Maxwell's Silver Hammer Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]Joan was quizzical, [A]studied pataphysical
[Dm]Science in the home
[G]Late nights all alone with a test tube
[C]Oh, oh, oh, [G]oh
[C]Maxwell Edison, [A]majoring in medicine
[Dm]Calls her on the phone
[G]"Can I take you out to the pictures
[C]Joa, oa, oa, [G]oan?"
But [D]as she's getting ready to go
A [G]knock comes on the door

[Chorus 1]
[C]Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Came [D]down upon her head
[G]Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Made [Dm]sure that [G]she was [C]dead

[Interlude 1]
[C][E][Am][C]
[F][G][C]

[Verse 2]
[C]Back in school again
[A]Maxwell plays the fool again
[Dm]Teacher gets annoyed
[G]Wishing to avoid an unpleasant
[C]Sce, e, e, [G]ene
[C]She tells Max to stay
[A]when the class has gone away
[Dm]So he waits behind
[G]Writing fifty times "I must not be
[C]So, o, o, [G]o"
But [D]when she turns her back on the boy
He [G]creeps up from behind

[Chorus 2]
[C]Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Came [D]down upon her head
[G]Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Made [Dm]sure that she was [G]dead

[Interlude 2]
[C][D][G][Dm][G][C]
[C][E][Am][C]
[F][G][C]

[Verse 3]
[C]P. C. Thirty-one [A]said,
"We caught a dirty one"
[Dm]Maxwell stands alone
[G]Painting testimonial pictures
[C]Oh, oh, oh, [G]oh
[C]Rose and Valerie,
[A]screaming from the gallery
[Dm]Say he must go free (Maxwell must go..)
The [G]judge does not agree and he tells them
[C]So, o, o, [G]o
But [D]as the words are leaving his lips
A [G]noise comes from behind

[Chorus 3]
[C]Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Came [D]down upon his head
[G]Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Made [Dm]sure that he was [G]dead

[Outro 1]
[C][D][G][Dm][G][C]
[C]Sil[E]ver [Am]ham m[C]er m[F]an[G][C]