MAXWELL’S SILVER HAMMER Lennon & McCartney The Beatles
Bb G7 Cm
||: Joan was quiz^zi cal | stud^ied me^ta phy^si cal | Sci ence in the |
||: Back in school^a gain | Max^well plays^the fool^a gain | Teach er gets an |
||: P C Thir^ty one | said^We’ve caught^a dir^ty one | Max well stands a |
F Bb
| home ee ee / | Late nights all a | lone^with a test tube | Oh hh ^oh oh ^oh.|
| noyed dd dd / | Wish ing to a | void^an un pleas ant | Sce ee ^e ee ^e. |
| lone ee ee / | Paint ing tes ti | mo^ni al pic tures | Oh hh ^oh, oh ^oh.|
F7 Bb G7 Cm
| hh hh hh / | Max well Ed^i son | ma^jor ing^in me^di cine | Calls her on the |
| ene ee ee / | She tells Max^to stay | when^the class^has gone^a way | So he waits be |
| hh hh hh / | Rose and Va^le rie | scream^ing from^the gal^le ry | Say he must go |
F7 Bb
| phone ee ee / | Can I take you | out^to the pic tures | Jo oo o^o oo.|
| hind dd dd / | Writ ing fif ty | times^I must not be | So oo o^o oo.|
| free dd dd ~ ^the | Judge does not a | gree^and he tells them | So oo o^o oo.|
F7 C7
| oan nn nn ~ ^But | as she's get^ting gg | rea^dy to^go oo o^A |
| oo oo oo ~ ^But | when she turns her | back^on the^boy yy y^He |
| oo oo oo ~ ^But | as the words^are ee | leav^ing his^lips ss s^,A |
F7
| knock comes on the | door rr / / |
| creeps up from be | hind dd / / |
| noise came from be | hind dd / / |
Bb C7
| Bang Bang Max well's | sil ver^ham m^mer came | down n^up^on her ^head.|
F7
| dd dd dd dd | Clang Clang Max well's | sil ver^ham m^mer made |
Cm F Bb
1. 2. | sure e^that she^was ss | dead dd dd / :||
Cm F Bb
3. | sure e^that she^was ss | dead dd dd / ||
Maxwell's Silver Hammer is performed by The Beatles and written by Lennon & McCartney.
This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.