring in medicine, [Em] calls her on the phone.
_ .
_ [A] Can I take you out to the pictures, [D] Joan?.
[Bm] Oh, oh, [A] _ oh.
[E] But as she's getting ready to go, [A] a knock comes on the door.
[B] _ .
[C#] _ [D] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer [E] came down on her head.
_ [A] Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer [Em] made sure [A] that she [D] was dead.
_ .
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ .
_ [G] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ Back in school [B] again, Maxwell plays the fool [Em] again.
Teacher gets annoyed, _ .
_ [A] wishing to avoid an unpleasant [D] _ scene.
_ [A] _ _ _ .
_ [D] She tells Max [B] to stay when the class has gone [Em] away, so he waits behind.
_ [A] _ Writing fifty times, I must not [D] be so.
[A] Oh, oh, oh.
But [E] when she turns it back on the [A] boy, he creeps up from behind.
[A] _ [D] _ Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer [E] came down on her head.
_ .
_ [A] Bang, bang, _ Maxwell's silver hammer [Em] made sure that she [A] was dead.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ .
[Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ [D] _ [F#m] PC [B]-31 said we caught a dirty [Em] one.
Maxwell stands alone, _ .
_ [A] _ painting _ _ testimonial [D] pictures.
Oh, [F#m] oh, [A] oh.
_ .
_ [D] _ Rose and [B] Valerie, screaming from the [Em] gallery, say he must go free.
_ [A] The judge does not agree, and he [D] tells them so.
[F#m] [B] Oh, [A] oh, oh.
But [E] as the words are leaving his [A] lips, a noise comes from behind.
[G] _ [D] _ Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver [E] hammer came down on his head.
_ [A] Bang, bang, _ Maxwell's silver hammer [Em] made sure that he [A] was dead.
_ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Em] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [C#m] Silver [Bm] _ _ [D] hammer.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .