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Maxwell's Silver Hammer

by The Beatles

Written by: Lennon & McCartney

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 / ||

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